Posada Del Hidalgo El Fuerte

... kept in pristine condition and offered spacious modern rooms with cable TV, wireless, purified water and secure parking. Their rates were 350 + 450 peso for 1 or 2 persons or 500 peso for 2 persons in a room with two double beds. <br><br>Hotel Real De Carapoa, Paseo De La Juventud No. 102, Tel: 01 (698) 8931796, Email: hotelrealdecarapoa@hotmail.com. This lovely boutique style hotel is located ...

... bus), most of which was spent driving round in circles arguing where the motorway was and establishing that the Arizona bound road was not the way we wanted. We made it back eventually though and spent the evening in Nubu- the finest bar in Guasave and run by my new cousin-in-law, Raul. The whiskey (and vodka. oh, and gin) flowed freely (literally, hurrah!) and we danced to modern latin pop hits bellowing words I didn´t know at the top of my voice.

... of our tour. (Gareth lost interest in continuing so I'm finishing this one off) The next morning we set out on a river cruise and hike. The boats can only be described as 'Mexican ingenuity' with a simple row boat with plastic bbq chairs having been screwed into the boat. We set out and it feels like we are cruising our way down the Waikato river in New Zealand. It's peaceful and there's loads of birdlife that Phillipe our guide is pointing out ...

... it's pretty hot here as I have now descended from the altitude of Creel which naturally keeps it cooler. There don't seem to be any other guests at the Hotel where I am staying , which is a little weird (for budgetary reasons its somewhat less celubrious than the Posada del Hidalgo to say the least, which may be at least partly the explanation). Tomorrow I catch the bus to Mazatlan as I start to head South.

After being dropped just inside the front gates, I scurried back through the touristland. I past by a young man who was making elaborate art using spray paint and I just had to stop. I was absolutely entranced by this mans talent and could not stop staring. I have seen spray paint can artists before but this certain style really resonated with me. He would combine planets with tropical landscapes mixed with sunrises and full moons ...

Well the intention was to be in San Cristobal this morning however I´m sat here in D. F. still. Spent most of yesterday morning trying to get a ticket sorted, firstly they had no tickets left for last night, my card wouldn´t work, then I had to pay cash, so I travel tonight instead. Having sorted the ticket I decided to catch a few rays and relax reading my book at Paza Mayor whihc is just off the zocolo and a great place to people watch, in fact ...

... a cactus - the symbol of Mexico today. In Aztec belief this was literally, the centre of the universe. Today it is the ruins of a temple first begun in 1375 and a museum housing many artifacts of the site and an overview of Aztec civilisation. I liked it very much. That night I met up with Jerome, a french guy who was to be my travel buddy for the next 2 and half weeks. We determined fairly quickly that we were travelling for ...

HI THERE Arrived in mexico city last night after 17hours of flying and 10 hours of waiting in airports. THE HOSTEL I'D BOOKED INTO DID FREE AIRPORT PICK UPS WHICH IS A REAL BONUS, BUT WHEN I RANG THEM TO SAY ID ARRIVED i also told them I had a surfboard, and they said there vehicle wasnt big enough so id have to get a taxi. IT COST MEX$225 which is about nz$45 which I guess was a bit of a bummer, but I got let off the normal US$75 charge to put a surfboard on the plane from ...

... is definitely extreme once you get outside the city limits. In the cities you are a bit more sheltered. I would like to travel out to one of the rural areas at some point during this trip, to gain a real understanding of how the masses live. I knew nothing about my host family that I was going to be staying with in Xalapa, other than my host mother,s name would be Ursula. A little nerve wracking to think that we would be staying in some stranger ...