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    Last Days of an Exile: Mexico City’s Leon Trotsky Museum

    by Nick Fox November 30, 2016

    He lived a quiet life here, and would probably be a more obscure figure today if Stalin had simply left him alone. Then again, Stalin didn’t leave anyone alone.

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    Tacos and Churros in Mexico City

    by Nick Fox November 28, 2016
    November 28, 2016

    You can find something to eat everywhere in Mexico City. And if you can’t find it, give it a minute and it’ll find you.

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    A Rumor of Conflict: Oaxaca in July

    by Nick Fox November 25, 2016
    November 25, 2016

    Oaxaca, in my first experience, felt like a city that was usually quiet. The old aqueduct, the beautiful colonial church, the brightly painted buildings on cobbled streets. The town seems right out of a Yankee tourist brochure. In July, with …

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    La Polar: Mariachis and Hangover Cures

    by Nick Fox November 23, 2016
    November 23, 2016

    I didn’t have a hangover, but I wasn’t going to miss this classic redeemer of those who regret the night before.

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    Waxwing Music: Hurray for the Riff Raff

    by Nick Fox November 21, 2016
    November 21, 2016

    My latest piece for Waxwing Literary Magazine is on Hurray for the Riff Raff’s amazing singer Alynda Lee Segarra.

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    Growing to Love Miami

    by Nick Fox September 1, 2016
    September 1, 2016

    A quick stop in a city that has slowly become one of my favorites.

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    Publication for “On the Trail of Jack London”

    by Nick Fox August 30, 2016
    August 30, 2016

    My story “On the Trail of Jack London” was chosen for a Solas Award back in February, and the publication that does the awards, Traveler’s Tales, is publishing it twice this week.

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    Friend Blogs: John Makes Beer

    by Nick Fox August 25, 2016
    August 25, 2016

    For as long as I’ve known him, my friend John has brewed beer. But lately, he’s been steadily moving out of the “guy who makes beer” category and into the category of “brewer.”

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    Friend Blogs: Two Up

    by Nick Fox August 24, 2016
    August 24, 2016

    My good friend K has recently entered the blogging arena, and will be posting about her experiences from the back of a motorcycle, the view and the ride and the experience of being a passenger in the best way possible.

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Nick Fox is a travelling writer, editor, storyteller, explorer and sporting enthusiast with nearly a decade of experience as a tour guide in a variety of locations. He has travelled to all 50 U.S. states (living in 10 of them) and visited nearly 30 countries across five continents. His work has appeared in The Museum of Americana and travellerstales.com, as well as Waxwing, where he currently serves as the music editor. A native Floridian and a longtime resident of both Chicago and New Orleans, Nick currently makes his home on the road.

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  • Home
  • Places
    • AllNorth AmericaSouth America

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 12—“Buffalo Gals” by…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 3—“Bridge Over Troubled…

      The Miracle of Medellin

      Waxwing Music: Tuba Skinny

      Waxwing Music: Tuba Skinny

      Across America, From the Weird to the New

      Missing Mardi Gras

      Back in Chicago’s Andersonville Neighborhood

      The Miracle of Medellin

      Medellin is a Meaty Town

      Mauricio’s Bogota

      Mental Recuperation in Colombia’s Mountain Towns

  • Culture
    • AllFoodMusic

      Waxwing Music: Listening to Joni Mitchell With My…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 13—“She’s Not There”…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 11—“What’s the Frequency,…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 10—“See Me in…

      Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of…

      Medellin is a Meaty Town

      Walt’s Fish Market—Sarasota, Florida

      Eating Oaxaca

      Waxwing Music: Listening to Joni Mitchell With My…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 13—“She’s Not There”…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 11—“What’s the Frequency,…

      All the Good Songs: TRACK 10—“See Me in…

  • Sports
    • AllBoxingFight Towns

      FIGHT TOWNS—Reno, Nevada: Jack Johnson and the Powder…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Detroit: The Resurrection of the Kronk Gym

      FIGHT TOWNS—San Francisco: The Fight That Made Wyatt…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Denver: The Red Shield Gym and Remembering…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Reno, Nevada: Jack Johnson and the Powder…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Detroit: The Resurrection of the Kronk Gym

      FIGHT TOWNS—San Francisco: The Fight That Made Wyatt…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Denver: The Red Shield Gym and Remembering…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Reno, Nevada: Jack Johnson and the Powder…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Detroit: The Resurrection of the Kronk Gym

      FIGHT TOWNS—San Francisco: The Fight That Made Wyatt…

      FIGHT TOWNS—Denver: The Red Shield Gym and Remembering…

  • People
    • AllInterviewsOther blogs

      Waxwing Music: Sam Doores

      Waxwing Music: Chris Foreman and the Hammond B3

      Waxwing Music: Rising Appalachia

      Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of…

      Waxwing Music: Sam Doores

      Waxwing Music: Chris Foreman and the Hammond B3

      Waxwing Music: Rising Appalachia

      Friend Blogs: John Makes Beer

      Friend Blogs: Two Up

      Friend Blogs: Night Shift Historian

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      Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of…

      Sam Shepard and the Speed of Sound

      Four Good Habits to Set at the Start…

      New Year, New Website

      New Year, New Website

      New post on The Stories—Hilo and the Angry…

      The Stories on Medium

      Publication for “On the Trail of Jack London”