Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 711

Well I have an excellent excuse for not writing. I hung out with my friend for the past two days. I went to my friend, Carmen's resturant around 6 on Friday. It is called El Campo Real. I got their just as her little brother, Jesús's birthday party was ending. He is now 5. We went to the movies with her cousins, her little brothers, and her exchange student brother, Johnny the Gun from Thailand. We saw the Santa Claus 3. It wasn't very good. I wouldn't recommend it. I ended up sleeping over. We watched Pirates of the Carribean, but I was tired so I kinda passed out before we finished. I woke up the next morning just as Carmen's mom and dad were leaving. They told me to put on a video so I ... read more

Hi blog readers (I was trying to think of a better name for you all than that but I haven't thought of one yet - suggestions on a postcard) After a week on Isla Mujeres, it was time to move on southwards down the rest of the Yucatan peninsula. My next stop was Playa del Carmen, known to the locals as simply Playa. The history of Cancun and Playa is interesting. In the 1970s, Cancun was simply a small strip of land hanging off the end of the Yucatan peninsula in the shape of a number 7. The main road bypassed the area and carried on to the ferry port so people could get to Isla Mujeres. All that was in Cancun was a small village and miles of unspoilt beaches. The Mexican government thought, "aye, ... read more

The trip to Tijuana started well. We parked the car just north of the border and took the bus to Tijuna - a 15 min ride. The main street, Revolucion, was, as you expect, full of people trying to sell you anything and everything. They did lack a bit of sales technique though. Hello, welcome, come have a look, best store! hardly trigger any buying needs. Once off Revolucion, it got a bit more interesting, with vibrant street markets, street musicians and underdressed ladies. We had a very nice seafood meal and headed back to the bus. For some reason the way to the border from Tijuana is a lot longer than the other way. This time it took us 2 hours. Later we discovered that the US immigration added the extra 1h45min. At last we ... read more

We've just arrived and spent our first day in beautiful coastal Guerrero, Mexico, where we're staying in a quaint little fishing village by the name of Barra de Potosi, just a few miles south of the more infamous resort towns of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Our two-story bungalow is beautiful and fits right in with the Pacific Mexican coastline. It's shaping up to be quite a relaxing vacation; so far, the most difficult parts have been the language barrier, the heat, and bargaining - nothing that can't be dealt with using a little Spanglish and drinking some refreshing beers (more Coronas = better Spanglish). I expected things to be incredibly cheap here, and so far I haven't found it to be that way. I wanted fifty-cent Coronas, not dollar-twenty Coronas. It's only been one day, though, and ... read more

¡Hola! Last night was by far the best night of my life her in México so far. I was sitting at the computer around 5 when my host mother asked me if I wanted to go to a Quinceañera, which is a 15-year-old girls birthday party. It is very fancy, so I got all dressed up and we were off the the church at 6. We first had to stop and buy a gift for Blanca, La Quinceañera. We got her a pretty little necklace, bracelet, and earring set. The first part of the Quinceañera was held in the church. It was a lot like a wedding. It was beautiful. The dress Blanca was wearing was gorgeous. We arrived late so I missed most of what happened. We came in at the part where everyone was ... read more