Mexico Travel Blogs

... much 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 world. ...

A travel blog entry from Cochiti lake by brent-n-toby
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... 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 Tulum. ...

A travel blog entry from Tulum by bsuarez
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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 ...

A travel blog entry from Chetumal by bsuarez
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Cancun by bsuarez
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I S L A M U J E R E S This pretty little island is just a few miles off shore from Cancun and was named after its previous owner: the Mayan moon goddess - a woman. Population is less than 20,000 and ...

A travel blog entry from Isla Mujeres by schlossie
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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. ...

A travel blog entry from Cancun by bsuarez
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V A C A T I O N P L A N N I N G I spent a whole year comparing prices, locations & reviews. By the time it was actually time to go I felt like I already knew the place inside out. Beautful scenery and different cultures are two very important ...

A travel blog entry from Cancun by schlossie
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... 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 a ...

A travel blog entry from Palenque by andrewandjacque
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... 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 a ...

A travel blog entry from Pachuca by andrewandjacque
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Xilitla by andrewandjacque
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After visiting Port Angeles, Hurricane Ridge, Sequim, and Port Townsend earlier in the day, I....... At 6:45PM I drove my car onto a ferry and got off on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. I set up camp at Fort Casey State Park which is all part of ...

A travel blog entry from Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve by exploreamerica
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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 window ...

A travel blog entry from Guadalajara by dospollos
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Mexico City by jotraveller
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Tequila by dospollos
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... one's childhood 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Mexico City by marktjhung
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Mexico City by dospollos
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... bars ~no switch to flip the mirror for night driving ~no fire extinguisher (I was told that this was mandatory in Mexico) ~no power stiring ~no automatic transmission (costs extra) Apparently all of the above is luxury. Didn't know what a luxury ...

A travel blog entry from Xel-Ha by schlossie
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by dospollos
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Dinner in Columbus, NM. A potluck with a new community there--members of The Fourth Order, an interfaith non-order of "fools, clowns, madmen, troubadours and wandering mystics" they described themselves, "inspired by the life and teachings of Francis and ...

A travel blog entry from Columbus by billiegreenwood
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... into the Pancho Villa Celebration at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus. When the United States grabbed Texas away from Mexico, Pancho thought he'd take it back and organized a counterattack. U.S. forces headquartered here in Columbus, NM prevailed, ...

A travel blog entry from Columbus by billiegreenwood
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After attending the conference "Justice for Immigrants" at New Mexico State University, I returned home reflective and troubled. We attended panel discussions on the forces that drive immigration, on the role of the media in immigration, and also two ...

A travel blog entry from Las Cruces by billiegreenwood
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This entry is a slide show of some assorted shots of Palomas with my written memories attached. You can click on the photos, most of them have stories or explanations. Good-by, Palomas, until next year! I've grown to love you. Hope to see you again!

A travel blog entry from Palomas by billiegreenwood
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... , pleading for asylum in the U.S.--running for his life. Since then the United States extended a travel advisory on Mexico, and Mexico's federal government sent a contingent of their army to Palomas. We saw no sign of that army during our Saturday ...

A travel blog entry from Palomas by billiegreenwood
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A loosely-associated group of compassionate people, seeing the needs of the poor in Mexico, banded together under the name "Desert Humanitarians." They got a grant, rented a storefront in Palomas (the Migrant Resource Center), and provide a simple, free ...

A travel blog entry from Palomas by billiegreenwood
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I made a quick trip to Anthony, a town 15 miles north of here that spans the state line between TX and NM. My meeting was at the Women's Intercultural Center. Since it's a small town, I wasn't expecting much there. Was I wrong! The Center is beautiful ...

A travel blog entry from Anthony by billiegreenwood
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... ... (Contributed photo)   A family of four who made its way to Desert Humanitarians Resource Center in Palomas, Mexico, late Friday, was provided medical attention, food and blankets by Resource Center personnel. Alima McMillian, coordinator of the ...

A travel blog entry from Palomas by billiegreenwood
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Puerto Escondido by andrewandjacque
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... 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. ...

A travel blog entry from Cancun by marktjhung
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We found Cristo Rey through my sister's congregation who travels from Iowa to provide volunteer service here. We saw the new church, the playground and the outbuilding for classes that volunteers gradually built on our first pass through. When we ...

A travel blog entry from Piedras Negras by billiegreenwood
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We spent a most meaningful Easter weekend working at the soup kitchen in Palomas. A special treat was having Catholic Worker visitors from Luck, WI, John and Bonnie, visit and help. Another treat was having Annunciation House co-worker Renee and her ...

A travel blog entry from Palomas by billiegreenwood
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