http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Mexico , Tamaulipas en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:41:45 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:41:45 BST Gulf Coast 12th July 21st JulyFrom Victoria We took the bus to Tampico on the Gulf Coast. The buses we had got so far in Mexico were very comfortable with reclining seats and clean toilets and were also quite cheap. When we arrived in Tampico we caught a bus into the Centro to try and find a hotel. The one we tried first was called Hotel Capri and had rooms available that were pretty cheap s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/Tampico/blog-310301.html We just returned from an extended weekend in Northern Mexico to attend a wedding in Cuidad Victoria capital of the border state of Tamaulipas. It was our honor to witness and celebrate the nuptials of two good friends Micah Looney of TexasNew Mexico and his lovely bride Zyanya Anaya a native of that city. Everything was splendid from the ceremony to the party from the worldrenown Mexican http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/blog-209901.html Note The details here are woefully lacking. Most of the group was at the 2nd site and so I don't know much about what they did except that they were working on a classroom for special needs children... painting installing insulation doing trimwork and so forth. This was my third mission trip to Mexico and second with First Presbyterian. As with last year we spent two days intransit to Va http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/Matamoros/blog-170371.html Hey y'all I hope life is treating you well wherever you are24 hours ago I was looking out at the Gulf of Mexico letting the saltwater tickle my toes and enjoying some great fish empanadas...We should travel this weekend... that's pretty much how this all started... James suggested we take a weekend trip because he doesn't want to go back to Australia having regretted staying in Monterrey http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/Tampico/blog-91806.html March 3 2006A trip up the mountain to El Cielo Biosphere in a cage truck...It was a dark and stormy nighthellipwell not stormy but definitely dark. And oh the stars No light pollution down here. The night was restless anticipating the knock on the door from Karen the designated wakeup caller listening to Mexican music in the middle of the night coming from the Nopalita plant next d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/Gomez-Farias/El-Cielo/blog-51507.html The university decides to stay at the Laredo Texas side for insurance and security reason but we are free to go to the Mexican side of the town Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas. All the vans are to stay at the hotel along Rio Grande and we walked over the Friendship Bridge to Mexico. Just like that we are in Mexico without even having our paperwork checked by the Mexican immigration and custom.The http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Tamaulipas/Nuevo-Laredo/blog-25680.html