Despite – or perhaps because of -the rocky start to the trip (drama in the form of disgrunted hijackers at the Mexico City airport led to flight delays) landing in Ixtapa- Zihiuatanejo was especially welcoming.  It’s only a 50 minute flight from Benito Juarez International Airport and yet worlds away from the hustle and bustle [...]

We have reporter, Vanessa Torres in Ixtapa this week and she will be blogging and tweeting her adventures…so stay tuned.  The picture above is from her balcony at the Dorado Pacifico Beach Resort in Xtapa.
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FreeFest was a huge success. There were various activities to keep the audience entertained, such as the Kyocera Lucky Layoff Lounge, where attendees could play games and win various prizes from Converse shoes to Virgin Mobile cell phones.
Every performance was a hit and attendance turned out to be what was predicted: a total of 35,000 [...]

Our roving correspondent took these great shots of the Girl Talk show…stay tuned for more from FreeFest…

We interviewed Chuck D from Public Enemy and asked him a few questions relating to his travel life:
What can you not leave home without?
My MacPro…totally cannot leave without it
Where is your favorite place to go when you have time off?
My favorite place to go is the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System…traveling anywhere by car throughout the [...]