Destination: Mexico

Monte Albán

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [1094] | Comments [3]

 So we convinced Arianne to come with us to one of the classes we were trying out at a different community center called "IMSS", it is closer to our house. Around 5 in the afternoon we headed out and towards the center, when we got there we ... Read more >

Tags: monte alban

Road journeys up the Central Spine

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [1315]

The next journey was up north three hours on the bus to Queretaro through an increasingly dry and desert landscape.  Queretaro was once a centre for opal and silver mining, and it shows in the lovely painted mansions and town houses in the centre.  ... Read more >

Tags: chihuahua, mexico, queretaro, zacatecas

Adios Mexico!

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 | By lounloz | Views [459]

Well we werent in Mexico for a huge amount of time, but we can always come back, we are keen as beans to get to Guatemala which we both feel is calling us.. and because we need to get to the spanish school before we embarrass ourselves anymore! So the ... Read more >

Photos: Steven & Kate's Wedding

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

Como Agua Para Chocolate

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By nickandlaina | Views [1074] | 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 [1434] | 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 [895] | 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 [2224] | 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 [2130] | 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 [1014] | 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 [2378] | 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 [2375] | 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 >