Robyn and Daz

Hola! We headed back to Gaudalajara for a couple of nights for a final look around. We stayed right in the center which was a good move. Although it is a big city it doesnt feel like it and we both loved it. The people are so friendly and there is lots to see and do. We went back and had another chinese buffet but it wasnt as good as the first. We went and watched another Guadalajara soccer game at the pub and luckily this time they won. All over the city they had put decorated bulls advertising an upcoming festival. I thought they were pretty cool but Daz didnt see the need to take a photo of every one. We headed back to Mexico city for our last day in Mexico. We went to ... read more

So Tequila was fun. We spent 2 nights in propably the best accomodation yet. We couldnt decide on two cheaper places, one had really good reviews and one had no reviews...but a pool. We knew there wasnt a lot to do in Tequila so we went with the slightly cheaper one with no reviews...but a pool. We arrived and were given a huge room with an even bigger bathroom and spa bath. This did not match the price on our booking so we went and tried confirming with lady at reception. She spoke no English and we could not charade, um I dont think this is our room. After lots of confusion between 3 staff we eventually moved to a smaller room which was still awesome and noticed their price has since changed online so we ... read more

Hello again. Condensed blog since I have to rewrite the one I wrote but lost. We arrived in Oaxaca at 8am after 14 hours through the mountains. Arriving it looked like another big city that we prob wouldnt like. We were wrong. Oaxaca which we were still having trouble pronouncing was laid back and like all places we have been to very family orientated. They also love their churches and they are on every corner. The next day we decided to get out of the city. There were heaps of places offering tours out to the Mezcal distillaries. Mezcal is kind of the brother of Tequila but from the Oaxaca area. Fun fact true Tequila bottles will never contain a worm, Mezcal will. We were told we could get a collectivo from out the front of ... read more

Hola from on board our fancy autobus with wifi. Can finally catch up on blogs. From Valladolid we had a short bus trip to Merida. We scored ourselves a sauna room at the hostel with only the noisiest fan. They had a pool but there was no way I was putting anything more than my feet in it. Merida was another colonial type town quite larger than Valladolid. The night we arrived was the start of a festival so the roads around the main square we closed off and full of makeshift restaurants and street vendors. On on street there was a band and all the oldies were dancing. There is such a great family vibe in Mexico. We organised our bus tickets to Palenque for the next day so needed another night accomodation in Merida. ... read more

Hola! It is much easier to ask how to get somewhere if you pronounce it correct. Saying Tul um instead of Too lum got us some weird looks. We eventually realised we just had to walk around the block from our place where all the collectivos hang out. They are kinda like mini van taxis that when they have enough people will head off to where you want to go stopping to let you off whenever you wanted. They then cut each other off on the hwy to pick up more people and therefore more money. We landed in the back of one which unfortunately was really hot and not full of tourist which would have meant an express to Tulum. Instead we seemed to stop every 5 kms as someone got out and someone new ... read more