Villas Del Bosque Aguascalientes

... on each cock is initially taped over to prolong the fight which lasts a max of 5 mins, though despite this, one of the five fights lasted only 6 seconds, another just 30 - the end of the fight is the death of one cock. Like the bullfight, it is not something I'd want to see again, but it was importat to have experienced it! Afterwards went off to hear a classical guitar quartet, a much nicer exerience, before returning to the hotel to escape the rain - yes, a few sprinkles 2 days in a row!

San Luis Potosi to Zacatecas and Jalpa Left San Luis Potosi, made our way past at least a mile of a farmer's market on Sunday morning, of beautiful fresh avocados, tomatoes, flowers, honey, etc. On the outskirts of town,  we stopped at a roadside taqueria  and had our fill of gorditas, which are little pouches made of small tortillas filled with meat. I ordered tripe (intestines) by accident -  I like the ...

... native people to the Spaniards spoke volumes and touched us greatly. There is a decent network of pedestrian streets in the downtown area, however they are incredibly crowded and have a somewhat shabby appearance although we did see some city employees doing clean up. We would also be remiss in not mentioning that like the citizens of Mexico City who drew a great deal of pleasure and fascination out of their skating rink in the Zocalo, the city ...

Accommodation

Whilst here I stayed at Hotel San Antonia, Zaragoza No. 305, Tel: 01 (449) 9159341. This was the best of the budget options in town. The en-suite rooms with cable TV are standard but do vary, so look at a few until you find one you like. Avoid the rooms on the ground level around the parking area. Rooms 35 - 38 are your best bet as they are the nicer rooms and also set back ...

... and people are forced to drive due to lack of public transport, or the fact that most taxi drivers (in Mexico City anyway) have the deserved reputation for being knife wielding muggers? Mexicans justify their alcohol fuelled races by saying they still drive carefully, and it's true that amongst the ones I know tales of crashes after a night on the sauce are practically non-existent. Completely the opposite to home where even driving home from the pub after 2 pints is ...

Whoa!! It's spring-break fever again! While many of us are still cash strapped, a lot will jet set for showshoe, ski, beach fun and the favorite Mexican Dream! Cancun and Acapulco are amazing, no doubt. But given the skyrocketing costs, I'd like to try another Mexican destination, which offers the same tasty foods, sense of culture, history and festive nightlife and which can REALLY be MADE on a BUDGET ...

Finished our work at the company. I rode with one of the employees in a little 1.6L car. I was shocked at his musical taste, 80's American rock. He had two CD's, Depeche Mode and U2. He said that he and his friends really enjoy this genre of music. The next time that I visit I am going to take a few CD's to give away, I know that at the very least I can get them cheaper. We were taken to dinner ...

Arrived at Aguascalientes. We were picked up by a van with a broken windshield and taken to the Fiesta Americana hotel. The hotel is nice, almost resort quality. A bellhop took my bags to the room for me and explained the layout of the hotel, most importantly he told me where to buy cerveza! Spent some time ...

... some extenuating circumstances you might want to consider: *I don't have a clue how often I'll have time and/or access to an internet cafe. *I'm not my most insightful when I'm traveling with a group. The Morocco part of the trip I'm totally group-enveloped. *I've just bought a card-reader for my camera, but I don't know if I'll be able to make it work in internet cafes in Africa or France. *I don't do "this is a pretty place" kind of travelogues. If I ...

The Tuesday market, called La Placita, is now located next to the big grocery store, the Gigante, on the outskirts of town. We made two trips, one right after we arrived and another just to sight see with our friends, the F's. You can get there and back by one of the local buses or taxi. But the first time we went, we made the mistake of getting there mid afternoon and then ...