Destination: Mexico

Photos: Pyramids and churches

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By brian | Photo Gallery

Sipuebla - El instituto espanol

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By brian | Views [1984] | Comments [2]

The Spanish institute I'm attending for the next four weeks is an easy walk from the house of my host family - less than a 10 minute walk if I take my time.   Check in at the school was as expected - orientation, and the requisite signed pledge to ... Read more >

Photos: Sunday in Puebla

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 | By brian | Photo Gallery

Mexico City Madness

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [2419]

Our journey to Mexico City took us up through scrub woodland and then through endless miles more of upland cactus scrub, grey, white and brown, interspersed by the odd river surrounded by a narrow belt of green.  It once more brought home how alien ... Read more >

Tags: chapultepec, dolores almeda, mexico city, templo major, teotihuacan, xochimilco

Photos: Guanujuato II

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 | By junglejane | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guanajuato

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 | By junglejane | Photo Gallery

Photos: Guanajuato, Mexico 2009

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 | By junglejane | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lagos de Montebello

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 | By gemma | Photo Gallery

So long Mexico, for now at least.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 | By robrobjos | Views [1228] | Comments [1]

Hola! We've arrived in Guatamala, but that's another story. Our last few weeks in Mexico were similarly amazing! It seems that just lying on a beach isn't as straightforward as it seems. Our first stop was Puerto Escondido which was the closest coastal ... Read more >

Semana Santa in Oaxaca

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [3761] | Comments [1]

We took the night bus to Oaxaca – an 11 hour journey down into the arid plains and up again into the mountains.  This was our first taste of the massive scale of Mexico – it’s a big country!  It was also our first taste of near ubiquitous cactus desert, ... Read more >

Tags: mitla, monte alban, oaxaca, santa maria del tule, semana santa, teotitlan del valle

Turning into a taco...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By robrobjos | Views [1104] | Comments [1]

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 >

December - Day of Our Lady of Guadelupe, Mexico

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [2148] | Video

Location: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico Dates: 12 December Level of Participation: 4 – take the pilgrimage, or just enjoy the street fair Description: Our Lady ... Read more >

Tags: day of our lady of guadelupe, mexico, world festivals

Hola Mexico City!

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 | By robrobjos | Views [1143] | Comments [2]

After the slightly crazy and emotional 3 week leaving party, we were finally on flight AF438 to Mexico City, whoop whoop. We arrived around 6:30 local time to a less than smooth passing through immigration, the Mexican Official literally picking holes ... Read more >

Tags: arriving, couchsurfing., mexico city

Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead in Mexico

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By sophalina | Views [768]

It is a fairly broadly accepted truth that Mexicans have a different, more complex relationship with death than those north of the border. The long-standing traditions of the Mexican culture have spawned further celebrations around the Día de los Muertos, ... Read more >

Tags: day of the dead, dia de los muertos, mexico, morelia, patzcuaro

Our last days in Mexico

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [643] | 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 >