Oaxaca, Mexico Travel Blogs

Chocolate and Grasshoppers for Dinner in Oaxaca
Jan 15, 2005

... 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 we ...

An eastern Mexico domination...
Dec 31, 2006 (82 photos)

... . Probably. The colony of hippies - I think known as a 'joint' of hippies, makes for a karma-filled retreat from Mexico's general madness. Brilliant. Caipirinha it up... IV - It's clearly NFL playoff time Please find below a list of quotes from ...

Montezuma´s Revenge in Oaxaca!
Sep 16, 2006

Dean: We carried on down south through Mexico to Oaxaca. It would have been interesting to stay in Mexico City for Independance Day (16th Sep) but we decided it was best to leave them to it (as there is a bit of political tension around at the moment, ...

Oaxaca
Mar 30, 2008 (14 photos)

... since I had stayed there for 8 nights.  I am currently in my second place though and have had no such problems. Oaxaca has a fabulous zocalo where a brass band plays almost every night.  It is also where it became clear to me that almost ...

Oaxaca - Guelaguetza and Mezcal
Feb 11, 2004 (5 photos)

... lifestyle, we took a late afternoon siesta before venturing out for an evening of Guelaguetza entertainment. We were unfortunately visiting Oaxaca at the wrong time for the actual festival of dance, but were assured we would be witnessing the next best ...

Southern Mexico
Oct 18, 2007 (9 photos)

... chickens. - Dona Rosa´s black pottery store, San Bartolo Coyotepec: This village, about 20 minutes outside of Oaxaca, is touted as the birthplace of Mexico´s famous black pottery. Until we found Dona Rosa´s store we actually weren´t that impressed. But the ...

Monte Alban, El Tule and Hieve el Agua
Jan 18, 2005 (14 photos)

... in a amazing atmosphere, our best meal yet. With our appetites generously satisfied, we have a hot chocolate, another speciality of Oaxaca. We exchanged stories and travelling plans, then head back to the hostal for a beer on the roof and a much needed ...

Last Stop Before the Beach
Feb 21, 2004 (10 photos)

... drop-offs on either side, looking across at serried ranks of mountains extending into the hazy distance in all directions. Oaxaca itself turned out to be another large and bustling colonial city with many handsome stone architectural highlights, but the ...

Cathedrals, Markets and Mole
Jun 3, 2007 (15 photos)

... a beer whilst darkness fell and lit the cathedral up. We decided to eat there and ordered two different meals - I ordered Oaxaca´s speciality dish Mole and Matt ordered a rice dish with Oaxacas speciality white cheese - what can we say - Vile springs to ...

Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca
Jun 24, 2006 (19 photos)

Our next three destinations, Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca are known as Mexico's gastronomic cities. Puebla for it's Chiles en Nogada (stuffed poblano chili peppers bathed in walnut sauce) and Mole Poblano (Chicken in Chocolate sauce), Veracruz for it's ...

Paradise found
Jun 2, 2003

... the beach, the one I've been dreaming about for most of my life. A tiny remote fishing village on the south coast of Mexico called "Mazunte". and is bloody potent!! I sure found this out after a few days with them, smoking joints for breakfast, space ...

Hot Chocolate and Silver
Sep 24, 2004 (2 photos)

... number 53. The next day we moved on to Oaxaca heading further south. We had to go via Cuernavaca and Cuatla. The only bus to Oaxaca from Cuatla was a night bus so we wandered around the town for a while. Paul got his hair cut for a pound, it's quite ...

Is this the Italian Job?
Jul 9, 2006 (31 photos)

Just got to Oaxaca after another over night bus journey. This time I got little to no sleep due to travel sickness. Ive never exprienced anything lke this before and it was all down to the journey. The road took us through mountain passes and the bus ...

Wahaka!!!!!!!!
Nov 17, 2007 (20 photos)

... of other ingredients such as chocolate) and tons to see; from museums to hip bars to the magical Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban. Oaxaca is the place to be if you are looking for an authentic Mexicano city. Unfortunately our perfect stay was disrupted by two ...

Oaxaca
Feb 16, 2007 (6 photos)

Moving fast towards Guatemala, I made two more stops. The first one in Oaxaca, a very nice city with a nice atmosphere. It has nice colored houses and a vibrant central plaza with lots of restaurants, teraza´s and some nice colonial buildings. It ...

