Veracruz, Mexico Travel Blogs

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 ...

Total emersion is the best method
Jun 22, 2006 (19 photos)

... but I want to add this now so people who are watching my travels can have an update. I am in Tuxpan, Veracruz working with three civil engineers from Mexico City. Two of them speak ok English, and I am doing better than I expecting at spanglish. I have ...

Veracruz Day 2
Jan 25, 2009 (3 photos)

We did like staying in one place for 2 nights. We do really like Veracruz. The people look different from the rest of Mexico (there are some fair skinned, red-headed people here, desended from Europeans). We went to breakfast in the city, and then walked ...

Did somebody say wife-beater?
Feb 25, 2006

... -tails, Mullets, Wife-beaters, and Sunglasses at night you might think "Fashion Faux Paux?" Oh No! Not here in Mexico Amigo we say "STYLE!" A brief moment in thought, brought to you by.........Johnny Nomad "Sometimes you just gotta say," what ...

I am RICH!!!
Feb 23, 2006

I am writing this from Vera Cruz, Mexico. It is a port town on the Caribbean side of Mexico it is famous for its Carnival. I decided at the last minute to come down and check it out. It has not really begun yet. Being from New Orleans and spending last ...

En mi Lindo Veracruz...
Jul 19, 2004 (7 photos)

... the Port of Los Angeles of Long Beach? I didn't think so. The festive atmosphere and friendliness of the Jarochos (people from Veracruz) more than made up for the lack of scenic beauty. And just our luck, the weekend we are here happens to coincide ...

My Bag goes a travelling
Sep 27, 2009

... ; Luckily it was.  *breathe a sigh of relief* - if that was Asia i don´t think i would have seen it again. Veracruz is a sweaty little sea side city and i had a rewarding day exploring it.  It was the place where the Spanish entered Mexico and ...

Veracruz
Jan 23, 2009

... of people in the caravan. One member of our party is having trouble with his 5th wheel, and he is getting it repaired for the 3rd time tomorrow. We are having a tour tomorrow of Veracruz and Fort Ulua. We will probably have internet tomorrow here. Night

Some sun and relaxtion in Veracruz
Mar 7, 2006 (6 photos)

... beach idea, but enjoyed the city a lot. We had just missed Mexicos biggest carnival (by 3 days), so i guess we were in Veracruz for the aftermouth... Took a trip to San Juan De Ulua, which was a stunning fort / prison / castle. The place wasn´t really ...

Veracruz
Jun 2, 2007 (2 photos)

Veracruz is the main port in the Gulf of Mexico

Karneval in Veracruz
Feb 21, 2009 (29 photos)

... . Die Mexikaner sagen, er sei der zweitgroesste und -lebhafteste der Welt, gleich nach Rio de Janeiro. Auf jeden Fall ist Veracruz die Karnevalshauptstadt des Landes, und wir merken schon bei der Ankunft: hier geht die Post ab! Wir wohnen direkt am Zocalo ...

An enjoyable port city with modern + rustic charm
Jul 6, 2008

Accommodation For once the guide book was correct when it came to recommending places to stay. Veracruz offered very little in the way of decent budget accommodation, and I didn't come across anywhere offering dorm rates. The best of the budget options ...

Mole Poblano
Apr 26, 2009 (1 photos)

... met kip en chocoladesaus, dat je bij ons ook wel eens wil vinden 'bij de Mexicaan'. Rond 17u arriveren we in Veracruz. Bij het uitstappen overvalt de warmte en hoge vochtigheidsgraad ons..Na 2 minuten wandelen, baden we in het zweet. Na een verfrissende ...

Veracruz y los tiborones
Oct 21, 2006

... and litros de Sol. Kudos to Dan and family for the connections (that´s right, we even have connections in Mexico.) Dan´s cousin Jorge is the goalie for Veracruz, and although he was out on injury, he managed to hang out and buy us breakfast. Aside from our ...

Verily
Oct 8, 2008

Just passing through.

