Destination: Mexico

Photos: Steven & Kate's Wedding

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

Como Agua Para Chocolate

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [1112] | Comments [2]

 "¡Nieve, Nieveeee!", you would have heard Chino and me yelling, in between laughs and other jokes, today at the Feria in El Llano, a park in Oaxaca. Casa Hogar had a stand in the middle of the festival and we were selling two types of marmelade, ... Read more >

Tomatillo Salsa

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [1481] | Comments [5]

     "Hey, whats up dude!?" was how an enthusiastic Arturo greeted me this afternoon after I had been helping clean the kitchen at Casa Hogar.  "¿¡Que onda wey!?" was my equally enthusiatic response, which has about the same meaning ... Read more >

Wrap up of 5 amazing weeks: advice on traveling in Mexico

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By brian | Views [919] | Comments [3]

So this is it.  I should be in Mexico City today (although I've started calling it DF like everyone else) but at 7:00 AM this morning in the Zocalo, watching the world come to life around me, it was hard to remember why. I have to pick up my bag.  I'd ... Read more >

Tags: travel advice

Photos: Huatulco

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By brian | Photo Gallery

Huatulco: Snorkeling, Beaches, Tortugas, y Crocodilos!

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By brian | Views [2337] | Comments [5]

So I'm inspired to write tonight because of three things:   The trip is rolling down - I leave for Mexico City tomorrow, for a Sunday departure to Canada. I finally learned to snorkel! I saw today the funniest menu translation I've ever seen. ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Cocina Méxicana

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [2187] | Comments [7]

Ok, I hope to capture this story well, and as funny as it was for me. As I said in the last blog, we "thought"  we were enrolled in the Mexican cooking (Cocina Méxicana) class. The reason I said this was because when we first visited the Casa ... Read more >

The end of Puebla, and the beginning of Hautulco.

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By brian | Views [1062] | Comments [5]

I know that there are bad things going on in the world.  Haiti, and more recently Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail.  With that said, it is hard to describe how good I feel, and how much I appreciate this adventure. Yesterday was not a good day.  The ... Read more >

Casa Hogar de Los Niños de La Luna

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [2443] | Comments [5]

 "Said (Sai-eed), Said! Lavarse los manos!"  I find myself saying on a regular basis, at Casa Hogar, the child care center Laina and I have been volunteering at for the last two weeks. The little house which is home to about 23 kids under 6, ... Read more >

Photos: Messico Seedy & Coatepec

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mexico City & Teotihuacan

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 | By brian | Photo Gallery

Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [2433] | Comments [4]

 Oaxaca, pronounced "Wah-hak-ah" , is a small colonial city in the far south of Mexico. We are going to spend at least our next six weeks here. Oaxaca is very pretty and charismatic, there are many cobblestone streets and lots of colonial style ... Read more >

Blackout, Piedra del Sol, Mescal, and a loss of an old friend.

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [1165] | Comments [4]

We woke up to another beautiful day in Ciudad De México! Heading down to the local bakery, La Speiga, I picked up some fresh baked bread, some croissants, and also a danish. The air is crisp and the the sun is nice and warm. Today we are going to head ... Read more >

El fin de semana: Puebla, Week 2

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 | By brian | Views [810] | Comments [1]

For anyone interested, this style of travel really is interesting.  Maybe I'm a little slow, but it only started to sink in last night that I am not really on a holiday - I am actually living in Mexico, with a schedule to keep, with work to do, fully ... Read more >

Photos: Baha California

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 | By rachel_and_daniel | Photo Gallery