All the shops including 7-eleven and KFC have traditional gold signs, which look beautiful, but sometimes make it hard finding the shop you're looking for (not that I'd ever go to KFC, but you know what I mean)
The Heart of Mexico February 22nd 2010 I love water, I really do, so leaving the coast was not an easy thing to do... but some of the things I have looked forward to the most in Mexico are in the heart of the country, so we really had no choice 😊
Uruapan
First stop on our way inland was the city of Uruapan that is best known for its proximity to the Volcan Paricutin which erupted suddenly on Feb 20th 1943. A farmer was ... read more
North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
These are the blogs I wrote while travelling from August 2008 to July 2010 - two trips that took me through South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Canada, Mexico and Central America. I hope you enjoy... ... full info