Blog Downtime...October 29th to November 23rd

Ahoy mates … I wanted to let you know that the Friends and Fun Mexican Riviera Cruise Blog will be down for the period of October 29th through November 23rd. Roger and I will be on yet another cruise. We will be traveling on a Mediterranean Cruise with 82 of our friends and family during this period. The Celebrity Cruise Summit will have internet access but until I access this service on the ship, I won’t know exactly what I will be able to do, so please bear with me.

For your emergency access to me during this time, I have two email contacts that you are welcome to send me messages. They are dianamdavis@cox.net and LadyDiDavis@gmail.com . I’ll do my best to check them every few days, unless of course I get stuck at the Champagne or Martini Bar. Thanks again for your understanding!

Bon Voyage,
Diana

Helpful Travel Items... Catalog, please?

Here's a few of my favorite travel resources that might be of interests to you. I particulalry like the Magellan's and Travelsmith particularly for those comfort travel items we enjoy for our home away from home. I personally am a catalog gal verses the internet shopping woman. So I would order a catalog to look at first. But, you make the call and do what works for you.

Also there are other resources such as Territory Ahead, Orvis, REI, Land's End, Eddie Bauer's and still more, I'm sure. But, here's a few to get you started. If you have another great resource. Make a comment and let us know on this blog I'm sure all will appreciate a new tip!

Happy Packing!

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Very Brief Survey of Mexico

MEXICO FACTS

Official Name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)

Area: About 761,604 square miles, making it the 14th largest country in the world

Populations: 103 million (2004 estimate), the 11th most populous nation in the world

Population Density: 137 per square mile (US = 80 per quare miles)

Highest Point: Pico de Orizaba, an extinct volcanic peak is 18, 555 feet high

Lowest Point: 43 feet below sea level near mexicali in Baja California

Number of States: 31, plus Federal District

Language: Spanis is the official langauage, but many Indian lanaguages are also spoken.

Major Industries: Oil, mining, electronics, auto manufacturing, textiles and tourism

Major Agricultrual Crops: Cotton, coffee, wheat, rice, beans, and soybeans

Turism Industry: Approximately $8 billion per year

Information provided by: Larry H. Ludmer, Cruising the Mexican Riviera and Baja

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