Hotel Villas Paraiso Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo

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Living it up on the day of the dead

A travel blog entry by mistytravels

... little town of Zihuatanejo looked so pretty from the sea, with its yellow lights gleaming in the dark, I could barely see the outlines of the mountains surrounding it, and we could hear the music and rhythms of Noel’s drums echoing out at sea.

And then…the engine died.

I’m not sure how long we spent out there in the dark, our captain trying to get the darned engine going again, but with no success. Thankfully it didn’t take ...

Is this really legal??

A travel blog entry by mistytravels

... around the world in other cultures. It focuses on people getting together, honoring and remembering deceased loved ones, making private altars and offering flowers, the favorite foods of the deceased persons, candy skulls, beverages, and other things.

I can’t wait until tomorrow to see the town come to life in honor of death!

For tonight – Happy Halloween!
For tomorrow – Feliz D�a de los Muertos!
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Crime but no punishment

A travel blog entry by mistytravels

... ll catch up when I come back. I have a snnnneeeeaky feeling I will. I’ve pretty much made myself a second home here…

Like mentioned in a previous entry, I am falling more and more in love with the ocean. It’s too soon to dive deep into his heart anyway, I want to take things slow. I’ve seen him every day except yesterday, and it almost frightened me how much I missed him. The day felt incomplete.

So today I went to him ...

Cleaning my soul but keeping a dirty mind...

A travel blog entry by mistytravels

I could hardly breathe, the heat was so over-powering and the humidity almost suffocating. All I could see was small illuminated spots of skin, gleaming with sweat as Lupita's voice filled the space with prayers and songs for our physical and spiritual well-being.

I briefly wondered what I had gotten myself into, as I lay there like a blob of melting flesh, heart pounding against my chest. What was I thinking last Tuesday when I agreed to join this traditional ...

Being deep and finding Jesus...

A travel blog entry by mistytravels

... br> I have more shallow aspects, and I am working on getting over them.

The first concern that I mentioned though, actually gets better with age although the actual thing I’m concerned about probably gets worse! The second, well, one could probably pretend to ruin the garment and replace it with proper shorts, but no, I don’t think I could get the picture out of my mind…

I will get to the point soon.

As I ...