Best Western Parador Del Dominico Oaxaca

... here. The conquistadors were not that bright it seems, as they built the ´modern' day Mexico city on a lake. Now I´'m no engineer but even I could have told them that would cause problems down the line. Loads of the buildings are on a massive lean as they sink slowly into the spongy soil. I went up a tower to get a better view of the city, but there wasn´t much to see thanks to all the smog. In the evening it was time to try some Mexican cooking. Once I had explained that I don´t eat ...

I arrived in Oaxaca at 5am after taking the overnight bus from San Cristobal farther south, much farther. The ride north was incredible. The landscapes kept changing; from highland tropical to desert to lowland forest. Oaxaca is similar to the other Spanish colonial towns I had visited with the notable exception that the ...

... orrore.<br>Per il resto del giorno ci limitiamo a camminare lungo i viali del centro, al momento di salire in camera ci accorgiamo della fatica di essere a 2200 mt, l'ostello è subdolo tu credi di dover salire al terzo piano, ma loro hanno due piani non conteggiati (dove c'è la cucina e l'altro con la sala tv) così in realtà devi arrivare al quinto. Dobbiamo organizzarci bene, perchè una volta scesi, se ti accorgi di aver dimenticato qualcosa, sono tutti cavoli tuoi risalire!!

... but I didn't know any of them that well. However, one of the reasons I went out to Mitla when I did was because Sandy was concerned Tyler would be massively bored. I volunteered to stay at their house the same time as Tyler, and I'm glad I did. He's a fun kid from Pennsylvania, and he's a big Attack Attack! fan. We hung out and talked about music, played ping pong ...

I haven't updated this in a little while - I also haven't done anything of any significance in a little while. I'm finally recovered from my sickness, and I'll be traveling to Boston in 3 days to visit Gordon College. A reminder - I'm pretty regularly posting pictures up to my flickr. Check that out often if you're interested. However, since my week has been boring, I decided I would just post all my favorite quotes from Donald Miller's Blue ...

... We are running a little behind on our schedule and Greg is the only one that has to be out the first week of Feb. Stay tuned! We tried to make it from Acapulco to Puerto Escondido to see and old friend and stay in this very nice surfing and fishing village. We rode hard but decided to stop at dark in this little village where we had to travel down three different dirt streets to find this dusty little motel. With a 6 pack for dinner we ...

... br>Part 2 of 3<br>---------------------------------- ------------<br>Oaxaca &#8211; Monte Alban Ruins<br><br>I have blogged a lot about Mexico&#8217;s rich colonial architecture that is evident throughout the country. Today we view it as a connection to the splendour of Old Spain. <br><br>The Spanish of course were not the first to recognize the importance of grandeur in public buildings. Their efforts ...

... go to Cuba. Big Bad Bush Jr. said so. But after doing some research and talking to my friend, Chic, it became apparent to me some months ago prior to trip that it wasn't really that hard to get to Cuba. It's the "re-entering U.S. soil" part of the equation that can get a little sticky. Just a few "truths" that I have uncovered from my research and my experience thus far: - In 1963, it was deemed unconstitutional for ...

... Then walked down the hill (needed some exercise). Skipped siesta time today and walked around town. Amazing how quiet it was..seems everyone siesta's out of the heat between 3 and 5. Sat on the famous hostel roof garden for the evening and chatted to some new arrivals Fred (Dublin lad) and his girlfriend from Essex (although she denies it..stating that its South East London). Then was joined by the usual crowd who have been here forever (not sure if they really love it ...

... of green forest nestled in the heart of the metropolis along paseo de la reforma, the wide, leafy city boulevard; then to the zona rosa shopping, hotel and tourist entertainment district and back to the plaza de la constitución, the main square where the political and social rally was. the two angels updated me on their travels to that point. starting in lucerne, they rolled on up to st pete in russia and headed east to mongolia where they got off the train ...