- 'TRAVEL NOTES (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The summer travel season, finally rebounding after a five-year slump, is expected to transition into an abundant fall. And travelers looking for bargains to Europe or Hawaii are likely to find them, if they're willing to delay their vacation for a month or two.
- 'Monarchs make home in Mexico (Kansas City Star)
ANGANGUEO, Michoacan, Mexico | They travel thousands of miles, unerringly, every year between Canada and Mexico. No one knows how they find their way.
- 'Oil Rises on Signs Storm May Intensify, Move to Gulf of Mexico (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose on speculation that a storm heading for the Gulf of Mexico may strengthen enough to threaten oil platforms and refineries.
- 'The Battle of Oaxaca in the Context of Mexico's Post-Electoral Crisis (The Narco News Bulletin)
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced the forthcoming Mexican revolution, on the front page of La Jornada of August 24, 2006. He said that as of September 12 there will be two presidents of Mexico. On TV local channel 11 last night, he emended that to September 16. A small detail.
- 'Security checkpoints. Anti-American sentiment. Brazen pickpockets. What's a traveler to do? (San Jose Mercury News)
Terrorist threats. Political demonstrations. Late-night muggings. Pickpockets. Travel is supposed to be fun, right? But the first time your cash and credit cards are pilfered on a London street corner, or you find yourself caught in the middle of a crowded protest in Mexico City, you may wonder why you didn't just stay home.
- 'US warns over travel to Mexico's Oaxaca state (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US State Department issued a statement alerting US citizens to violent demonstrations in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
- ''Nights of terror' in top Mexico tourist spot (CNN.com)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- Gone are Oaxaca's familiar nighttime sounds of tinkling marimba music and vendors hawking chocolate or traditional fried grasshoppers, replaced by gunfire, the roar of burning tires and shouts from bands of men armed with clubs.
- 'RSVP Bulletin Board: RSVP plans trip to New Mexico 08-27-2006 (Plainview Daily Herald)
The Runningwater Draw RSVP invites all interested in joining us for a fun filled trip to New Mexico in October. We will travel by chartered bus to Albuquerque on Oct. 16 leaving from Plainview.
- 'Miracle of the monarch mills in Mexico (Contra Costa Times)
ANGANGUEO, Michoacan, Mexico -- They travel thousands of miles, unerringly, every year between Canada and Mexico. No one knows how they find their way.
- 'Two circus units still use train for travel (The Longview News-Journal)
QUESTION: Does the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus still travel from city to city by train?
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