Discovering a new America

moved on from campeche to merida after seeing the pyramids at uxmal along the way...stood at the top of the biggest temple and looked over the yucatan peninsula was majorly impressive. ma espanol is still shit but have met loads more english speakers at the youth hostels which is cool. including a german called frank who works at german school for the minted kids of the mexican upper class. random the divide here tho is very obvious between the have and the have nots....the villages you pass thru on the way to the tourist sites sum up the word dead end... a road a taco stall some fields and houses still built from palm thatch and wattle and daub. compared to this are brand new toyota 4x4s rolling through the streets of merida. weather any good ... read more

ola am in Campeche no on the yucatan penisula its a beautiful small city, with a park in which i have been sitting and watching the world go by surrounded by charming colonial architecture. its easter week here and swarming with mexicans on their holidays, so at least we aren´t the only tourists.. and the warm winds of campeche feel alright...its about 32 degrees by the way- moy calor have met a few more comedy characters since the last post including Jose a 250 pd mexican american who conforms to every stereotype created about them. the spanish is still a problem but i found out that jose works as a tiler in florida....see what useless information i pick up. AM now bound for uxmal and then to merida nad chichen itza... the blog is a bit ... read more

I´m alive and well in Mexico, in the capital city of Veracruz state- Xalapas. It is frenetic to say the least, a riot of traffic, whistles and fumes. However before I reached Mexico I had the life changing experience that is American customs and immigration..."was i ever a member of the Nazi government of Germany"...hmmm that´s a tough one. Shortly followed by a pat down search, x ray ing ( during which i had take of my shoes and belt, thought it was going to be touch your toes kinda job but alas no). Following which I waited in Atlanta and listened to some Mexican ppl speaking and realised quite how fucked I am, because I understand none of it. After 3 hours of turbluence during which I came close to losing my superb airline lunch ... read more