Blogs from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - page 13

In Zihuatanejo heb ik op de op een na laatste dag een leuke Zwitserse ontmoet waarmee ik vervolgens naar Acapulco ben afgereisd. In Acapulco was verder weinig te beleven. Is echt een touristische plaats, maar als je er buiten het hoogseizoen bent is het ronduit saai. Iedereen probeert zijn zooi aan jou te slijten en iedere bar en restaurant is leeg. Maar ik was gelukkig in goed gezelschap. Na twee dagen hadden we het er wel gezien en ben ik naar Puerto Escondido afereisd (in de staat Oaxaca) terwijl Tanja (Zwitserse) naar Cuernavaca ging. In Puerto Escondido was iets meer te beleven, ofschoon het maar een miniscuul dorpje is. Veel Amerikanen komen hier om te surfen. Een van de stranden van Puerto Escondido (Zicatela) staat wereldwijd op nummer 3 als het gaat om meest gevaarlijke stukjes ... read more

We have been in Hautulco for the last 2 days. Hautulco has been really nice, there are a lot of resorts here but we stayed in a cheaper hotel in the city. We are only about a 15 minute walk to the beach and our hotel was decent. We have lucked out and had sunny days while we have been here. Last night we went out to a pretty good Italian restaurant and had some wine which was a nice change since we have been eating a lot of tacos and quesidillas. We are taking an over night bus tonight to Tapachula, its a city near the border of Guatumaula, we hear that there is not much there so we are going to try and find another bus that will take us across the border. Our ... read more

Yep, no culture here!! We decided we wanted to have a few days doing pretty much nothing and this was the perfect spot. We found ourselves a little cabaña with a pool right by the beach and just generally chilled out. But before that..... ....The bus ride from hell!! We thought it would be a good idea to take a second class bus to the beach, as it was cheaper and it took a more direct route meaning it would be shorter. We thought we´d also do this overnight to save on accomodation, and sleep on the bus. NOT!!! The reason why the route was shorter was because it went straight over a mountain, which meant lots of winding mountain road, which = absolutely no chance of sleeping as you were being tossed about in your ... read more

Well what a time its been over the last twenty four hours. I found my way relatively easily through acupulco...sort of. As i was leaving town(and town is really spread out) my electrical system died completely as I rode. So i pulled over and asked about a taller de motocicletas (motorcycle shop) and then paid a cab five dollars to pull me about two miles through town to a small cycle shop...it didn´t look promising. But the mechanico went to work with a multi-meter and diagnosed the battery as the problem.$90 and two hours later i was on my way with new battery (cost 75 dollars). But wait, there´s more... But first be aware that mexico uses ¨topes´ (pronounced toe-pays) which are speed bumps of varying heights, to control speed through small pueblos, little communities that ... read more

We've arrived at surfer's paradise!!!.... Decided to take a lovely air conditioned, first class bus from Acapulco to Puerto Escondido.. which broke down 6 hours into the journey, so we had to swap onto an old, bumpy, hot bus for the last 3 hours!.. It was actually quite nice though (though my back felt the pain for a day or so after!) .. whizzing along the coastal road between the mountains and the Pacific, with the wind rushing through our hair, smelling all of the rural smells as we passed through villages.. wood smoke, food, and the occassional whiffs of cows and sewerage! ... Arrived in Peurto Escondido to find Milan (who we met in Mexico City hostel) and some people he'd met.. so spent some time with them, and other people here.. very friendly place ... read more