Blogs from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - page 7

So we left Mexico City by 1st class bus, the lounge was more like an airport than a bus station. Metal detectors check your luggage in and the board a bus for the 6 hour bus journey. I had been dreading this but it went very quick and was actually really comfy. We arrived in Oaxaca and after a short walk arrived at our new home Casa Angel. We have another private room which is new and very clean. The whole hostel is great. The staff are friendly and helpful. The hostel is very clean and they have a lovely free breakfast. Eggs cooked how you want, and very good price. Very near the main street. The first evening we had a quick wonder around the main street and headed to a pizza place, as we ... read more

Well our days of laying on the beach and drinking cocktails are over (well at least for a week). Flew to Oaxaca City from Peurto Escondido on a teeny weeny plane. Kind of like the Sounds Air ones at home. Arrived and it was pretty chilly. We are about 5000ft above sea level and first thing in the morning you feel it. And when the sun goes down at night! During the day though we are getting 32 degrees!!! I seem to have developed my sun allergy again. Seems every time I spend too much time in the sun I get what looks like sandfly bites over my arms and legs. Not sure what it is, but bloody annoying and super itchy!!! Finding not a lot of English spoken here so a bit of menu roulette ... read more

So been in Oaxaca for a week now. The weather has been so much better than closer to Mexico City though its still a bit cold at night. So got here last Monday after a 4.5 hour bus ride from Puebla. Was a nice scenic trip through lots of valleys as we made our way 1000m closer to sea level...still 1500m above sea level though! In some of the valleys there were heaps of cacti taking up literally every part of earth, was a strange scene but pretty none the less. So got to the bus station and met my host mother, Sylvia, and drove back to where I would be staying. Turns out theirs another Australian staying there as well for two of the weeks I'm here which has been good, not so boring going ... read more

So here is my first blog about Mexico which does NOT contain my adventures in Mexico City! I finally managed to say goodbye to it and took a comfortable, albeit long, 6-hour bus journey to the incredible city of Oaxaca (pronounced wah-hah-kah), in the state of the same name. I arrived in the evening on the 17th November, and it did not take me long to fall in love with the place. A seemingly endless number of galleries, churches and random art exhibitions await in the city, each showing incredible works and/or architecture. However, while my first couple of mornings and afternoons were spent exploring the aforementioned cultural sights, my first couple of evenings were spent in front of the TV! I shall explain why before I am judged too harshly... The hostel which I was ... read more

Home Sweet Home! I love to travel but I alway's love coming home. We had a busy trip and a bad internet connection so waited to finish the blog. The trip in total was 9 days with two of them mostly travel so we really tried to cram a lot into our days without feeling like we were rushing through like crazy turists. For me it is as important when visiting a place to not only see the highlights of the area but to also get a sense of the city or area your visiting. Watching a city come awake and checking out places they are eating and just meeting people who live there. So whether your talking to a Taxi driver, waiter or someone at the hotel desk take a moment to just ask about ... read more