2006: Mexican Madness - Shatter Me..There's a Spare Computer!

12.8.06
As you may have guessed already, internet access is proving a little difficult at the moment. What? In Mexico? In MY Mexico? Yep, sad to say.

There're plenty of internet cafes within a 1-hour walking radius of where I'm staying, it's just that they're always full when I want to use them. I tried for an early start the other day, but they don't open til after mid day. No such thing as listing open hours on the doors either; I just parked my butt on the footpath for a couple of hours until one opened.

So now I've explained myself, please cool your heels & don't be panicking about me. I think after surviving 18-months on my own on the road you can believe that I'm a seasoned traveller and know how to look after myself. I think I'm safer here than in New Zealand. With half a million men in this city, & at least half of THEM wanting to pick me up & take me home, I couldn't be safer. The crime rate is really low here, with almost zero% violent crime. It is a big drug-money laundry though.

I've moved into a 'hotel' though '1 cut above backpacker hostel' is a more appropriate description. It's clean & cheap, I have a room to myself & my own bathroom with hot water! I'm much happier here than at the accountant's office.
The room costs 60 peso's a night..for some perspective, my replacement world map costs 60 peso's.

That's all for now; I have a gazillion emails to reply to.