La Puertecita Boutique Hotel San Miguel de Allende

Well, it was my bright idea to visit Tlaxcala, capital city of the state of the same name, smallest in Mexico. Despite it not having any particular attractions, supposed to be pleasantly set pleasant colonial town. Tired before I'd started as the near vertical walk up slippery cobbled streets to the bus station killed me! The plan was 4.5 hours by bus to Puebla then an hour from there to Tlaxcala ...

... books that we brought with us as donations. We took off for areas that we had not explored before, up beyond Canal, near the Belle Artes and explored the streets Hernandez Macias, Umaran, Jesus, Zacateros looking for shops with linen and other items for gifts. We stopped and one shop on Jesus and found some unique recycled items made from soda pull tabs. I always wondered where my Aunt Mer sent all of the tabs she use to collect, even my Aunt Elinor the major player in the women's home ...

... right now and when i chose to come to u then yes i disconnected from my other home and people,that first touch u told me to hang on. u challenged my beliefs,values,perspective. I was happy in solitude and silence as well as being social. The right people,places and situations were placed in my path when it was time. Mexico you were open and shared so much of yourself with me..the food,your people,rituals,art,country pride,creative ...

... traffic he witnessed heading towards DC and th**efore towards Reagan ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT, no way could it be possible he thought. "how much" William asks and without hesitation the driv** replies"$60". In this predicament William had little choice but still he wond**ed if spending the money would really get him to the airport in time to make the first leg of his journey. "ok let's go". The driv** said he would clear the way for safe travel without any hitches and of ...

... bigger :P). After a few hours of sleep, we were up again and at the airport by 4:30am, for my 6:30am flight. All went without a hitch and 6am saw me sipping a vanilla latte with a tim horton's breakfast sandwich tucked away in my backpack for later. The back few rows of the plane were mercifully emptyish, leaving me 3 whole seats to lie down across and catch up on a little sleep. Transfer at LAX (latte ...

Well, it's been a long and amazing trip, but we're running low on funds, and rather than plunging into credit card debt, we are heading home. I'm actually writing this blog from my sister's house in Austin, so the Mexico portion of the trip is officially over. We drove nearly six thousand miles in Mexico, slept in over twenty different cities and visited probably twice that many. In that time, we never ran out of gas, avoided getting any flat tires, and ...

Today I set off to see some ruins at Teotihuacan. Check out this link for more info on the site: http://www.mexperience.com/guide/archae ology/teotihuacan.htm It was a really fun day, even if we were harassed by vendors every three minutes! I swear, they outnumbered the tourists 2:1. I did have some good conversations with some of them though, once we established that there was no way I was going to buy anything they were selling ...

... see all of Oaxaca city and Teotitlan. The sky was also amazing. I have never felt so close to the sky...it's hard to even begin to explain how beautiful it was. During the day, we would eat at a comedor (equivalent of an eatery). This little old lady would come out and ask us if we wanted food, and we'd say yes. She would feed us whatever she had that day. The food was amazing. Everything was made from scratch, and she ...

... s feet, Mary appeared again; this time she was a picture on Juan Diego's blanket. Another miracle! So that is how the shrine of Guadalupe came to be built and is now the second most visited Catholic pilgrimage site, behind the Vatican. The Pope recently consecrated Juan Diego as a saint, the first Indian saint. A new church has also been built to cater for the millions of visitors. The original church is next door and boasts domed ceilings ...

... believe me it certainly felt like it by the time we'd staggered to the top!) Nevertheless, we were rewarded with spectacular views in all directions and were able to get a good feel for the remainder of the city's layout. Our exploration of the many ruins continued for the next few hours as the sun got hotter and hotter and the hawkers (selling all manner of tourist tat) became more and more persistent. It was a welcome relief from the sun to have a wander ...