Las Margaritas Hostal Zacatecas

... turns, we came to the conclusion that a "Sams Club" had swallowed up the hotel and the landmark Dairy Queen that we were looking for. We decided to head into Torreon and see what we could find. Now for those that don't know me very well..... I'm not the best in big cities and you could say they are not my favourite of places. Now times that by a crazy foreign city with no lane markings strange road rules and drivers with no courtesy. Divide that by ...

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... in Mexico and as such has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The streets are narrow and irregular due to the terrain and traffic tends to be heavy because of the limited streets in the centro. Many smaller streets or "callejons" are impassible to traffic and often are interrupted by stairs that are needed in the sometimes-steep terrain of the city. Walking is by far the best means of getting around in the "centro" for the reasons ...

... actually started to get a bit better with her around because I´m forced to use it. Sometimes Becky refuses to translate for me... We also met a couple girls from Oregon (Eugene and Portland), two other girls from Switzerland, and a guy and a girl from New Zealand. One night a bunch of us went out drinking tequila, mezcal (kinda like tequila) and singing karaoke. After 3 days in town we decided to move on to Guanajuato, and we ended up ...

... the spanish, we needed to go back to the house so Sandra could go to school. She is a school teacher, but continues to further her education so that she can become a teacher her in Zacatecas. Jobs are scarce here and going to school will increase her chances of getting a job here and being closer to her child Sadisa. We took the bus to her scool and Tomas and I went for a wlak towards the city center. The street atmospher here is awesome, especially ...

... gates sprang open and he emerged into the ring atop an animal that looked like it too had been around awhile. With a brown and white patchwork torso and a dopey white face overseen by stubby parsnip-tip horns, it looked a docile creature. After a brief, half-hearted attempt to throw its rider - who quickly established his dominance - the beast loped around the arena in a near-perfect circle, earning its master a generous round of applause. For good measure, the rider ...

... a modest but creditable fifty-five kilometres. Los Alegres de la Sierra - norteño music Nombre de Dios is a small agricultural town of a few thousand souls, it's long main street, lined by stalls crammed with mysterious jars of colorful local produce. I had a quick look around the dusty main square, dominated by a large baroque church, and went off to look for some tacos. The long straight highway which I followed towards the hills next morning was littered with death ...

... to decline politely. She is at least chatty, which is nice. Being in a hostel, though, has made me realise there´s a whole class of traveller out there so much more professional at it than me! Seeing their clothes, watching them cook their meals in the kitchen, make plans with people met only five minutes ago - I feel like I´m in the first year at secondary school again. There I am with new white socks. Not only knee length but pulled up to the knee too. I ...