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Lonely Planet books by Danny Palmerlee
Text & Photos by Danny Palmerlee, Special to The Chronicle
Sunday, May 20, 2007
For years, cautious travelers steered clear of Quito's centro histórico. It's the most intact colonial city center in Latin America and a UNESCO World Heritage site, but slash-and-grab thieves, muggers and other unsavory types gave the neighborhood a reputation -- often justified -- for danger ... (read more).
Text & Photos by Danny Palmerlee, Special to The Chronicle
Sunday, November 12, 2006
No one in his right mind would get up at 4 a.m. and drive nearly a dozen hours for a Mexican dinner, especially from a culinary mecca such as San Francisco. But when the dinner in question takes 16 hours to cook and comes wrapped in the leaves of a sacred succulent, you have a perfect excuse for a road trip ... (read more).
Danny Palmerlee, Special to The Chronicle
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Greg startled me awake, pounding on the wooden door to my bungalow at the unnatural hour of 5:30 a.m. Rubbing five hours' sleep from my eyes (and the aftereffects of as many mescal shots), I heaved my feet to the sand floor and opened the door ... (read more).
Danny Palmerlee, Special to The Chronicle
Sunday, November 2, 2003
Anyone who's been to Acapulco knows the buses. They lumber down La Costera, the oceanfront drag, like murals on wheels, their outsides wildly airbrushed with cocky cartoon characters, multicolor dragons and burly superheroes. Neon lights illuminate the grills, and great chrome antennae sway up front like bug feelers ... (read more).
Tony Wheeler, Danny Palmerlee, Joe Cummings, Ben Greensfelder, Kevin Anglin
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Bare feet, bare buns, bare essentials. To the Oaxacan beach village of Zipolite, tucked sleepily into southern Mexico's Pacific coast, budget-minded, sun-loving pleasure seekers trickle in from around the world to kick off their shoes, kick up their feet and kick back ... (read more).
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