http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Mexico , Guerrero en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:09:38 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:09:38 +0000 Itrsquos Christmas Eve and Irsquom in Acapulco. And Irsquom working much of the day. But the upside is the first part of my work day is taking teens out on a tour so at least Irsquom outside and enjoying the port.Todayrsquos teen tour took us by bus through Acapulco. The streets were so busy with everyone doing last minute holiday things and going to wherever they would spend the hol http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-462575.html This week our regular itinerary is switched around a bit. Usually when wersquore in Acapulco wersquore there from noon until 1am. With this itinerary itrsquos 6am5pm. The regular itinerary is perfect for crew like me who work late I can sleep in then have a full afternoon and early evening out before having to come back to work. So today it meant getting up early in order to get a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-461255.html Today we were in the port of ZihautanejoIxtapa a sort of double port. Our ship pulls into a bay and we tender ashore into Zihautanejo. But the next bay over is Ixtapa and the two cities are pretty much connected. Zihautanejo is in many ways still developing. Itrsquos a bit rougher and itrsquos where many locals live. Ixtapa is very developed and is mainly lined with expensive resorts an http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Ixtapa/blog-459628.html Irsquom slowly starting to fall into the routine of this latest ship. Though it always takes time to feel completely settled and at ease. All of the sea days on our current itinerary are really draining so when we finally get the break of a port day itrsquos tempting to just stay in bed all day But Irsquove been making myself get up and out.Yesterday we were in Acapulco and a group of u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Zihuatanejo/blog-459627.html The Sunday after the wedding see previous blog we went on a bus ride to Mexico City it was excellent we practically had business class aeroplane seats and 2 x movies fantastic After a short taxi ride across town we arrived at yet another lovely hotel Condesa Haus I would highly recommend it which had a four legged bath in the room in the very pretty suburb of Condesa. Sadly we found o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Troncones/blog-450034.html rdquoJeg havde godt nok aldrig troet at vi kunne opn s meget bare fordi vi er pigerrdquo sagde Christina da vi forleden aften var p vej hen til vores nye venner delfinerne. Tanken om at kunne svmme alene med delfinerne efter lukketid var nsten for god til at vre sand men vi havde alt at vinde og intet at miste s vi lod os forfre af et klassisk mexicansk turistscoretrick og udve http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-427641.html We made it to Taxco on Wednesday afternoon after yet another long drive through the winding roads this time with lots of bathroom stops I think I have a kidney infection. There was another futbol game with Barcelona playing this afternoon with Silvia here we can't miss it We didn't have time to drive downtown to catch the game so we found a hotel near the road which incidentally had an http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Taxco/blog-423182.html After hours more in the car we made it north to Acapulco. We walked the beach front near the resort hotels at sunset as the crowds left to see what the hype was all about. It seemed to be more of a party resort but not as bad as Cancun. The scenery was pretty but everyone clearing out left piles of trash all over the sand.Pablo called family friends who had a vacation home here and voila http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-423181.html Acapulco hvor mndene kommer op at sls bare for at st ved siden af osTil alle jer der tror at Tsunami er forbeholdt Thailand kan vi fortlle at fnomenet ogs forekommer i Acapulco bugten Vi fik os noget af en overraskelse da vi en dag l i trance efter at have hengivet os til vores efterhnden faste massagedames blide kokosolieduftende hnder. Pludselig fik vi je p en stor blge de http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-418882.html Actividades del HotelTantas actividades tan poco tiempo...El Ixtapa Palace ofrece una gran variedad de atractivos para asegurar una gran estancia. Algunas de estas actividades incluyen bullPerfect Health Fitness Gym SpabullMagic World AcuaparquebullEl Alebrije Night ClubbullRaquetbolbullBasketbolbullAquaBasketbullTennisbullAlbercasbullGolfitobullMesas de BillarbullRe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Ixtapa/blog-396349.html March 12 09 Thaddeus and I pulled into Troncones at 530 in our rented Nissan all boards accounted for. Saw a few waves breaking at the Troncones T as we pulled into the little town. A right turn took us to Casa Delfin Sonriente where we had booked a week for this our first trip. Glen the owner checked us in and recommended we surf on the beach out front of the Casa for glass off and so w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Troncones/blog-389741.html I hands down had one of the best times ever in Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. I did so many cool things.I went para sailing sailing ate raw oysters off the beach swam through coral and slept on the beach And ah the beach The trip was really affordable as well. I think I payed about 200 US dollars the whole 3 days including bus. I also ate like 30 something oysters and some lobster. Not a bad dea http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Zihuatanejo/blog-387123.html We departed the Fairmont Acapulco Princess after a 3 day stay and took a taxi up the Costera Alleman to Las Brisas. It was unbelieveable to see all of the new construction that has taken place on this road since our last trip here in 2000.We turned right at the familiar white and pink wall entrance to Las Brisas and drove up the hill to reception. We were welcomed with their signature pink marga http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-386317.html We flew in on Aeromexico. I am still impressed by the seat comfort and service they provide on board. The cockpit staff and flight attendants are always friendly and cheerful. We breezed through immigration at the brand new terminal in Mexico City a big improvement over the old one. There were plenty of shopping eating and drinking diversions to keep us occupied for our 3hr. layover.We made http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-386174.html OK this was also a bunch of old photos from a year and a half ago right after Cuernavaca CHECK IT ALOTAFUN http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-383158.html Hi... Im a Mexican. In this oportunity I wish to share with you the photos of my favorite place of this part of the Costa Chica of Guerrero.Hola. Soy Mexicano. En esta ocasion deseo compartir con ustedes las fotos de mi lugar favorito de esta parte de la Costa chica de Guerrero http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Ixtapa/blog-377414.html This place is an amazing place to spring break I'm 21 years old and my and 8 of my girlfriends went to Acapulco for only 75 a night to stay here. And the year before my parents went there for a week no matter how old you are this place suits you. I wouldn't be blogging for no reason everyone This is a cheap afforadable place that realistically makes you feel like a millionaire. Look at the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-367860.html Day 17We caught a bus to La Placita where we watched as they butchered a cow on the street with an axe. We got back on the bus and continued on to Lazaros Cardenas where we walked 1 block and immediately caught a bus to Zihuatanejo. It was a long day of riding the winding coastal highway 200. Zihuatanejo is a collection of a small group of beaches most of which are connected by a pleasant windi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/blog-364859.html Day 2 was rather uneventful the plane arrived on time we left on time and landed in a typical day in Acapulco. 30 Degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We excaped the gouging taxis fares just to discover no taxis would pick us up on the road outside the Airport. We decided to take a local chicken bus complete with holes in the floors and no glass in the windows. The Woman in front of us skillf http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-359483.html Having flown AA twice in the past 5 years and both times having issues with mechanical problems with the plane we werent surprised to find that when we arrived at the air port at 430 am that our flight had been cancelled due to mechanical problems. The first attendent placed us on stand by for another flight to Chicago but apon arriving at our gate we were informed we were dreaming if we thoug http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Acapulco/blog-358785.html