Xalapa, Mexico Travel Blogs

Fist time couch surfing
Apr 26, 2009 (3 photos)

I heard about couch surfing dot com so I decided to try it out. It's a bunch of people that are willing to let random people sleep on their couches. It's a pretty cool idea but it's a little sketchy at times and you never really know what you are going to ...

Xalapa, Mexico
Aug 12, 2005 (8 photos)

We moved east to the state of Veracruz. Xalapa is a pretty cool town with a nice climate, lots of parks, and the second best Anthropology museum in the country.

Xalapa
Jun 2, 2007 (1 photos)

Xalapa is the capital city of Veracruz

The Real Mexico at last!
Jul 27, 2007 (5 photos)

... too much on the plate and it did become a bit sickly. We then traveled 3 hours east by bus to a place called Xalapa pronounced "Halapa".  Which is 1450 m above sea level, the town is on a massive hill and everywhere the cobbled streets twist and ...

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

... troups. The music, like most things from this region, are where you will find the strongest afro-carribean influence in Mexico. This might have something to do with all the black slaves that where brought here...Regardless of the reasons, the music is ...

Xalapa and Xico
Aug 13, 2005 (28 photos)

We've spent the last few days in Xalapa (pronounced with the J sound, like Jalapeno). It's a cool town in Vera Cruz, but since it's in the mountains the weather is amazing. Much cooler and drier than the rest of the state. My tour of Mexico is coming ...

Xalapa
Feb 24, 2009 (24 photos)

... hier dass sich die Archaeologen noch nicht einig sind, wer diese riesige Tempelanlage erbaut hat. Zurueck im Zentrum von Xalapa sehen wir, wie eine Konzertbuehne vor der Kathedrale aufgebaut wird, etwa 100 Meter Luftlinie bis zum Fenster unseres Zimmers ...

Discovering Xalapa
Jan 14, 2007 (17 photos)

... nbsp;                        Xalapa is like a maze and the buses run non-stop to various places but as some of the names are similar or they go in ...

Too Much Work and Too Much Play in Xalapa
Feb 5, 2007 (21 photos)

... words - I was ecstatic! It was very sad saying goodbye to Adriana, Ana, Ayulia and the other people I had met in Xalapa and I promised Ayulia I would continue learning some Spanish when I get home and email her in Spanish - so I had better get some ...

Xalapa, Mexico - very close to the end of the road
Mar 29, 2006

Today I organized pictures and updated the site. Just relaxed. Taking less pictures. This place has some of the finest attractions Mexico has to offer.

First Impressions
Dec 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... gave me nightmares for a week - unfortuantely (or maybe fortuantely ) you weren't allowed to take pictures. I headed back to Xalapa after a couple of days feeling much more positive about the city and ready to start the voluntary work and ...

Exploring Xalapa on my own
Mar 28, 2006 (17 photos)

... am going to visit in Costa Rica. I offered to bring her granddaughters' presents along but she thought the mail might be quicker. I guess they knew Mexico better than I thought I did. Eventually I will get there - if not by Easter, then Christmas for sure.

Fiesta Longanista
Jul 30, 2005

... 3 of us to each 20 tortilla stuffed with pollo (chicken) and beers. As you can tell it is very cost effective to travel Mexico. I am staying one more night (sat) and going out with people from the hostel and then driving to Varacruz city tomorrow AM. I ...

Welcome to Xalapa, Mexico
Mar 27, 2006 (46 photos)

... telling him "no Espanol, no more money, no understand problem" Then he finally left. I was told this would happen. Arrived in Xalapa without too many detours. Lost as usual. Tried to find a friend of a friend for a place to sleep. Finally found the ...

Time Travel
Mar 31, 2006

Settled in and just enjoying the city. So many modern things yet so much is what life would be like 40-50 years ago. Learned how to get a gas propane bottle changed. Wait for a truck with a guy banging a pipe wrench on a tank, then run out on the ...

