This trip was taken in 2009. A time when most reporters were steering clear of many areas in Mexico and especially the border region. From Tijuana to Boca Chica Beach and the mouth of the Rio Grande.
Quite a journey. Well worth the read. – edgardo
Fulfilling a longheld ambition, Ed Vulliamy drives the 2,000-mile length of the US-Mexico border and discovers a land of beauty, poverty and paradox:
Of all the enthralling landscapes in America – and there are a few of them – none is more beguiling and awe-inspiring than that seen from the balcony outside room 258 on the upper floor of the La Quinta motel on Geronimo Avenue in El Paso, Texas, with a six-pack of beers, a lime, hot salsa and big bag of tortilla chips for company. Read On>>
