http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Douglai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Douglai en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:31:32 +0000 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:31:32 +0000 July 30 2008 . . . I managed to procure a ticket to San Miguel AllendeI made it I bought a ticket using Spanish. I slept most of the way here but did manage to take in a little bit of the countryside lakes and cacti and all. When I arrived at the bus station I was convinced I could avoid having to take another taxi and indeed I managed to find the place I wanted to on my own. Pasadas de http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guanajuato/Guanajuato/blog-305752.html I missed out on going to Las Estacas two times before and Ive always regretted it because everyone goes on and on about how beautiful it is. We took two small vans on our excursion just enough room for the fifteen or so people who signed up to go.Wary of the backseat I chose to sit in the middle of the van since last time we rode in one we got the heck knocked out of our heads as we cruise http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-305744.html Another bus ride on the way to what I think should definitely be one of the seven wonders of the world We left for Teotihuacan by way Mexico Distrito Federal A fancy way of saying Mexico City pretty early in the morning our heads still spinning from silver fever at Taxco.The twohour trip took no time at all excepting of course for those travelers not yet used to the gentle swaying of the b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-301285.html It's pretty early and I can't sleep due to the chickens and dogs that seem to like the early morning hours so I thought I'd catch up with my writing. I should be pretty tired though given the weekend I had traveling around Morelos.The weekend began with a trip to Taxco known for its scenic hillscapes and an abundance of silver products. Taxco is a steep city built on the side of an even steep http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-299996.html Due to the unusually large amount of rain Cuernavaca has been suffering through many of us at the Spanish Language Institute chose to cancel our trip to Las Estacas for outdoor swimming fun. It was so disappointing to look in my mochilla and see my towel and swim trunks laying idly by reminding me that our trip was not to be. It stopped raining after I canceled the trip. . . . but all was n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-297808.html I'm resting after walking to my home from a night of intercambio a sort of teachers exchange where our teachers from Omaha meet with teachers from the state of Morelos to help one another with the respective languages we want to learn. However what I've learned is I can't understand anything We arrived in Cuernavaca after taking a bus from the airport in Mexico City to a tiny http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-297235.html Ah the thrill of packing up your rucksack in anticipation of an approaching trip. In three days I'll be leaving for my third excursion to Cuernavaca to attack the elusive Spanish language and prove to everyone I have the linguistic chops to be amongst the few the proud the Bilingual. It's the night before I'm supposed to leave and essentially I have spent all day preparing yet oddly enou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Morelos/Cuernavaca/blog-294996.html