Turk Pipkin
Stories
Far away from the crowded urban courses, there’s an older, saner game. Welcome to the pleasures of nine-hole golf and sand greens.
The route to Mexico’s Real de Catorce is not for the faint of heart, but there is more than light at the end of the tunnel.
Want to see millions of migrating monarchs on their annual winter getaway? Wing on down to Mexico.
Carrying someone else’s golf bag used to be the best way to learn about the game. Now caddying is a lost art.
With ancient ruins, exotic foods, and native wares, Oaxaca is a one-stop get-away for heat-plagued Texans.
Welcome to Puerto Escondido, where you can ride magnificent waves, hook a sailfish, or do absolutely nothing.
Glimpses of jaguars, toucans, and black orchids reward the intrepid traveler in the unspoiled wilds of Belize.
Can a golfer change the bad habits of a lifetime? The academy at Golfsmith International made a believer out of me.
A trip to Guatemalan jungle reveals the splendid ruins of Tikal and the mystereries of the ancient Maya.
Want to golf this summer on three of the best-designed, least expensive courses in the world? Swing on down to los cabos, mexico.
In Mexico’s Sea of Cortés the bonito, tuna and dorado nearly jump into your boat. No wonder I’m hooked.
In a remote Mexican bay, you can touch a forty-ton gray, watch her lovely, enormous baby rub playfully against your boat, and ponder the mysteries of the natural world.
If you think there are bargains on the border, you won’t believe what you’ll find seven hundred miles south in three tiny Mexican towns.
Until recently, I couldn’t. Then I enrolled in language school in the charming Mexican town of Guanajuato, and two weeks later I was comfortably conversant in español.