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Urique Slideshow
Urique
Travel Blogs from Urique, Mexico
Independence day in Mexico City!
This is a top pick! After last night´s activities, I slept in pretty late...almost 10! I know, that´s so unlike me...but it´s also unlike me to get into a massive foam fight on the street. haha. So I rolled outta bed, grabbed some breakfast, then Leanne and I went to ...
The pyramids of Teotihuacan
This is a top pick! ... . It is also a place where people crawl on their knees to thank her for favours. http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/nuestra_senora_de _guadalupe.html Then the mandatory tourist trap, the cactus plantation (where a cactus attacks me, bad ...
Xelha Snorkeling
We spent one day at a protected snorkeling spot called Xelha. It is known for the variety of fish. ...
Dav and Don Kayak on the Sea of Cortez
... on. It was fun. One week of kayaking and eating and snorkeling and being groovy. We started off in Seattle, then flew to Mexico. Once there, we ended up in this city where the ice-cold Coronas were a buck each, and the guacamole was freshly made ...
Oh Oh way down in Mexico
... we had for lunch. The rest of the trip for me was getting in some sightseeing, and getting a better handle on the Mexico City metro. Despite the City's seedy reputation, there are parts of it which are really enchanting - the Condesa neighborhood, ...
Dodgy old town
After crossing the boarder we some how started talking to this guy who suggested somewhere to stay. On our walk to the hotel he was telling us how we could make some extra cash buy helping him smuggle illegal immigrants into America. We ...
Mexico City-Valle de Bravo
This is a top pick! ... (no, i did not sleep well, with my backpack tied to the bench and my pillow being my shoes and another bag), i flew up into mexico city. it's just mad and so superbusy that you get scared just being outside. on my first day it was the day of the dead ...
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Nunca se distrae en el trabajo pensando en una tranquila playa soleada, pasear por alguna vieja ciudad europea, hacer un safari, realizar deportes extremos en destinos exóticos o visitar ruínas arqueológicas? Permítase la oportunidad de distraerse en ...
Rancho Posiron/ Lagos again
ok. so we went to see my aunt Juana on her farm, El Posiron. I have no idea what this means, a little help my bilingual friends? Again, they made Mole. It´s a special occasion food so they like making it for me, cause i´m special- i was even in special ...
Sta. Elena, Yucatan
Hola! Como ayer no me pude conectar ya que visite 5 zonas arqueologicas, bueno escribo hoy (pero con fecha del 2) creo que nuevamente les voy a quedar mal con las fotos ya que estoy en una biblioteca y no puedo bajar las ...
Sigo en el DF
Hola a todos! Por aqui sigo en el DF, el lunes entre a la exposicion de Frida esta genial y bueno he visitado algunos otros sitios del Centro Historico y la verdad todo tranquilo, hasta la ...
Tia Vica and Ojo de Agua
So, I woke up with my aunts reaaaaaal early and was exhausted! Oh, did i tell you all that the night i got to the farm I saw my Abuelito Chilo (dad´s dad) and i started crying! I was so happy to see him and was so upset that it takes me 5 years just to ...
Mexico
... were preserved by the soil content. Those that were not identified or claimed become the content of this Museum! MEXICO CITY Despite all theories and warnings to the contrary, we left after five reasonably easy days with all ...
On the farm
... let you know if it works. Anyways, we did nothing, I just got to the farm and chilled. Oh yeah, i got my first migraine in Mexico. Abuelita (grandma) brought it on. Get this, so I´m staying in one of her rooms while i give aways gifts and i told her to ...
San Juan de Los Lagos
Holla! So.... last night was Clint's first night at my Grandma's and he got the third floor with a little patio to himself. Too bad the dog keeps barking at him, don't worry, it's the dog, not Clint who is being weird... well... ;) Last night we went to ...
Going to San Francisco
I'm not going to ramble on loads as I've said a lot of it in emails. Just to say that Lewis and Charlie left me on my own a few days ago, bastards! Had an email from them yesterday saying that they ran into a bit of trouble in the airport in Peru which ...
Mexico travel
Well, I have been in Mexico for about four days. It has been great. I was quite sick on the way to Mexico City (go figure, I go sick and come back healthy). Mexico City was so not as bad as I expected. I met up with my group Sunday and we checked out ...
Food!!
People have been asking us about the food here in Mexico - is it any good? is it like the Mexican stuff we get in Australia and NZ? Well, yes and no. Tacos are soft, nachos don't exist and a burrito is a small donkey! It is quite spicy and can be very ...
oops. i'm too busy for thisª
... ! I've been in kinda a slump because for about 5 months before coming here, i kept telling myself no shopping to save money for mexico. So i only bought two pairs of shoes, a Burberry and a Coach purse, and a wallet. Clint on the other hand..... i won't ...
No Soy Tourista, I am a Traveler.
... . We were no longer tourists. We were travelers. Ironically we were at the moment heading to the touristiest spot in Mexico. Nevertheless, as we dazzled each other with our individual stories we both emphasized that we preferred to go places that the ...
RECAP- We are back!
... Note: when I go back for another Christmas, I'm making one of the kids do this task. Ok, so Christmas works this way in Mexico: Starting on Dec 16, Posadas start, and then on the 24th the family lays down Baby Jesus, has diner, and gives gifts. During ...
Aquí en la narvarte
Cada día que pasa me doy cuenta de lo maravillosa que es la ciudad de Tokyo! Sobre todo después de que no nos dejaron subir al avión a mi y a Alepunk y he tenido más tiempo para preparar mi viaje, que ahora si esperamos suceda el 16 de abril. Y si no ...
I am at here
... (this is the beach, but there's nothing here...some > campgrounds and a Sicilian pizzeria). They were an Amish > couple travelling through Mexico on a horse and buggy, > with a pet monkey. Stuff like this reminds me why I like > to travel. > > Long ...
.. and so on
... are gone. I think Guatemala was a bit of a transitory mixture or rice and beans and tortillas. So let's review. Mexico - tortillas. Central America - rice and beans. Guatemala - searching for culinary identity. And another thing, which has been constant ...
Our new home in Cuernavaca
Hello from Cuernavaca, We have now moved into our own place here in Cuernavaca. As you will see from the photos, it is a very small one room apartment with an outdoor kitchen! The room is probably not much more than about 300 square feet inside. ...
Touch down Mexico City
... (two people with the same name had been checked into the same seat) I finally flew off and ten somewhat uneventful hours later arrived in Mexico City. I managed, with my back pack on my back and my day sack on my front, to get to the taxi ticket booth, to ...
Festival Cultural en la Mariposa Monarca
... events of the Festival Cultural en la Mariposa Monarca. The monarchs are a big deal in this state of Mexico. Many hotels and businesses have the monarch namesake. The evening was entertaining with cultural dances and ...
San Christobal de las Casas
... due to the secruity presence! We took a day trip to the Sumidero Canyon - our first view of any large amounts of water in Mexico! This is a huge canyon created by a fast flowing river. At the end of the canyon is a small lake created by the hydro ...
First Impressions
... stopping one night! After a quiet New Year (not actually that different from last years) I decided I needed some life so I headed to Mexico City and stayed in a hostel in the centre. It had a rooftop bar and I met quite a few cool people. I ended up ...
Adeus Mexico
... Pegamos um onibus noturno muito bom... Ficamos num quarto, bom, porem mutio umido. Ate' que enfim um lugar umido no mexico...At'e entao era tudo tao seco, labio rachando, eletricidade estatica (eu dei varios choques). Palenque fica no estado de ...