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Grid City
Hola!
Itīs December 29 today and I am writing from an internet cafe in Puebla, population 1.9 million. We arrived by bus from Mexico City yesterday afternoon, and checked into Hotel Victoria, situated in the city centre within walking distance to the zocalo, or city square. Our hotel room reminds me of one in Nice, France. It has a quaint …
Colonial wonder 2
Next stop was Puebla, another "colonial gem" but a much bigger and grander town. Hotels there are expensive but we scoured the streets for ones not in our guidebook and ended up in "Mildew Mansions" (not itīs real name). To get rid of the musty smell we burnt outdoor mosquito coils which made my eyes sting and our clothes smell of bonfire! Still a …
Weekend in Veracruz
... people have been there as it doesn’t take too long by bus and they say it is fine….so we shall see. I am planning to go and visit some of the museums this weekend and it is also Tessa’s birthday (she is one of the Australian students) and a party is being organised for her on Saturday…..the only problem is she wants it to be fancy dress!! Oh well…watch this space!
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Manatee Day
... the other side of the road in front of the hotel. I could see foundation was being prepared for a tall building on the prime land there next to the sea. It did not take long the bus to arrive. The bus driver handed me change of 2 pesos for my 10 and nodded his head to my question: "Acuario"?
For 10 minutes the route followed the esplanade with the Gulf of Mexico on one side, and nice residential houses and condominiums on the other. Boca del Rio.is for ...
The Conference (ATMEX) Begins
... It had overrun by half an hour, when everyone decided to skip dessert - normally not given up easily - to start the afternoon's marketplace.
In travel trade parlance, a marketplace is where Buyers (like travel agents) meet Sellers (exhibitors like hotels and tour operators) to exchange knowledge and business cards. Most of us had like 8 to 10 appointments for the 5 hours allotted. The delay in lunch, coupled with the absence of some exhibitors, threw the ...