Holiday Inn Orizaba
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Weekend in Veracruz
... people have been there as it doesn’t take too long by bus and they say it is fine….so we shall see. I am planning to go and visit some of the museums this weekend and it is also Tessa’s birthday (she is one of the Australian students) and a party is being organised for her on Saturday…..the only problem is she wants it to be fancy dress!! Oh well…watch this space!
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Manatee Day
... end of the day, which was 5 pm. I was still energetic, so visited the Mexico Verde tent outdoors, to scale one of Mexico's tallest mobile climbing wall.
Tonight there was to be another cocktail party in the grounds of a museum but no dinner. So I picked up my dinner at Carl's Jr. And then spent the time on Skype with family, packing and doing work (having been away from office for 2 weeks). Heard the cocktail venue was very hot, something I dread.
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The Conference (ATMEX) Begins
... It had overrun by half an hour, when everyone decided to skip dessert - normally not given up easily - to start the afternoon's marketplace.
In travel trade parlance, a marketplace is where Buyers (like travel agents) meet Sellers (exhibitors like hotels and tour operators) to exchange knowledge and business cards. Most of us had like 8 to 10 appointments for the 5 hours allotted. The delay in lunch, coupled with the absence of some exhibitors, threw the ...
Activities On Lake Catemaco
... of ATMEX. But this is Mexico, so nobody is really late. Boats ferried small groups of us, as we changed and brought our luggage down, to town about 15 minutes away.
A giant tent was set up for the occasion, which would include other participants of ATMEX, like the exhibitors, speakers, and of course VIPs. VIPs behaving like VIPs made everyone wait. They included the governor of Veracruz municipality and the Federal Minister of Tourism (Gloria ...
City To Jungle
... who needed to win a Mexico Verde t-shirt, having also lost their luggage (my room mate was only one of the 3 who lost their luggage).
It was surprisingly cool and pleasant to sleep, once I could make out my way back to the tent through the trails. And the water thankfully was gas heated - as opposed to solar-power heated aka lukewarm - which ensured a nice hot shower. Thankfully, Gerry, my room mate did not snore (unlike a previous room mate on an earlier trip).
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