Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 642

Hello avid readers! Sorry for such a delay between entries. I feel as if I have writer´s block. Maybe it´s because I hear Spanish all morning and then I have to switch into English. My mind just doesn´t seem very clear at the moment, so we´ll see what comes out! Ok, rewind. Last weekend I went to the historical city of Queretaro. It was about an hour´s bus ride from San Miguel. First, we stopped to see an enormous aqueduct. The legend behind it´s creation is very romantic! Supposedly, a man fell in love with a nun and asked her what she would ask for if she could have anything in the world. She asked for fresh water. Smart lady! Her convent was up on a hill and far away from any rivers. So he built ... read more

Mexico City, El Ciudad, has 22million inhabitants, a fantastic Metro system, lots of good food and fantastic activities. Every store, restaurant and street vendor has a turned on TV watching either soap or the beautiful game. Most sidewalks in the city are covered with street vendors, selling anything and everything, leaving only space for single file walking, if that. The Hostel Mexico City, on Republica de Brasil No.8, email: reservacions@mexicocityhostel.com is squeezed between a Chinese Buffet and a camera shop, just steps away from the Zocala or Plaza de la Constitucion, creating the centre of the city. This square is proclaimed one of the biggest squares of the world, according to the Turistico info. On one side stands the Metropolitan Cathedral, the biggest in Latin America, behind an iron gate. The inside of the cathedral ... read more

This week has been crazy for me. I have so much I should be doing right now but I feel like a slacker for not posting in such a long time. Plus I want to share with everyone what an amazing weekend I had in Mauata. The beach we decided to visit is a virgin beach, meaning it has not been developed or comercialized at all. There are no hotels, just cabañas and hammocks to rent for the night. We spent the days swimming the ocean, flosting like mermaids and body surfing. The food that we ate was cooked by families in thier houses that also served as restaurants. Mostly only seafood, so I ate rice and beans. But when one of my buddies ordered an extra plate of shrimp, we saw one of the ... read more

Trev and Liz After taunting Mexico in our last blog, the country became so cross that it gave us a big dose of humility. When we went to get our ferry tickets on Tuesday to leave on Wednesday we learned that the next ferry we could take would not leave until Friday and that it, in fact, would take 18 hours. We decided that flying is the wave of the future and hopped a flight from La Paz to Guadalajara. La Paz is a cool little beach town that seems to be centered around the local Applebees (pictured). We had a couple of hours after our bus ride so we decided to grab some food at La Fondas. We were just kindof TO'd that they didnt give us full meal pics yet. Even though we were ... read more

Hola Amigos y Amigas, After a sad week of saying goodbye to our family and friends, we got on the plane to Cabo and instantly fell asleep. On Sunday, I can say that for the first time in my life I sat next to a pool all day long and did not move. There were points during the day where this task seemed more difficult than running the marathon, but it was really nice to relax and read. We have spent the last 4 days doing the exact same thing, only getting up to make lunch or head into town for dinner. Just to give you a better idea of our general laziness - Our hotel is a beachfront hotel (literally a 10 second walk) and we did not make it down to touch the sand ... read more