Destination: Mexico
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Sat, 22 Aug 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [268] | Comments [12]
Wir sind gut in Mexiko angekommen. Nach 4 Tagen New York haben wir uns gegen das touristische Cancun und fuer das etwas gemuetlichere Playa del Carmen entschieden. Hier geniessen wir jetzt bei 36 Grad ;-) Sonne, Strand und Margeritas. Morgen trennen ... Read more >
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 | By shelleytravels | Views [206] | Comments [11]
So I am in Mexico City. I have adjusted to the time zone now and am having fun... my hostel is right in the centre of all the action and everyone here is really friendly. On my first day I visited two museums with friends from my room: one about Frida ... Read more >
Tags: mexico city
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [859] | Comments [9]
21/1/09 - 4/2/09 Guerrero Negro to La Paz 840 km Sometimes things happen exactly at the right moment. For us this was meeting Vincent and Michel, two Swiss cyclists, who also started their expedition in Alaska in May, and were on their way to Argentina.... Read more >
Tags: mexico, baja california, biking, whales, birds, wildlife, beaches, desert, cactus, cyclists
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [173] | Comments [8]
Diego has contracted a disease..... Doctor Jose has his diagnosis: Possibility x). Diego, having drunk from the fountain of youth (or was it a Michelada) he has miraculously turned back the clock to when he was a fifteen year old going through puberty ... Read more >
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [624] | Comments [6]
30/3/09 - 7/4/09 Mazatlan to Guadalajara 534 km After nearly two months off the bike, we saddled up and rode out of warm and sticky Mazatlan where we had enjoyed a tranquil time with our amiga Chamely and her puppy ‘Blitz’. Mazatlan itself was ... Read more >
Tags: mexico, cycling, pacific coast, birds, wildlife, tequila, beaches, boat trips, volcanoes
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [231] | Comments [6]
Woa woa Chihuahua. The weekend here started with a huge one Friday night.... We were staying at a hostel where the lobby is converted to a bar on the weekend. What started out as a couple of quiet beers very quickly became the party of the century.... Read more >
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [354] | Comments [6]
Neil picked us up in San Jose and took us to his land out by Agua Caliente. He is building a retreat there. We helped him to clear some of his land and Kent helped him sort his water storage problems and solar power. We camped in his trees, very noisy ... Read more >
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [825] | Comments [5]
10/1/09 - 19/1/09 San Diego to Guerrero Negro 724km It is a fine and sunny day in San Diego, the chickens are scratching in the yard, ‘the Casita’ (our home for the past week) is cleaned and bikes are loaded into the back of Merle’s pick-up truck.... Read more >
Tags: mexico, great people, cycling, traffic, desert, cactus, dangers
Sat, 30 May 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [504] | Comments [3]
13/5/09 - 22/5/09 Oaxaca to San Cristobal 468 km Oaxaca is a great city to enjoy some downtime, relaxing with our cycling friends Martin and Susy, checking out Monte Alban, wandering the markets and artesanias, the leafy ‘zocalo’ and working ... Read more >
Tags: mexico, oaxaca, cycling, food, mountains, sickness, san cristobal
Tue, 12 May 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [393] | Comments [3]
13/4/09 - 7/5/09 Guadalajara to Oaxaca 1204 km The days in Guadalajara with Nobu, Hiro and Ken fly past. They are captivated by the city with its climbing wall, cinema and skate boarding and decide to stay longer, while we get back in the saddle, ... Read more >
Tags: mexico, cycling, volcanoes, swine flu, desert, cactus
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [128] | Comments [3]
In den letzten 3 Wochen habe ich (Franzi) mehr oder weniger erfolgreich versucht, spanisch zu lernen. Vokabeln lernen war noch nie meine Staerke! Aber ich kann jetzt zumindest fragen, wo die Toiletten sind (wichtig;-) Anfangs waren in der Schule sehr ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [46] | Comments [3]
Ok ok so Dan and I have been very slack keeping this journal updated but to be completely honest, we haven't really done too much touristy stuff since arriving in Mexico... After a crazy 4 months of traveling we needed a holiday away from our holiday ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 | By will | Views [1826] | Comments [6]
