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RE: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/07-09/a-soldiers-work-mexico.html

"Bus journeys were my downtime. Seeing the land from a moving vehicle always fills me with a mystical yearning; more so in Mexico, my spiritual home. There I was, living the dream, journeying through the country I love, being a travel writer. What incredible luck. The mountains laughed, the deserts smiled and the vultures devoured the sky. My gringo heart turned somersaults."

i know this feeling ALL too well. all too well... mexico is also MY spiritual home. out of all of them, my favorite bus ride is the short five hour between san cristobal and palenque in chiapas. the farms, the communities in resistance, the people, the mountains, the mystical, fog-laden early morning landscape - completely unforgettable - and completely unpreparing for being dropped off at the end in a sweltering and beautiful jungle. my last wander through mexico lasted a year - i was privy to a lot but this bus ride, in particular, is one of my fondest memories.