Touring Xalapa
Mar 27, 2006 (11 photos)

... anything familiar. I don't think I could ever get myself this lost again to find this place. Throw a dart at a map of Mexico and that's where I think I am. I think people worry too much when they travel. Went on a guided tour of Xalapa. It will ...

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

... à 6 hrs ce matin nous avions passé 8 heures dans le lit et c'est assez, nous avons une grosse journée devant nous. À Xalapa après avoir stationné le camion avec la roulotte le long d'un grand boulevard nous prenons un taxi qui nous amène au Muséo de Antropologia ...

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 ...

Xalapa
Jul 15, 2008 (17 photos)

... English language centre together.  They were incredibly kind and took a week off from the business to show us around Xalapa and we had a fantastic week together.  Xalapa is a sophisticated and thriving city. We visited the small town of Coatapec ...

First Day in the Hospital....
May 23, 2006 (2 photos)

Today was the first time we actually got to go on rounds at the hospital. My group of three was assigned to the kitchen to watch the nutrition staff prepare diets. We were in there for about five minutes, when someone came in and asked if we wanted to ...

Xalapa, Veracruz
Nov 18, 2006 (7 photos)

Xalapa photos

Is that why the Lone Ranger called him "TONTO"?
Jun 1, 2006

... the hospital are teens. And...finally...the group presented us with a "Top 10 List" of Survival Tips for Americans Visiting Xalapa: 10. Pizza Hut is located near the mall. 9. Always bargain 8. Don't forget your immodium! 7. Driving lanes are ...

Rice and Bananas and Salsa, the Dance not the Food
May 25, 2006 (3 photos)

Today was a long one... In the hospital today, my group was assgned to tour the kitchen with our translator, Juan Carlos. Although I am not a nutritionist, it was actually pretty interesting (and a LOT cooler and less gruesome than some of the other ...

Xalapa
Jul 30, 2008 (10 photos)

Xalapa est la capitale de l'Etat de Veracruz. Elle contient un des plus interessant musée d'anthropologie, essentiellement consacré aux cultures olmèques et toltèques. Il contient notamment plusieurs fameuses têtes géantes olmèques.

A Day of Up's and Down's
May 31, 2006

... for our group presentation... (To the tune of Frere Jacques) Duvalin, Nutella Duvalin, Nutella Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Mexico likes their chocolate We don't like their papaya or their Mole (pronounced Mole-ay) or their Mole Don't ruin ...

Winning la Loteria (or so I thought)
May 26, 2006 (2 photos)

After salsa dancing last night, I was pretty tired...but on to yet another exciting day in Xalapa. At the hospital today, my group toured the recovery rooms for patients leaving surgery, and the ICU. At one point during the morning, we were asked if we ...

Can you get a burrito at Wal-Mart?
May 28, 2006 (2 photos)

... had gone before. Nope, not really, pretty much everyone had already done it, so unfortunately we were the last to tour Xalapa's Wal Mart. Before that though, we had decided this would be the morning that we attend Sunday Mass in the Cathedral in the ...

Attempting Communication
May 20, 2006 (8 photos)

... my Spanish was better than theirs...I can´t imaginge!!! She then showed us how to get to town so we could learn the area. Xalapa is much like any other University City... We spent a little time touring around, and getting to know the city. I quickly ...

How to quit your job and enjoy life
Oct 14, 2008

... . And so, we decided to go on a little adventure. A vacation from our self imposed vacation, you could say. Welcome to Xalapa. A gorgeous, colonial city just two hours north of Veracruz in the mountains where all the coffee grows.  We've been here ...

Xalapa
Feb 11, 2008 (18 photos)

... in architecture you might want to skip it, but I really enjoyed taking in some of the classic hacienda architecture. The night life Xalapa is also very good.  There are many universities in Xalapa, I think over 100, and somehow we met up with some ...