The Sierra Norte is a range of mountains just to the North of Oaxaca which contain a network of trekking and mountain biking routes through spectacular pine forests. The ancient pathways connect eight villages ( the pueblos mancomunados) which work ... Read more >
Tags: trekking route descriptions
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By chrisbyrne6 | Views [255] | Comments [3]
Sunday, 15th July, 2007 So, im now in Chiapas Mexico, we spent pretty much the entire day (5am to 11pm) getting to Palenque, Chiapas.. From what ive seen so far, it is very beautiful.. We took a taxi, then a bus, then a plane, then a taxi, then ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By k-lero | Views [240] | Comments [6]
Tenía muchas ganas de venir a Chiapas, ya que todo el mundo me había hablado genial y, la verdad, no me ha defraudado para nada. Es bueno, bonito y barato. De hecho, sorprendéntemente es más barato que casi cualquier país centroamericano, cosa que agradezco ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By guillermoafonso | Views [200] | Comments [3]
Proyecto ciclista Bueno. Explico los planes. Construi una bici en San Francisco a partir de piezas en la asociacion "Bike Kitchen". Ha quedado preciosa, y marcha como la seda. No tenia nada claro mis planes y decidi apostar por ir bajando ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By robrobjos | Views [68]
I think I may be turning into a taco, but it`ll be a submissive transition if it happens. Still in Mexico and the food here is still amazing.
We are now in Puerto Escondido after a busy week.
We watched Lucha Libre at Arena Mexico last ... Read more >
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By gemma | Views [2065] | Comments [2]
My first month in Mexico is completed now. I've not been working so hard and I'm still waiting for my schedule to truly fill up. I'm moving house on Saturday, which is something to look forward to except for all the furniture i now have to buy. The ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 13 May 2008 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1252] | Comments [2]
El desierto de Baja California De El Rosario a Guerrero Negro, desde donde escribo. Ya estamos a 720 kilometros de Tijuana, y a 760 de La Paz. El medio de este viaje. Salimos de El Rosario hace 5 dias, sin Salvador, pero con unos 25 litros de agua y ... Read more >
Wed, 14 May 2008 | By gemma | Views [566] | Comments [2]
This weekend i felt the need to get away by myself. I'd had a bit of a stressful week and the idea of heading out to the countryside of La Huasteca appealed greatly. So early on Saturday morning I headed out to Ciudad Valles - a town about 5 hours ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [190] | Comments [2]
5 reasons why Mexico City is a dangerous place. 1. There is a gang of little old ladies that rob and kill unsuspecting tourists. (This happened to us 3 times) 2. If you carry an ATM card criminals can smell it, and before you know it there'll be ... Read more >
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 | By jarrodkee43 | Views [145] | Comments [2]
Warning: If you are easily offended do not read on..... Sorry to all our adoring fans and I know there's many of you (or is it the same psycho viewing all our stories over and over? We aren't sure!?). We're sorry, because it's been a while since the tequila ... Read more >
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By gemma | Views [2663] | Comments [1]
Well, I did a lot over the xmas holidays, and enjoyed my new camera that Ed brought me from Spain to replace my old one which gave up on taking landscapes to my annoyance... We visited Matehuala, Real de catorce and Zacatecas and of course spent some ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 | By gemma | Views [403] | Comments [2]
This weekend we decided to do a day trip to San Pedro, a small silver mining town 20 mins from San Luis Potosi. No buses go there but we'd been assured it was easy to go by taxi and it wouldn't cost excessive amounts. Unfortunately the taxui driver ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [350] | Comments [2]
We had great luck and got a ride in about 5 minutes flat from Tequila. We were heading to Tepic but the ride was heading to Puerto Vallarta so we decided to go with him to Las Varas and head on to the turtles from there. We ended up staying the night ... Read more >
