Blogs from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 10

The small city of Guanajuato made quite an impact on us as we approached it. The taxi went through a number of tunnels and the city was all cobblestone and steep hills. We were dropped on the street and sent up some stairs to Casa Bertha. We walked to a quiet plaza and were pointed the right way by an internet cafe guy. He also mentioned Casa Pita around the corner so we went there first. The lady was nice and spoke English and her house was beautiful with lots of tiles and ornaments. We accepted a charming room with a balcony for P$450 (US$43) but soon realised that she lied about the cable. She had said there were 61 channels but we only found 8 free channels. Confronting her she started with 'I will have ... read more

January 2008 Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/Ches.Alli/Chapter6NCToMexico It's been 3 months since we last wrote. What happened? We've been on the move constantly it seems without a set time to sit and write with an electrical connection. Anyway, here we are in Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan listening to KUNM online at our campground, the Hotel Villa Patzcuaro with both electricity and internet. This is a beautiful spot next to a quaint town known for its many artisans and we should be here into the new year. Back to the travel log and to October 7 when we left Allison's mom after a wonderful long and relaxing visit. We headed to Florida to visit Ches's mother, Sistee, who lives in Stuart. Now lets' face it - neither of us cares much for Florida. It is ... read more

Well this is obviously my new trend to be delayed on my blog. So let me see…. I’ve covered Mexico City. Well after Mexico City just another passing week accept for one big thing. We had a big 80s party. It was great tons of people came and everybody dressed up. As seen in the picture we did 80s with a nice twist!! School thus far has been going well, the work is picking up but the learning/teaching style here is very different then that at school. The change is nice. My Spanish is improving, but I still get nervous sometimes when I speak but once I get into the groove it flows a lot better. I have noticed that my comprehension level is near perfect now, YAY!!! I have been taking salsa lessons amongst ... read more

Hi everyone! I spent the last few days in a town called Cuernavaca, then yesterday I arrived in a lovely little town called Guanajuato- I think that it´s my favourite place so far! Apart from Mexico City, I haven´t actually been to one place yet that was on my original itinery! Have been going to random places to try and avoid all these annoying hurricanes that keep coming around. So far have been very lucky and have only seen a bit of rain. Hopefully I´ll be back on track in a few days! Guanajuato is so cute. All the streets are cobbled and dinky. It is built on a mountain side, but luckily the main town area is pretty level so not too much hill walking! It´s a university town with lots of language schools which ... read more

We took a four hour bus to Guanajuato. The time the bus was great, the toilet was in good condition and they gave us goodie bags with snacks. On the downside, they made us sit through Mel homophobe Gibson's "The Patriot". So if you're ever having to catch a bus around Mexico, check to see if "Primero Plus" does your route. Guanajuato is absolutely beautiful. It's a colonial town but has a large university so it also has a young, bohemian feel to it. Lots of quirky cafes, bars and unusual shops. I've even seen some Mexican goths! I read that Hurricane Henriette hammered Acapulco -- good timing we left when we did -- and the storms are making their way inland so that would explain the thunder storms I can hear outside my window as ... read more