Hotel Gandara Hermosillo

The skies over San Diego had mostly cleared but it still looked dark towards the mountains. We packed up, said goodbye to our neighbors and headed out. It seems that the reservoir had doubled in size and the golf course and low lying areas were still under water. As we left the suburbs of the city we had to resort to the windshield wipers and as...

The past couple of weeks have just disappeared - thanks to the Olympics - but I have more to show for it than some people I know! I've been busy with some quilting and other projects that I want to finish before we start the trek north. But hasn't it been a glorious experience. Thanks to satellite we were able to enjoy the programming from a Can...

Just Accommodation For Now................

Accommodation

Whilst here I stayed at Hotel Washington, Dr. Noriega No. 68 (between Guerrero and Matamoros), Tel: 01 (662) 2131183. The spacious rooms were nothing special but it was probably the best and most secure looking of the budget hotels in the centre of town. Their current r...

These photos are not from any one place and will have new photos added as I find the art. Altar de Muertos--Day of the Dead Altar El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead, is one of the most celebrated holidays in Mexico. It is the time of the year that the deceased return to earth to visit their relatives and loved ones. For the living, th...

Destination 267: km142'459 Meine urspruenglich geplante Ausreise aus den USA am 10. konnte nicht ausgefuehrt werden, weil ich in 4 Tagen in Tucson wieder mal alles andere erledigt hatte, als das was ich haette tun sollen. So kam es, dass ich erst um Mittag von Tucson wegkam und da ich die Grenze frueh morgens passieren will, habe ich im US Grenz...

In the middle of emotional goodbyes, frantic packing and planning for the homeward journey, and contemplation over what comes next for many of us, a group of eight riders set out into the Mexican night on an overnight bus for Hermosillo. This medium sized city set in the desert is a solid 12 hours southeast of Tijuana, and is home to a regional ...

So today we got the urge to head out of california and start our RV trip. Being in California and along the coast just didnt feel like we were on vacation yet. So we spent the day driving south through San Diego and then out to the desert. Stopping along a couple of border towns along the way ending up in Yuma AZ. A long day in the RV but it fel...

Well today was the day. The day we crossed the border into Mexico. We did a lot of reading up on what we would need to do and what sort of paperwork would be required and we were still nervous. In every book we read, they talked about how important it was to get our Visitor Travel Cards before entering Mexico and then making sure to get them val...

Hello there again, I incorrectly stated in my last entry that it would be my last from Hermosillo, but lucky for you I couldn't finish! This should be on the shorter side, but hopefully action packed and not sleep-inducing in the least. A student currently studying at Michigan Tech, originally from Venezuela, is doing her Masters' Thesis on the ...

Good evening to all and happy Día de las Madres! As the traditional May 10 holiday honoring those wonderful females caught me off guard by providing me with an evening off school, I find myself composing my last entry from the city of Hermosillo. I have just a few days left of school and a week to finish up projects and take exams, then a health...