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Looking at this year calendar, the date of going home is drawing closer and closer. If i didnt take any action now, i will end up doing nothing and achieving nothing. When i say achieving nothing, i mean not travelling to anywhere.Though at least i think i shall still be able to get my Msc done. So, to make things happen...i frenzyly look through all low cost airlines websites.. damn, the price has gone up. I should really book the flight that i saw before the last May bank holiday. It was a deal flying to Marrakesh for less than 50 pounds. Now the price has rocketing up..( i then found out i need Visa for Marrakesh, it must be a blessing in disguise, as i didnt got the ticket booked) Just when i was about ... read more

Xochimilco, if translated from the language of Aztecs, it means 'Place of flowerly-sown land'. Since the 12th century, vegetables, medicinal and ornamental plants are grown here and these traditional activities have remain unchanged. It is here that it claims to have the last few remaining canals of Lake Texcoco and its pre-Hispanic floating gardens, which is built by means of chinampas or artificial islets. The brightly colored squarish boats, most of them complete with female name, the floating food vendors and the Mariachi on the canals have made this place one of the favourite tourist spot in Mexico. All the boats are big enough to take up to 12-14 person, but there were only two of us, so we have the whole boat to ourself. We must have looked like rich tourist for them :). Only ... read more

Today was an interesting day as i would be joined by two travel companions- Kamila and Damien, and Veronica would be leaving the three of us to hit the road ourselves. I knew Kamila through the salsa circle in Newcastle, as of most of my salsa acquaintances, we never get passed the level of saying Hi and Bye. Damien is a friend of Kamila and she only knew him for about two months at that time(if i am not mistaken), and it was my first time meeting him. The three of us were going to spend the next week together. I was quite sad in a way as i kind of got so used to Veronica's company and everything has gone quite well for the last couple of days. We had this sort of unspoken agreement ... read more

Our knee were aching and our feet were soring due to the long salsaing night yesterday at Mama Rumba. We decided to take things slowly today, we went to Chapultepec - The Grasshopper hill. On top of the hill, is the Chalpultepec Castle, where Emperor Maximilian and Empress Carlota of Mexico lived. At the bottom of the hill, there is a huge park, about 1600 acres and can easily take up to 2 or 3 days to explore. It has a few lakes, playgrounds and a zoo. The park is also the house of many museums, this includes the famous National Museum of Anthropology. We got off at Chapultepec Metro station, which brought us directly to the park entrance. To get to the top of the hill, one can walk or take the tourist train. Of ... read more

Coyoacan market is the heart of the commercial life of this colonia area. It offers an insight of mexican tradition to all visitors. You will find typical Mexican handicraft, clothes and fresh food ingredients here. I was drawn to the regional cuisine that they sold here at the food stalls, and was very tempted to try their food, but the thought of possibly getting stomach upset had kept me at bay. We then came to a Mole store, selling brown Mole powder or paste. I remembered trying out this dark brown Mole sauce in Vero's house party. At that time, I had no idea what Mole is about. I was then told that it has a very distintive flavour with subtle hint of chocolate. The word "Mole" comes from the Aztec word "Molli," meaning "concoction", "stew" ... read more