America’s demonization of Mexico: An overland traveller’s perspective

by Reece Rheinbach | Jan 30, 2017 | Featured, Mexico, North America, Overland Travel, Politics

I have spent the last ten months travelling through both the USA and Mexico. I have covered over 4,500 miles in Mexico over four months. As such, I have a unique perspective on both America’s fear of Mexico, and of the actual reality within Mexico… Donald...

Roadblocks and protests across Mexico: Is the country on the cusp of civil unrest?

by Reece Rheinbach | Jan 5, 2017 | Mexico, News, North America

Roadblocks, protests and occasionally violent clashes with police continue to occur across Mexico. Fuel supply group G500, which supplies most gasoline stations in Mexico, have closed more than 1,000 gas stations in their group, with a further 1,800 slated for closure...

“Trump’s Basket of Deplorables” – A Mexican view on Donald Trump

by Juan Hutchinson | Nov 27, 2016 | North America, Politics

Ok, so Hillary exaggerated the amount of “deplorables” who are in Trump’s basket, but we cannot deny, that there are a lot in said basket who are truly deplorable people. We, and by “we” I mean the Mexicans who started worrying the minute...

Perspectives on the US election – “This was Brexit Mark II”

by Glen Pearse | Nov 15, 2016 | Politics, USA

With the initial hysteria subsiding in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US election, his opponents at home and abroad are coming to terms with his unprecedented victory, and commentators have started asking the important questions...