There´s Something About Mary
Dec 13, 2006 (5 photos)

... yet.  we discovered in the morning there were guests and a staff after all, everyone was just whooping it up in Veracruz the night before. Anyway, back to Mary.  December 12th is a national holiday in Mexico.  It is a holiday celebrating ...

A long couple of days
Dec 19, 2006

... defines the word "road" as "a thin strip of asphault connecting a series of deep pot-holes". Veracruz has the WORST roads in the entire country of Mexico! Even with oversized off-road tires, I am regularly having to put air in them to replace that ...

My adventure in Jalapa
May 17, 2007 (4 photos)

 Hey gang, Well its been a while since Ive last updated. Im still in Jalapa and I have just finished my teachers course. I shall be graduating on May 19th. Whippe! I will be also in July finishing off my teachers position in the Colegio las Hayas and ...

Poza Rica & Papantla
Dec 9, 2008 (8 photos)

  Poza Rica & Papantla,  9 déc 2008. Hier soir vers 17 hrs je n'ai pu résister à la vue d'un beau gros Pemex. Nous nous dirigions vers le Poza Rica Inn resort mais sachant qu'un endroit comme celui là n'est pas si facile à trouver et d'y accéder ...

Xalapa, Veracruz MX
Dec 12, 2008 (19 photos)

... où on brule une effigie. On ne s'y attarde donc pas et un taxi nous ramène chez nous. Nous nous dirigeons immédiatement vers Veracruz, au Camping Campamento El Rey où nous espérons y voir nos amis Rogers et leurs épouses. Nous nous rendons à Anton Lizardo mais ...

Tlacotalpan
Dec 13, 2008 (44 photos)

... excellente nuit nous sommes prêts pour la route. Aujourd'hui nous nous dirigeons vers Villahermosa à plus de 400 km de Veracruz. Nous ne croyons pas pouvoir nous rendre à Villahermosa aujourd'hui parce que nous ne voyageons pas par les autoroutes lorsque c' ...

Plans are meant to be broken
Nov 10, 2006 (4 photos)

... Yes folks they accepted me in the course & off we (my mother and I ) went on Sat. (4 of Nov) It was a long trip (4 hrs to Mexico City & then 5 hours to Jalapa) We got up super early 4:30am and left for Qro. We arrived in Jalapa at 3:30 pm which gave us a ...

Veracruz
Dec 12, 2008 (35 photos)

... au temps de Cortez. Notre visite nous amène ensuite à la forteresse de San Juan de Ulua, cite historique le plus important de Veracruz. Sa construction débuta en 1535 et s'échelonna sur 200 ans. En 1755 San Juan devint une prison, une des plus sinistres de ...

Veracruz a hot, steamy, and windy place
May 18, 2007 (4 photos)

... . At least 8 handshakes! Well anyway we boarded a bus and little did I know that it would take about 2 hrs to get to Veracruz from Jalapa. But we arrived saftely and decdided to head out to the aquariamen which boast to be one of the best aquariamans in ...

Heading South
Dec 20, 2007 (16 photos)

... anything.  Typical american. lol.  Iam going to post a lot of pics of leaving monte Gordo and driveing from there to Veracruz and then on to Catemaco.  That is where we are right now and I will post pics of here tommorow.  Bonnie and ...

Taking the bus back to the plane.
Nov 26, 2007

Fill this in later...

The friendliest Mexicans around
Nov 22, 2007

Will write this later...

Veracruz
May 15, 2005

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Work Hard, Play Harder :)
Sep 1, 2009 (56 photos)

... excited to work with them! Time to go! We are going to go celebrate by having coffee at the most famous coffee shop in Mexico (Veracruz is known for its excellent coffee). Miss you all! Adopt some of this Mexican culture into your daily lives. Realize the ...

Bye Mex city hello Veracruz
Aug 6, 2007

... I learned in school, by far the best Museum Ive ever been too. I got back in time to leave the city by bus and head to Veracruz where I am now and Its raining its ass off.  I couldnt wake up in time to head north to see more ruins so Im here for one ...