- Mexican Musings
[i]Rowan's last blog introduced Mexico with the tempting prospect of cheap hotdogs......thankfully our time here has offered much more than that, with amazing Mayan ruins, some quality beach-time, and swimming in beautiful cenotes. And yes, he did get his Posted by bigtrip09 in Ali and Rowan's Big Trip | Jun 30, 2009
- Pre-packing for Trip to Mexico
Well here it is 5 days before we leave. I have piles of things to take to Mexico. We are trying to just do the carryon and no checking of bags for easy on and off the plane Posted by gossenbe in Arroyo's On the Go | Jun 26, 2009
- party´s, piñatas and lots (and lots) of rain!!!
so.. it´s been a wee while, thought i should filll you in on recent events. the past few weeks have been rather packed, but i shall give it my best shot to do them justice.
where to begin?! well... Posted by bethwilson in Mexico Team Tearfund | Jun 25, 2009
- Mexican Birthday Extravaganza!
Hey again...
In her last e-mail, my Aunt Peg lamented the fact that I haven't posted here in some time. As my time in Mexico is coming to an end, I figured I'd better get on it and get to Posted by lrbergen in ¿Qué Onda Güera? | Jun 21, 2009
- Casa de los Sabores Cooking School in Oaxaca expands options
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.
Internationally acclaimed Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera (NY Times, Bon Appetit) has expanded the roster at her well-known downtown Oaxaca cooking school, Casa de los Sabores (House of Flavors). Effective June, 2009, indigenous Posted by titosarah in Attractions in and around Oaxaca, Mexico | Jun 17, 2009
- Go the Socceroo's !!!
Hello friends and fellow travellers
Go Aussie!!! What an exciting result in the world cup for Australia! Shelly and I got up early to watch the Australia v Japan game here in Pla Posted by paulymx in South America in 2006 | Oct 14, 2007
- Mehico!
Hello friends. Hope everyone is well.
Shelly and I are currently in Guatemala. We’ve just done about a week or so of travelling in Mexico. Mexico is quite different from the rest of Latin America. Here is Posted by paulymx in South America in 2006 | Oct 14, 2007
- Cabo, Mexico
I just got back from a week in Cabo, Mexico and it was glorious! I can't believe that I am actually cold here in California, but it was just so beautifully warm in Cali Mexico. I really wish we had Posted by tneal in Where to next? | Jun 10, 2009
- My Journey Down the Yucatan
It was finally time to catch up with the rest of my tour through central america, so I headed off with time to spare only to thwarted by the airlines and the weather. A happy ended was secured when I Posted by rhinoc in Trav vs. The World | Jun 5, 2009
- Top trumps
I got this idea from Mr Ed, a fellow ex-teacher from Korea, who is also travelling at the moment. When we leave each country I am going to do a top trumps card with my ratings of the country, when Posted by monkeyboy1 in Monkey boy's travels | Jun 4, 2009
- Tulum, MEXICO '09
My friend Sandy & I (and her wiener dog, Ruby) stayed just north of Tulum in Tankah Bay in a house right on the beach. We had excellent snorkeling right on our own beach where we saw stingray among other Posted by tripfrolic in From Wonder to Wander | May 31, 2009
- Senor Bruce Wayne
Our time in Mexico has drawn to an end and the last few days were spent in Chiapas, the eighteenth (I think) state that we´ve managed to visit in our two months in the country.
If it was ho Posted by MattAnneka in Burritos y Mojitos | May 22, 2009
- Chichen Itza
We visited Chichen Itza earlier this week, once again the swine flu did us a massive favour and this normally jam packed site was practically empty. So, we got to see one of the 7 wonder Posted by monkeyboy1 in Monkey boy's travels | May 28, 2009
- Snorkeling
We're back now, after a fantastic four days in Playa del Carmen. Before signing off, though, I'm posting some photos from our Saturday snorkeling excursion.
On Friday, we wandered into The Snorkel Shop downtown, chatted with the owner, and ended Posted by elefantstn in Working Vacation | May 26, 2009
- Mexico!
Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya Posted by Wolfpack in WOLFPACK | Dec 25, 2006
- La Ruta Maya
After spending a weekend in Oaxaca and visiting the Zapotec ruined city of Monte Alban it was time to go to probably the world´s most talked about city in recent weeks, Mexico D.F. Only one night there, in a very Posted by MattAnneka in Burritos y Mojitos | May 22, 2009
- Day at the Beach
We've been taking it easy today...
Colleen heads into the water:
Guacamole, at an oceanside food stand / bar:
Ceviche de Posted by elefantstn in Working Vacation | May 22, 2009
- We Are Here
Colleen and I made it into Cancún airport right on time yesterday, caught the last two seats on the bus to Playa del Carmen just before it took off, and booked it into town by about 1:00 pm. Posted by elefantstn in Working Vacation | May 22, 2009
- Hanging with the monkeys
A week ago, lying in my bed at about 4am and quite drunk I heard the weirdest noise in the world, it sounded like an evil man groaning really loudly, swirling around the room – like the Posted by monkeyboy1 in Monkey boy's travels | May 21, 2009
- Playa del Carmen
We leave leave Playa del Carmen Friday, May 15th and head towards Belize then Guatemala.
It's been a lot of fun here as we found a very nice room with loft and kitchen across the street from the playa (beach). It Posted by sostrander in 3 Down Below | May 15, 2009
- Mexico (Merida / Tulum)
Saturday 25 April 2009
After a 14 hour bus ride through the night I arrived in Cancun. Although I loved Palenque there was an opportunity to get a game of football in so I left early and took a slight Posted by Marcos92uk in LASA Tour 2009-10 | May 11, 2009
- Update 2 on Flu
So... after the 10-day "observation" period and the closing of public spaces--cinemas, bars, schools, museums, and office buildings--government and health officials are reporting a decrease in the number of cases and casualties, and are giving green light Posted by UnMejorHOY in Alternative Travel: Volunteer Projects | May 12, 2009
- On the road for a couple of days
We left Isla Mujeres on Thursday and we will miss that little chilled-out island. A rental car awaited in Cancun.
We drove to Valladolid, a colonial town with old Spanish architecture near several Mayan ruins. When we arrived it was Posted by sostrander in 3 Down Below | May 12, 2009
- Mezcal Haze in Oaxaca
As it turns out I am really bad at keeping up with the blog writing business.. so here I am about 4 months later in a little internet cafe in peru trying to catch up! Its one of those Posted by emilybrit in Recession..pah! Pass me another Cerveza | May 11, 2009
- Coco Loco
´Voy con Dios. Si no regreso, estoy con El´....is the frankly rather defeatist message that has started to appear on buses, positioned above the driver´s head. Perhaps it´s because of the flu, maybe the drivers are particularly religious in this Posted by MattAnneka in Burritos y Mojitos | May 9, 2009