Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 651

Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The penultimate stop on my journey around Mexico, this little gem of an island didn't let me down. We arrived amid a tropical downpour (hence refering to Travis), the streets were deeply awash but our moods were light, the hostel we had been recommended was supposed to be a really sociable one...and it was! We dumped backpacks and headed straight for the bar, the frozen cocktails were all two for one so carnage ensued!! We chatted to loads of people and had a merry time, I even saw the two Dulwich girls I'd met on my first stop in Oaxaca, then the Danish girl that was at the previous stop and this one, again one of many many random meetings with random people. The past couple of nights have been a bit ... read more

Sand Castle Inn Bed and Breakfast - Katie and Jim owners. Great time, great party (Friday Night Social Club). Friends I met are Mari, Marta, Ricky & Faye Diggs, Fred and Jan Morgan (at mexicoanswers.com), Mike & Liz, Roxanne and David. But without feedback, and after a month of not developing the film, I can't put names to faces, so sorry y'all! I'll show your faces anyway! ... read more

These are from Progeso but a couple of different weekends. Enjoy. It's so pretty here. ... read more

url='/Videos/3924.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3924.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Voladores in El Tajin Week of June 11-18, 2007 Before departing Mexico, we decided we needed one final road trip. This trip was to be the best yet. We were hoping to keep it around 7 or 8 days. First we looked at the Oaxaca Coast on the Pacific side. Then I realized the climb over the mountains was a seven hour trip of hair pin curves with many bloggers warning that you must take motion sickness medicine. Then several of my Mexican friends strongly discouraged the trip indicating that it was not entirely safe right now. Apparently President Calderon has sent the military to the region in hopes of stopping the drug traffic. So, we turned our attention to the Gulf Coast. The State of Vera Cruz was, of course, the logical ... read more

We have been over a week in Mexico already and the end of our trip is near! We first spent a few days in Palenque as Em couldn´t cross through Belize without a Visa. Not always good to have an Austrian passport! Anyway, we visited the ruins in Palenque but we decided not to bore you with more pics of Maya ruins. However, we saw this fantastic green snake when we were going from ruin to ruin. FRom Palenque we went straight to Tulum on the sea and we have been here since. It is very nice and laid back - we stay in a small hut on the beach and there is little infrastructure. This means that we do a lot of BBQ´s and shopping in the town. As it is low season the ... read more