Mexico
Travel Blogs from Mexico
Cochiti Lake, Santa Fe, Albuquerque & Roswell NM
... more reasonable $6 a night! The landscape was totally different much more desert plain like, which is what we expected New Mexico to look like. The elevation was still 6500ft above sea level. Cochiti Dam is the 11th largest earth dam in the ...
En route five hours ago
... cabana. I thought it would be nice to actually make a stop in Mexico instead of, you know, just heading straight to Belize. I landed in Mexico, might as well make the best of it. So I went to the bus station and saw that there were only two buses to ...
It worked out
So I was feeling pretty paranoid and alone because I was uncomfortable with the unfamiliar. I was in a situation which I did not control and therefore I felt I had no effect on my environment. I was merely an observe to that which came upon me. I felt ...
Landing
... the tourist aspect of Cancun. I feel like an outsider trying to be budget-conscious but everyone else here is trying to experience "Mexico" but in reality Cancun is just the "Gulf of Mexico" area of the World Showcase at the World Expo. It was hot and ...
Centro Cancun
I'm pretty glad I ended up going for the A/C dorm room at the hostel. And to think that I could've saved 2 bucks had I stayed in a 9-bed room with only a fan. Instead I got a 4-bed room with A/C. I know, what a fool I was to not save 2 whole dollars. ...
HELLO MEXICO!
... and didn’t. I had hauled them, and way too much other stuff I ended up with that last night in Calgary, to Mexico, and dammit – I was going to get them read. I also had HBO and movie channels, something I have never had ...
Lakeside Towns
Along Lake Chapala, outside of Ajijic are lovely little traditional Mexican towns that have changed very little over the last 100 years. Every town has a town square with a Central bandstand where Mariachi is played and special events take ...
Merida, Chichen Itza, Palenque (whew!)
... whirlwind tour of Mayan ruins. From Caye Caulker, it was a short water taxi to Belize City, then an international bus to Chetumal, Mexico. Also aboard the bus was a Swiss/Italian woman and her 3-year old that had stayed with us in Caye Caulker, and ...
Off to Mexico
Wake up, check out, lunch, and off to the airport. A whole day of flying as we have to go via Mexico City to Cancun where we booked Villas Sacbe, a small resort at Playas del Carmen that has some apartments with a small kitchen. We got the name of a good ...
Home made soy sauce chicken rice in Mexico
... fish dish which was very nice. Later we found a Wall-Mart not too far from the Hotel, here we got supplies for our stay in Mexico. Done with the groceries, we took a Taxi back to the Hotel as we did not want to drag the bags back in 37 degrees heat. The ...
Playa del Carmen, Goaaaaal Hollanda!
We woke up early to watch the Holland-Brazil game which started at 08:30 here in Mexico. What a game! After that, we went out to 5th avenue to catch the next game at a sports bar with a nice margarita and some snacks. We ended up in the Tequilla Barrel ...
Pasties Pasties Pasties (but not what you think)
... annoyed. Yesterday Leslie got on her plane (we hope--we haven't heard from her yet) and we got outta Oaxaca. The bus ride to Mexico City was stunning, and a lot more green than our last visit a few years ago (in December 2003). From the DF, it was ...
Dalí was a poseur
... is crazier than all the surrealists put together. They pretend, but he is the real thing." We heartily agree. Edward came to Mexico in the 1940s to escape WWII, and came to Xilitla in 1945 to cultivate orchids. In 1962, a freak freeze destroyed his ...
Guadalajara
We have moved inland to Guadalajara to try and find some contact lenses for Tash. We took a bus from Melaque which took 5 hours to get here through the mountains of Jalisco. If you ever take the journey, don't look down if you are sitting in the ...
Metropolis, Megapolis, Mexicopolis
... you feel lonely and depressed! The Frida Kahlo museum is a little museum in the bario Coyoacan witch is really interesting to visit. Mexico city is however not a place where you want to stay for more than a couple of days. The pollution is not only ...
Tequila
... given tasters of 3 types and a gorgeous Margarita to top it off! Cant say fairer than that! Anyway, job done we've come to Mexico and been to Tequilla and i still think it a drink not to be savored and only to be drunk when common sense has left the ...
Chichen Itza, Impressive Mayan ruins
... We opted for a private day trip, and had the owner (Manny) come along to show us around. We both have never been to Mexico before, and never thought about going there, so we were low on research. From the few things we picked up on the Internet and ...
Almost made it to Cozumel
As we woke fashionably late we missed our noon ferry to Cozumel. This is an island in front of Playa del Carmen. Yesterday we decided we wanted to check it out and go snorkeling around there. Unfortunately we could not throw in a dive as we have to fly ...
Feliz Navidad...
... when the words 'feliz navidad' prompt Boney M's Christmas Album in one's mind. Volumes. As I wander across Mexico City's magnificent Zocalo, the spiritual centre of both ancient and modern Mexico, beyond the fluorescent glow of the giant ...
5am in Mexico City, Again!
... journey, 8 hours in what was a freezer very cleverly disguised as a bus with slinky spings for suspension, we arrive again at Mexico Bus Station. Its 6am and extremely cold. The station has doors but they insist in keeping them all wide open. We have ...
Adorable Ajijic
... many younger retirees are here. I think it is the affordability factor that allows for this. Josie – whom I came to Mexico with the first week, returned to spend Christmas here. We had Christmas dinner here at the complex – ...
Chocolate and Grasshoppers for Dinner in Oaxaca
... an oven on springs! Mainly due to us having the last seats, right at the back of the bus! The scenery from Mexico to Oaxaca was amazing, with mountains, volcanoes, plateaus, valleys and beautiful forests. Oaxaca is much different to the other cities ...
Oaxaca Time
... lab, Blackie (how imaginative!). For 200 pesos, the room at ADHD's was by far the most luxurious one we've had in Mexico--living room with separate bedroom with California-king bed. Unfortunately, it was a bit hot in the room during the day (not too ...
The Sombrero Challenge of the Devil of the Death..
... offer some reward for the troubles. 2. The Terms of the Challenge "Ai" has made the following challenge: Location: Mexico Items required: 1. Sombrero (big f* off one), 2. tequila (complete w worm, no imitations please), 3. mini guitar, 4. ...
Where shamens and christianity meet
... rights for the locals and for more attention from the Mexican government. Up until then, they were a largely ignored area of Mexico as far as infrastructure went. The Mexican army expelled them in quick time and now they have little strongholds here and ...
Guadalajara
Here's some pictures of Guadalajara and the neighboring cities of Tonala and Tlaquepaque. Public art abounds here - murals, sculptures and functional art (streetlamps, benches) are beautiful and the City is really ...
Nuevo Vallarta to Guadalajara to Ajijic
... Chapala. ($30) I had heard of Ajijic as a retirement haven for Americans and Canadians for years and when I decided to come to Mexico to start my adventures this winter, it seemed like the perfect time to check it out for myself. I had heard ...
Playa del Carmen, Diving and Tulum
... legacy will be preserved for a long time to come. Playa Del Carmen is a party town and while we’re technically still in Mexico, it’s a very different Mexico than we’ve been seeing. The next morning we’re up early for our dives and ...

