Destination: Mexico

Palenque

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [887]

Palenque (pa-len-kay) is a real find.  It is in the state of Chiapas, known to Americans for its civil unrest but we really enjoyed it.    The gate to the ruins is a mere hundred meters from our campsite at Maya bell but we ... Read more >

Tags: culture

The Ups and Downs of Canyons

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By marksgone | Views [648] | Comments [1]

With a new companion in tow it was time to leave the bikes standing idle. Their new surroundings a dust-filled back shed of a hotel, the discarded, part-used paint cans and cracked bathroom basins shoved to the side to make room for tools of a much ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The Olmecs

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [2476]

This is our trip and we reserve the right to whimsically change our plans.   Rather than follow plan ‘B’ towards the Pacific coast and into Guatemala we reverted to our original plan and headed north east towards Xalapa (ha-la-pa) - also spelled Jalapa ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Oaxaca

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1780]

The zocalo in Oaxaca is the ideal place to people watch and the restaurants provide the perfect vantage point.    Musicians stroll around the plaza which is decorated with poinsettias at this time of year.   Kids eat ice cream, lovers embrace on ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Around Oaxaca: Mitla, Monte Alban and Mezcal

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [10074]

We are in our third day in the Oaxaca (wha-hock-a) area and haven’t yet visited the city.   We have visited the nearby pre-colonial sites of Monte Alban and Mitla.   Zapotec, Olmec and Aztec   cities were much like the city-states of ancient Greece.... Read more >

Tags: culture

Encounters in a Bar

Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | By marksgone | Views [414]

The doorway stood open, its rusting yet stout grill not exactly screaming a welcome. A concrete partition set just inside the threshold shielding curious eyes from the internal action. The lack of ear piercing mariachi tones making this bar more ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Around Cuernavaca: Xochicalco

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [2139] | Comments [1]

As Teotihuacn declined around 700 AD Xochicalco became the dominant political and economic center for the next 200 years.  It sit on a hilltop and covers nearly 20 square kilometers.  Excavation has been going on only in the last 20 years.  As with other ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Around Cuernavaca: Taxco

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [973]

We didn't really want to go to Cuernavaca but there were some campgrounds nearby we could use as a base for exploring the area.  The climate certainly is better than Mexico City.  It's shorts and T-shirt weather with banana trees and many flowers. Taxco, ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Diego Rivera

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [6669] | Comments [2]

We spent our final day in Mexico City at the Palacio des Belles Artes at the Diego Rivera exhibit.   Rivera is probably Mexico’s best known artist and certainly its most prolific.   The exhibit consisted of murals which could be transported, sketches ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Sorry it took so long

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By jivewalrus | Views [508] | Comments [7]

Hello my friends! I am sorry it took me so long to write but internet access is few and far between not to mention I lose track of time when Im having margaritas and cervezas for breakfast! And let me give the obligatory aplogogy for the mass email.... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Teotihuacan

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1724]

Sunday is the day that Mexican families swarm the city, visit the parks and otherwise relax so we let them to it and took the day off.   It is important to take a break once in a while.   After all, we are supposed to be enjoying the trip.   We tended ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [810]

  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 [1004]

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