Destination: Mexico

Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [820]

  We are camping again at the best campground ever.   Hotel Pepe RV Park is in Tepotzotlan, about 25 miles north of Mexico City.   We have a football size grassy area to ourselves, electricity and an outdoor kitchen.   Our own toilets and showers ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Teotihuacan Pyramids - Mexico

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Acapulco - Mexico

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Going Loco down in...Mexico

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [1137]

So, it was the last country where our five Spanish phrases would come in useful (although James also decided to use one at US immigration - oopsy!). As normal, Danielle got her way and we stayed in a posh (ish) hotel near the Cathedral. It was Day of ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Monarchs of Mexico

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [670]

  In a corner of the state of Michoacán, 10,000 feet above sea level, hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies congregate to spend the winter.   They come from Canada and the Midwest U.S.   They begin their 5000 kilometer journey in summer and ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

The Cast and Crew

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By marksgone | Views [456]

It’s a strange Trio we make: The Cast: All narratives demand strong leads, a character that intrigues, beguiles and fascinates; someone you want to live vicariously thru. But here you will not find your alter-ego, rather than the strength of ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Try saying "Guanajuato"

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [739] | Comments [1]

It seems that once you meet another camper you can’t help but run into them again…and again!   When we returned from Guanojuato today Art and Gillian who we had met in Zacatecas were camped nearby.   Tony and Susan, our new friends, had met them last ... Read more >

Tags: friends

Zacatecas

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [966]

We spent the last two nights in Zacatecas, the northernmost of Mexico’s famous silver cities and a UNESCO World Heritage site.    It is a hilly town of narrow, winding cobbled streets, climbing stairways and pastel houses.   The centerpiece of Zacatecas ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Still going

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [673]

Our first week has taken us down the center of Mexico from Cuidad Juarez to Zacatecos with a side trip to Barranca del Cobre or Copper Canyon.   We are averaging just over 250 miles a day, not bad considering the 50 mph speed limit most of the way.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Mexico

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By theunit | Photo Gallery

Crossing over

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [790]

Our friend Mike had hoped to travel along with us for a few weeks, as much to learn how to camp, he said, as to see Copper Canyon.   He wanted us “veterans” to shepherd him through the border crossing into Mexico, little knowing that each crossing ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

canyons, cowboy boots and cacti in chihuahua

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By korihahn | Views [1219] | Comments [1]

Ah, Chihuahua¨ is right.  It is a state with a lot going on.  We just spent our first month in Mexico enjoying the incredible Cuidad Chihuahua, Barrancas del Cobres, and a few dusty towns in between lively with brightly colored anything-that-crawls ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: House Moving Day in Mexico

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By gemma | Photo Gallery

Day of the Dead and Santa Maria del Rio

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By gemma | Views [9440] | 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

Gallery: john and connie Mexico

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Photo Gallery