Oh, Mexico
Jul 1, 2006 (8 photos)

... -shooting fratboys. (Once or twice, I may have even attempted to imitate a tequila-shooting fratboy.) In either case, Mexico appeared underdeveloped and economically struggling. After spending 6 months in Latin America, before getting to Mexico, I came ...

2) The Family comes to visit
May 18, 2009

... visiting the Tule Tree, the rug village, the painted animal village, the black pottery village, Monte Alban, the Wycliffe Offices in Oaxaca, the Paper Factory and art Museum, some old churches and the town square, a huge museaum in an old church convent... ...

Oaxaca
Mar 26, 2009 (8 photos)

... quite lazy with this so i'm going to try to get away with minimal writing. From Guadalajara I shot down further south to Oaxaca which is a big, old colonial city. Really nice centre to it and great markets for eating in. There was a whole avenue inside ...

The Last Remaining Light of the Zapotec Empire
Feb 13, 2008

... , Olmecs, Aztecs/Mexicas and Mayas, for instance, coursing through their veins. All I knew of Monte Alban before arriving in Mexico was a foul-tasting imported mezcal that I thought might prepare me for what I was to encounter while abroad - liquid, a ...

Dirt floors and tin roofs
Feb 8, 2009 (18 photos)

... him in the coming months.3. If I were to get excommunicated from the US, there's no doubt in my mind that I would move to Oaxaca, Mexico. I am in love with this city.4. The number one (numero uno :-) thing on my to-do list is learning Spanish. Much Love, ...

Oaxca
Apr 7, 2008 (18 photos)

... city, alone again, but not for long...i went to my next stop "Oaxca", here i really felt like i was more in mexico. Its a beautiuful town, with families always out, when i got there they were celebrating spring and had long balloons everywhere. There is ...

Yuctan, Chiapas, Pacific Coast and Oaxaca
Jun 28, 2008 (101 photos)

... market. Food here was really good, and Amy enjoyed trips to the local restaurant that served bagels. Ever since entering Mexico, tropical storm Arthur had played havoc with the weather and it rained alot most days, which also hampered our efforts to ...

Could This Be Any Further From Home?
Jan 20, 2008

... can suddenly remember how to string (admittedly simple) sentences together and I feel as though I've suddenly entered into a second Mexico where things are beginning to make some slight sort of sense. I'm feeling less and less uncomfortable every hour but ...

This is Oaxaca
Jan 20, 2008

... after; where taxi drivers race each other to get to said club first; and where people who think they are being very helpful by telling you where the closest ATM is are never right: this is just a taste, merely a hint of a taste, of what Oaxaca holds ...

Hierva de Agua
Feb 15, 2009 (18 photos)

The day after arriving one of the other students asked if I wanted to go up to some springs. I'm glad I went.

Substitute Gym Teacher!
Feb 4, 2009 (8 photos)

... the shade of the parks, and you pretty much have my day. This morning, I went to the school I'll be spending a lot of time at, Oaxaca Christian School, for the first time. (p.s. - I have no idea who the people are in the video I just linked to, but I ...

Oaxaca
Feb 18, 2009

... Oaxaca for 2 days. We went to the city center today- it was very busy, bright, and vibrant. Yesterday we celebrated Robert's birthday here and had a great day. Oaxaca is the home of chocolate and mole sauce. We travel tomorrow morning- all for now. R & k

Dia de Los Muertos
Nov 2, 2009 (44 photos)

... more at ease), and they helped us along with their infinite patience and accomplished English language skills.    Oaxaca is truly an international draw during this holiday as evidenced by the crowds of tourists we saw pour into the city; ...

Hola chicos y chicas!
May 3, 2006

Hola Chicos y Chicas! Como estas? Just another quick update. So only managed to meet up with Flora for 5 minutes unfortunatley. But she seemed like she was having a really good time. Saturday was a crazy day. First I had to coordinate ...

4) Gordon College, Here I Come!
May 19, 2009

This is going to be a very short entry. Basically, I loved my visit to Gordon in March - and I finally got around to sending in my deposit and finalizing my admission as a Fall 2009 Freshman. I got my own "big boy" College email address: $tephen ...