Nov 2012
A man from British Columbia who went missing in Mexico last month has been found dead. According to Mexican media reports, his body was found tied to a tree in the beach town of Barra de Navidad, located north of Manzanillo. His neck was reportedly tied to the tree with a belt and his hands were bound with tape.
The victim, Ron Lloyd MacKintosh, was a 64-year-old retiree from Nanaimo, B.C
Full article including other deaths: http://www.travelandescape.ca/2012/11/canadian-found-dead-tied-to-tree-in-mexico/
Strange that this and other incidents for some reason weren’t reported in any mainstream Canadian media.
The Free Press is not my local newspaper. I do look at it on occasion and I check other news but I can’t remember seeing anything about that incident…..and nothing about the other ones either, unless they were on a news website very briefly. Maybe I just missed them unlike some news that stays on a website for days and days. Of course we may not want to put too much focus on Mexico either….it could have an effect on the tourist trade and we have that free trade thing with them.
I guess I missed the one from 2012 and I haven't looked at the LFP today.
A quick search of Mexico (actually just about everywhere south of the Rio Grande) isn't worth going to....not just because of the added dangers but also because of all the polticial and police corruption. People go to these resorts and get waited on hand and foot.....and a couple of blocks away children are getting their drinking water out of a ditch.
I was just speaking to a friend who came back after 3 weeks in Equador. Crime is high....people will even steal earrings out of a woman's ears! Unemployment is high....but....in the country you are either very rich......or very poor. Up until just recently everyone carried a gun in the country....but now the government passed a law that all citizens can no longer own guns. (where's the NRA?)
A pub in Ireland is my choice for a vacation.
Should warn you I am Non-Radical Irish Protestant
No problem. I'm a radical but not attached to any religion.
I've often thought about going there and buying a little pub that holds about 40 people in some out of the way village. At the turn of the century my Irish grandparents owned one in Dublin called the Black Crow. Considering my history, I think it's in my blood.
I'm there also.
Then you're buying the first round of Guinness.
I'll buy the rest.
With your gentle nature, i would have never thought that.
As long as you leave the Sinead O'Connor's music at home, I say book the flight.
We had a lot of fun with that discussion a long time back. Admit It your're a fan
Not sure what discussion that was. I don’t mind Sinead or her music. Actually I can’t think of any particular Irish group of music that I prefer over another. For the most part it’s all good to me. My grandmother use to play this tenor’s music all the time… John McCormick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajGQ_Km2g4
Tearing the picture on SNL & not being able to start her set at MSG with all the booing generating from the stands.
OH that!! Yeah I remember now. All because she tore up the photo of the pope. Catholics were all upset over it...how could someone disgrace the holy father!!!!! I thought it was interesting considering a lot of those same people had zip to say about the cartoon attacks at the Muslim faith.
She got over it and the world moved on like it always does.
I've never really looked at Van Morrison as Irish music. To me he's more rhythm and blues.
The Chieftains are to me true Irish music and I just looked up vid of theirs and it happens to be a collaboration with Sinead doing one of me favourite tunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ
The ten most deadly cities in Mexico for tourists
http://www.gadling.com/2012/01/13/the-ten-most-deadly-cities-in-mexico/
And a bit of music to go with it.....
