Blogs from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 21

Time for my first gushing blog. Mexico is absolutely amazing, and frankly I don´t want to leave. In fact, if it weren´t for the fact that we're heading on to some pretty cool places next, I don´t think we would! A bit about San Cristobal in a moment, but first a few random things that I love about the place, in no particular order: 1) Every reasonble sized town that we've visited so far (with the notable exception of the odious Acapulco) has had some kind of fiesta going on. From the Miss Taxco competition (pictures to follow!), to last night's amazing salsa & merengue band (who were dressed rather splendidly in custard yellow game show host jackets) in the main square, they just seem to love free parties. It rules. 2) Food! Food! Food! Even ... read more

Nach unserem Aufenthalt in Puerto Escondido (an der Pazifikküste) sind wir mit dem Overnightbus ca. 13 Stunden ins Landesinnere nach San Cristobal de las Casas gefahren. San Cristobal ist eine kleine verschlafene Kolonialstadt mit lauter bunt angemalten Häusern. Nach dem wir dort um 7 in der früh angekommen sind haben wir gleich eine Tour für 9 Uhr in den Canyon del Sumidero gebucht. War eine spannende Speedboatfahrt mit Krokodilen, Pelikanen und einem atemberaubenden Canyon. In Cristobal de las Casas haben wir im Museum der Maya Medicin einen Mexikaner kennengelernt der uns ganz uneigennützig durch den Ort geführt hat, uns von seiner Arbeit erzählt hat und uns das NaBolom Museum gezeigt hat. NaBolom ist eine Art Villa im Kolonialstil in der zwei europaeische Mayaforscher gelebt und geforscht haben. Wir waren total fasziniert von dem Gebaeude und der ... read more

We have been here now for three months, which means if we want to continue to live in Guatemala legally we had to take a trip to Mexico to renew our visa. Instead of spending 10 hours in one day on chicken buses just to go to the border and back, we decided to take a trip to San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. Man, are we glad we did. It was a beautiful city! We mostly relaxed and explored the city. Enjoy the photos!... read more

In order to save the cost of a night´s accomodation and to save town, I decided to make the 12hr journey from Oaxaca to San Cristobal by overnight bus. Now that last time I took an overnight bus (in Thailand) my ankles swelled up to the size of my calves (which was not a very attractive look!) so I was slightly apprehensive. However, the bus was quite empty so I had 2 seats to myself and plenty of room to stretch out. So thankfully, so far, ankles are all in order! Normally when I go on buses I´m the only non-Mexican there, but on this bus it all seemed to be tourists! They even videoed us all sitting down with a camcorder before we left- I presume for security, but strange all the same. I arrived ... read more

Hello all. If you are wondering where the other entries went to on this blog they have disappeared. The server for the site crashed and so have lost alot of people stuff. Just glad we hadnt done that much yet. We are currently in San Cristobal Las Casas, in the mountains of Chiapas, which is in the southern part of mexico, not far from guatemala. It is a beautiful colonial town, with lovely cobbled streets and colourful houses. the main square is a picture, with locals and tourists enjoying music and dancing to the sounds of central america. There are alot of gringos here though, much more than anywhere else, and it is evident that this town is alot richer than elsewhere we have been. Theres even burger kings and dominos pizza! WE are hoping to ... read more