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Note: This is part nine in a series of fun travel stories to highlight our alpha launch of FunnelScope. Need to find the right hotel for you? Try Funnelscope!

Most people aren’t fans of internet pop-up ads.  In fact, they loathe them and quickly click on the browser button to delete them.

Well, what happens when you encounter multiple human versions of an internet pop-up ad?

My family and I visited a beach in Cabo San Lucas Mexico near multiple large hotels.  As we were there the first of January, it was the slow season for tourists.  But, apparantly the slow tourist season doesn’t equate to beach vendors taking time off.

As soon as we hit the beach, a slew of vendors approached us.  My dad had broken his sunglasses and needed a new pair.  He also wanted a cheap t-shirt as a souvenir.  We negotiated with the vendors and made our transactions.

In the next hour we counted how many vendors approached us as we laid on the beach.  We counted 45, no joke.

The vendors are human beings trying to make a living so we were obviously nice to them.  A “no thanks” usually didn’t get them to leave right away.  Gradually we got a bit firmer.  We lasted an hour, and then left to find a less “touristy” beach.

Watch the short video.  Yes, there is such a thing as the human version of the internet pop-up ad.

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Note: This is part eight in a series of fun travel stories to highlight our alpha launch of FunnelScope. Need to find the right hotel for you? Try Funnelscope!

Kids are awesome. Traveling with kids can be a challenge – sometimes even a challenge to your ego.

The three short videos below were taken in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. A beautiful shot of the famous Cabo arch can be seen in one of the videos.

We ran across a pack of sea lions laying on a bed of rocks (video 1). The boat we were on was able to get close to the rocks and allow us to view the sea lions up close.

One of the sea lions barked after the boat captain barked at it. My young nephew asked his dad what sound sea lions make. My brother, being the excellent dad he is, responded with a full gusto sea lion bark and flipper flap. Little did he know I was filming him (video 2)!

A lone sea lion sat by itself on a tall rock. The boat was able to pull right up to the rock. The sea lion acted like he was ignoring us, but kept on opening one eye, checking us out, and then winking at us (video 3).

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Note:  This is part seven in a series of fun travel stories to highlight our alpha launch of FunnelScope.  Need to find the right hotel for you?  Try Funnelscope!

So how do you scuba dive with kids?  Try a glass bottom boat.

On first thought, a glass bottom boat invokes images of an entire hull made of glass.  Nope, that’s not the case.  In fact, the area of glass is pretty small – maybe 6 feet by a foot.  This is probably a good thing as who really wants to ride in a boat that could easily crack anyway?

Boats naturally scare away fish.  But if the captain goes slow, and stops the boat near a reef or other area with lots of fish you’ll see your fair share.  You really can’t see much in deeper water, but in shallow clear water you can see all the way to the bottom.

Check out this short video.  The big wild angel fish is beautiful.  People with salt water tanks at home would love to have it.  The number of fish seen is also surprisingly high.

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