We left San Cristóbal more informed people than when we arrived. We were motivated to go to San Cristóbal because we wanted to see the state of Chiapas and the obvious draw of the Zapatistas. We had also heard that San Cristóbal was an amazing town. It was everything we expected it to be and more. We stayed in the best hostel we had stayed at in all of Mexico. Le Gite Del Sol, Posada Bed and Breakfast was amazing! We arrived into town on an OCC overnite bus around 6:30am and the French Canadian owner was up and waiting for us at the hostel gate. A delicious home cooked breakfast every morning was included in the cost. During our brief stay in San Cristóbal we visited the Museum of Maya Medicine where we learned all ... read more

We had a blast in Oaxaca on New Years and here are some photos to prove it! Also, the street art section has been updated... check it out here.... Street Art... read more

we left brooklyn at 5:15am, took the subway to harlem and the bus to LaGuardia. we were SOOO excited to be going to mexico. we could hardly wait. this was never part of the plan to be going to mexico 7 months into our trip. but plans change and that can be fun. we were ready to leave europe and we were ready for mexico! It felt hilarious and unreal to be sitting at the gate that said "AirTran flight 326 for Cancun". Cancun has the reputation for being the spring break/senor frogs/party central so that it's not a place tages and i would normally go. But the flight was so cheap into cancun that we couldn't pass it up. i loved watching people pass by our gate, seeing the flight to Cancun and then looking ... read more

Can you even imagine how excited I was to see my 'mum' after being without her for almost 8 months?! Sometimes I would have day dreams about stepping off the plane in Bristol and seeing her excited face! I can't tell you HOW ECSTATIC I was to see her! Well, that moment finally came after counting down the days to November 2nd. We exited the Bristol airport immigration gates around 6pm and there she was, camera ready, dressed as British as possible (she totally fit in, well, i don't know about the bright white tennis shoes), waiting to give us big hugs! She had flown to Bristol by way of Minneapolis and Amsterdam and had arrived around 2pm. She had been anxiously waiting awhile. But knowing my friendly midwestern mother, she had talked to loads of ... read more

Upon arrival to Istanbul the second time around, I recalled leaving the last time and what a mad house it was. The bus station in Istanbul is total chaos. Chaos like I had never witnessed before. Crowds of people pushing and shoving to get to and from their designated bus. People loading large packages underneath the bus to be received by who knows who in another town. Bus staff yelling times and destinations. People blocking doorways and smoking in groups. And to top it off, people selling things like glow sticks in the middle of this madness to make things even crazier. Arriving at 6am in Istanbul this time around was like holding my breath, closing my eyes, squinting them open and realizing there was nothing there. no noise. no shouting. no crowds. no pushing. And ... read more