Flowing to Puebla Sometimes an Uber to the bus station has taken 20 minutes or more. This time, they arrived within minutes. The rest of my trip flowed just as nicely! The bus left a few minutes late but…we made it to Puebla in 4 hours rather than the 5 plus hours I had been […]
Puebla Magic! Mole and More… Read More »
Teotihuican near Mexico City. Inspiration for “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. It’s been several years since I traveled to Mexico to wander! In June, I found room still available in Oaxaca for Dia de Los Muertos. It was a bit challenging receiving confirmation, lodging places still reeling from the effects of Covid! With
Finally! Re-learning how to plan a “wandering” trip to Mexico! Read More »
Surprise around the corner. My final evening in Queretaro, I headed out wandering with my camera. I did find the church where the thorns grow in the shape of the cross but the courtyard was closed. My plan, turn left and walk! There was one area I hadn’t explored much. And Jesus, a man at
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A quick search for coffee showed a spot near my hostel. It was late, too late for coffee, so I stopped so I would know where it was in the morning. That morning was yesterday and my experience was exceptional! Alejandro explained the different coffees they had, which was best for chemex or aeropress and
Surprising coffee here in Queretaro! Read More »
Short walk yesterday turned long! So much to see here. Pedestrian streets set up for vendors last night. Amazing variety! Food and architecture and everything in between. There is so much variety here! Hamburgers, sushi, pizza, bakery, coffee, chapulines (grasshoppers) and more. Original architecture, Spanish architecture and so many monuments in such a small
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Early 4:25 am pick up, quick ride to the airport and “zoom-zoom”, off on another adventure. Disorienting but adjusting! Benito Juarez airport is very disorienting for me. It was better this time! However, the first part of any travel is disorienting! New culture and climate. Tired from travel. My mind is wired for English but
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Going slow. Experience authentic communities. Be present. Savor. No long overnight bus rides this time. Seeing new places. Visiting old friends. Meeting new friends. And revisiting some favorite spots from last time. First, I’ll explore some new areas North of Mexico City. Starting in some new places. Seeing old friends. Meeting new friends. Sampling
Authentic Travel…a little glimpse! Read More »
A clue! Yes, a clue! An adventure looming on the horizon. I’ll post more in coming days. Testing and Playing! For now, I’m testing and playing with a new way of consistently laying out my posts. It will make it simpler for me, is flexible and, hopefully, be faster when I have poor internet speeds
Actually, I have tomorrow but it is moving day so that’s different. I have an early flight Thursday and with traffic, I’m moving closer to the airport for one night. That will give me a new neighborhood to explore as well. Today, I made it to Teotihuacan. I took the local bus to the Del
My final travel day in Mexico! Great experience! Read More »
The name simply has a nice ring to it, Cuernavaca! Sounds old, authentic and somehow real Mexico. When the bus arrived, we really hadn’t. Cuernavaca has been the victim of urban sprawl and it was a long way from the edge of Cuernavaca to Cuernavaca! With the sprawl, I had read that the city
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Nice challenging test today! In Mexico City, my let hurt so much I had to stop every ten minutes or so and sit or stretch. After the massage work today, I decided to test it again. After all, I am here today in Tepoztlan and this weekend, crowds descend on the city and the trial
UPDATE…now, with actual photo’s rather than blank spaces. Really slow wifi last night kept disconnecting! The photo above is from a weeknight when the street is actually really quiet! Interesting, yes! Pricey, yes! Not my favorite place to be. I don’t much like big cities, preferring the more intimate connections of smaller villages. Mexico City
I’m a bit overstimulated after being here more than a week. Every evening, something is going on and crowds grow so large, it is difficult to move about. As the week neared the end and the Dia de los Muertos, tourist crowds grew even more. Nothing personal but Oaxaca is a different city and a
Bit over-stimulated! Read More »
Decoration during Dia de los Muertos in Oaxaca!
Travel to Oaxaca Celebrating Dia de los Muertos! Read More »
Clouds gently brush past me here on the patio in San Jose del Pacifico. It’s moist and it’s cold! And, it’s mid-afternoon! No wonder many cabana’s here have fireplace! This is a very quiet little village! Not much going on here! I decided to stop here for a night or two on my way to
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Tonight, finally, I have good WiFi. They actually got a new service installed last night and it is surprisingly fast compared to past experiences! Found good gelato before leaving Zipolite! Pluma Hidalgo is coffee country in Oaxaca. There are a lot of coffee farms around! Tomorrow morning, I’m being picked up and going to visit
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Clever that I am, with extremely slow internet here, I wrote the words to a new post on my laptop and posted it to notepad. That way I could copy it here and then add photos. Great idea! I have the photos on my iPad but….. Apparently the notes didn’t copy. So I’m writing in
This is my third full day of travel. I’m getting into a rhythm now. While traveling, I posted on facebook about my travel experience. For those of you who aren’t on facebook, I will repost some of that here later. But first, Chiapas. This is my third visit here, the first being 30 years ago.
Getting in the travel Groove, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas! Read More »
Here’s the scoop on this day of travel. I left home at 4:30 am and arrived in Bacalar at 8:30 pm. Long but energizing day. Lovely connection and conversation on the plane with Gina! Then met Nick and continued the connection. Flight arrived about 35 minutes early and we had a gate ready. Arrival time
The flexible traveler has arrived….. Read More »
Wandering for my birthday! I got the urge to take a birthday trip. And then witnessed it unfold. I checked flights and found good affordable direct flight . Then I cleared my calendar. Suddenly, I was busy with only 10 days to plan my trip and pack! Several people made comments to me like “I’d
Travel primer……how to travel from Cancun to Bacalar to Belize to Flores to Rio Dulce. Read More »