Zihuatanejo Mexico — The Shawshank Destination

My home, day, and life in Mexico

Robert Knight
Thrifty Backpacker
Published in
7 min readApr 20, 2022

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Zihuatanejo/photo from Adobe stock by Francisco file #353754122

As I lay in my hammock watching the sunset paint the sky behind the green hills that surround the fishing village of Zihuatanejo, I realize just how lucky I am to be living here in this tropical gem.

The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” was what made this small village on Mexico’s Pacific coast known. The…

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Robert Knight
Thrifty Backpacker

Raised in Puerto Rico. Trilingual travel enthusiast, former stockbroker, Export Manager, Peace Corps, and EFL teacher. Retired, living in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.