Hotel la Hacienda Puerto Escondido

... driving back! You can only imagine. <br><br>We had a beautiful day on the beach, very hot and we spent it in and out of the water. There was quite a pull on the water but nothing too scary. There were quite a few surfers out too. It looked like they were having a lot of fun and catching some good waves. They make it look so easy but you can spot the beginners so easily. Apparently it´s a whole other ball game once you try it. <br><br>There ...

... cool. The breakers here can be pretty big and Sandy got pummeled when one took her by surprise - big time!. Lounging under the umbrellas on chaises sipping coconut milk or ice cold water supplied by their vendor friend,Carlos, reading, dozing in the ocean breeze - not a bad way to relax after the stressful driving episodes of the past week. Now don't get me wrong - beaching and eating are not all the Fullers do. John either ocean swims or runs everyday and Vicky works out or runs ...

... stadsett og leit frekar illa ùt. Hann fann thvi handa okkur annad hostel thar sem vid erum buin ad vera sìdustu 3 daga. Reyndar er thad hostel ekki upp à marga fiska, allt er frekar skìtugt og kongulòarvefir og skordyr ùtum allt. Starfsfòlkid er undarlegt og erfitt ad sofa fyrir hàvaerri tònlist. Vid erum thvì ad fara à annan stad nùna à eftir sem virkar mun ròlegri. Hittum konu à kaffihùsi sem à thetta hostel og hùn vildi endilega syna okkur thad. Annars erum ...

... br><br>The mix of people in PE is made up of locals, surfers, expats and tourists passing through. It attracts not only American/Canadian expats but also a fair number of Europeans to its beautiful beaches and idyllic setting. The town has a beautiful tropical feeling about it with lovely white sand beaches and an abundance of swaying palm trees all wrapped in that warm winter weather. It is somewhat out of the way to get here but it is well ...

... that direction. In celebration of their last evening with the family, we had a big hostel party with our group of 6, a couple from Malta there on their honeymoon (probably the two cutest people in all the land), the owners wife and her friend (from Ireland), a couple of Germans who had just checked in and Luis, the owner himself. Overall we had something like 11 nationalities represented at dinner and at the bar afterwards. The bar played only house music which ...

... met up with some great locals. She introduces us to a night out at a bar where the local band are playing Reggae, Mexican style. It's an eclectic group and they are truly passionate about their music, definitely a fun night. We also meet some Aussie travelers, Becky and Craig who hilariously travel with their supply of vegemite. In fact they are even getting friends to bring over more supplies as they are running ...

... techs identify the cases of malaria with microscopes using slides sent in by volunteers in the community. Each community has a "notificante." When someone is sick or has symptoms that could indicate malaria, they visit the notificate who takes a blood sample which is then sent to the lab to verify whether or not it was malaria. The interesting this is that the notificante gives a precautionary dose of chloroquine as soon ...

... reminded me a bit of Khoa San Road in that it only came alive at night.  It was pretty hopping and you could buy pretty much anything from the vendors on the roadside.  We got home kind of late and Mommy and Islie went to bed while Daddy went and partied with the Mexicans in the hotel bar.  Islie "stood" a lot today.  I bet she's walking very soon.

... and swam a little bit before orientation. It is really beautiful because it is in a little inlet between two rocky areas. After orientation, I went back to play beach volleyball at the far away beach and now I'm going to a bonfire that the students are havingwith some of their Anrgentinian friends that they've made here. I promise I will post pictures as soon as I can!!! &lt;3 Sheiphali

... a revolutionary is forgotten, an indigenous woman who makes a trip by bus from the highlands to sell her painstakingly home-made wares loses a customer who suddenly can't find the pesos. It's all a balance but the scales seem to be tipping. But I'm a tourist, right? I've had my rant. Regardless of it all, this is still a beautiful strip of coastline and, I'll say it, it does have everything a beachside tourist could want. Although the majority of our ...