- Mexcio in a Tequila Shot After 3 days in Mexico City I can truly say it is NOT a city full of crime, drugs and gangs ;o( lol. The people are SO friendly and also mahussive. I would recommend that you would need like 2 Posted by jasdeep_virdee in RTW 2011 | Sep 19, 2011
- The Sun & the Moon We went to 'Autobuses de Norte' (North Terminal bus station) where we took a bus and within an hour we had arrived at Teotihuacan.
As we entered we were welcomed in a very bizarre way. Imagine a very tall pole Posted by jasdeep_virdee in RTW 2011 | Sep 19, 2011
- Viva Mexico Woke up in a diff room with 8 other backpackers….breakfast was provided at the ‘The Bed Breakfast’ and surprisingly it was not continental I had eggs on toast and a cup of tea :o) the showers were minging but at Posted by jasdeep_virdee in RTW 2011 | Sep 19, 2011
- I MADE IT!!Hey everyone!
I FINALLY made it to my first little city in Mexico - Playa del Carmen!! Phew! It's hot!
So up until now I've stopped in Fiji, LA, Houston and Cancun. In LA it was great cause I met some Posted by neekspencer in Dom takes on the Americas! | Sep 16, 2011
- This is it!....3 hours later I woke up to the sound of my dad saying ‘Wake up – it’s 5.00 o’clock’. After 6 months of randomly booking my RTW trip I am now actually making my way to Gatwick Airport :o)
I Posted by jasdeep_virdee in RTW 2011 | Sep 16, 2011
- CASA HOY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH IVHQ!This fall Casa HOY welcomes its first IVHQ-Mexico volunteers since beginning its partnership with the international volunteer agency [[http://www.volunteerhq.org/|IVHQ]], which operates in 18 different countries, helping thousands of volunteers connect wi Posted by UnMejorHOY in Alternative Travel: Volunteer Projects | Sep 15, 2011
- Green, white and red... patriotic fever!
Flags and other decorations for sale on the street corner
¡Viva México!
Green, white and red... red, wh Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Sep 15, 2011
- History through murals.... and catsHistory crops up everywhere, in all sorts of places. In Mexico, a very popular way to recount episodes of the country's past history is through large murals. I heard that Diego Rivera, one of Mexico's most outstanding muralists, had depicted Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Sep 12, 2011
- Mexico - Riviera MayaMexico baby! Somwhere my mum had always wanted to go to! After 24 hours of travelling (from leaving home to arrival) we finally got there! Went straight down to dinner in the restaurant to be greeted by Mexican men singing Posted by viajero_chica in My journey around the world........ | Sep 12, 2011
- Back in Mexico City in the rain
A raindrop remains after the rainstorm
We're back in Mexico City. Once again, our lives have been tightly knitted into the routine, traffic, chaos and way of life in this meg Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Sep 9, 2011
- 1998 - Mexico City, Mexico
Once the trip around Central America was finished I went to Mexico City for a few days. Stayed very near the main square (the Zocalo).
These four days were spent wandering around the Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | May 7, 1998
- 1998 - Central America (Part 6 - Mexico)
Thursday 30 April - Very early start for speedboat back to Belize City. Dawn broke as we headed in. Painless border crossing into Mexico. We changed buses at Chetumal for bus t Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | May 2, 1998
- Four Gringos and a Dingo5300 miles with the kids, the dog and a "no electronics" rule on board was probably a good way to test all our sanity but as it turned out we had one of the best times we have ever had Posted by madpax in Ramble On... | Aug 20, 2011
- Mezcal Fair in Oaxaca, Mexico, Reaches New HeightsMezcal has always been associated with the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, since the region in and around its central valleys has traditional been known as the largest and most important producer of the spirit. Santiago Matatlán, a town about Posted by titosarah in Attractions in and around Oaxaca, Mexico | Aug 14, 2011
- Day 8: Tucson, AZ - San Carlos, Sonora, MEXICO - Tucson, AZAt the crack of dawn, while it was still a cool 82 degrees, we changed out New Vanna for a Nissan Versa that we dubbed Non-da, short for Non Rhonda, at the Tucson International Airport. Nonda is a lot like Posted by luckiestshauna in The Luckiest Shauna | Aug 9, 2011
- Microfinancing in Oaxaca, MexicoLast year María was a pieceworker in Teotitlián del Valle earning 5 – 10 pesos for each simple apron she sewed from a roll of cotton print fabric supplied by her patron. Now she’s a businesswoman selling elaborately embroidered Posted by titosarah in Attractions in and around Oaxaca, Mexico | Aug 4, 2011
- Still Holding HandsStill holding hands
I woke up this morning with a severe case of “monkey mind” (an endearing term coined by Katut, the medicine man in Bali). Can it really be true that this trip is coming to and end? Our Posted by ryanober1 in All Ober the Globe | Jul 30, 2011
- "Life" For the past month we have been saying ‘real life starts soon’. I have been thinking of that saying. For 6 months, traveling has been our ‘real life’. It is crazy what we have seen and what we have done Posted by ryanober1 in All Ober the Globe | Jul 28, 2011
- Near HomeWe have been in Mexico for 4 days now, and we have 3 days left until we get home. It is the first time we have touched the Pacific Ocean in 6 months, and it is a lot like our Posted by ryanober1 in All Ober the Globe | Jul 28, 2011
- A Tale of Two CitiesSan Cristóbal is a tale of two cities, with wealthy foreign residents who own boutique shops and hotels and hangout at the numerous coffee shops and patisseries (with European prices) contrasting with the indigenous people from the surrounding villages wh Posted by travelling_kx in Mexico and beyond | Jul 27, 2011
- My Favorites: A Walk Along the Beach in Mexico
I realize this is incredibly cliche, but this walk along the beach remains one of my favorite memories from our first trip to Mexico. We had an early afternoon flight to catch and I, of cou Posted by cgplatt in Our Never Ending Journey | Jul 20, 2011
- Moving on to San MiguelI finally had enough of the mosquitoes!!!
Time to move on so I decided to try out Couchsurfing for the first time. A friend in San Jose del Cabo introduced me and for those of you not in the know, it Posted by suzeevee in ¡Vamos! | Jul 19, 2011
- Day trip to Santiago Ixcuintlan - photos only[img=http://photos.travellers Posted by suzeevee in ¡Vamos! | Jul 19, 2011
- Every Dog Has His Day (not for sensitive viewers)
Amaranth announced there was a free clinic in Aticama today. The vet was coming to do sterilisations on the dogs and cats that roam the streets and could we go and help her round up some animals?
Katherine and she had Posted by suzeevee in ¡Vamos! | Jul 19, 2011
- Independence Day(s)
The 4th of July brought an invitation to a party. The die-hard ex-pats, the ones who didn’t leave to escape the bugs and humidity, got together to celebrate the independence days of Canada (1st July Posted by suzeevee in ¡Vamos! | Jul 19, 2011