Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 732

From Merida we took the nightbus to Palenque what seemed to be a good idea but turned out not to be such a good idea, or at least not for me (krista). The bus driver was more or less a wild rider who just bumped his horn when overtaking another car, besides he got confused with his light and turned it of and on and off all the time.... As you can imagine it gave me small heart attacks and kept my eyes wide open... Luckely Flora had a good night rest and we arrived in the early morning in Palenque and went straigth to the first hotel (cheap and dirty with beds on cement blocks) because we couldn't be bothered and tried to sleep for a while. Unfortunately a crazy rooster was in the yard ... read more

So when I went to pick up Davy at the airport of course my family was wondering if he was my boyfriend. And as much as I kept saying NO they thought otherwise. So when Davy arrived on friday my aunts husband took me to pick him up. We went to the city of Guadalajara which is about 2 hours away from where I´m staying in Tala, Jalisco. We took Davy to eat TORTAS DROWNED in hot sauce which he wont shut up with. He met the family and then I took him to the Plaza in Tala for a few beers. Sometime later friday night we debated on spending the 4 cents on the bus or street vendor tacos. Well we spent it on the tacos and shared a 40 for $1.35 and attempted to ... read more

Disclaimer: On this trip I will probably be drunk alot so I apologize now if my rantings make no sense sometimes. I think the last entry was one of them. Also sorry if I dont reply to your comments the internets arent usely free. So we made it after a very queasy 4 hour bus ride from Tala to Puerto Vallarta. Once we got here Davy and I still had to take another bus for about an hour which gave us a tour of the real puerto vallarta and its not anything like the post cards. When we finally got to the hostel there was no one here but one other girl. So ofcourse we headed into town and Davy decided to splurge a bit. Fact: no where in Mexico do the menus include chips and ... read more

First off, we’d like to thank our many friends who hosted us in Sunriver, Bend, Sisters, Vancouver and Tucson in September while we made the transition from our travels in South America to Mexico. We couldn’t have done it without you. We’re just sorry we couldn’t make time for everyone. What a long, long trip it’s been! We drove from Bend to Tucson in two and a half days, driving through Yosemite National Park. Spectacular scenery, but a bit crowded in the park and overpriced concessionares. While we were in Tucson visitng Rick and Anne, we finalized one of the two requirements to drive our car into Mexico - we purchased Mexican car insurance from a local agent. It’s not inexpensive, but it’s a legal requirement in Mexico. For the second requirement, a temporary import license ... read more

We´re slightly behind with our diaries, but then we have been moving fast in the past week and seen so much!! It´s definitely time to update... We arrived in Merida during the hot midday and right in the south of town. The hostel we had heard about was in the north so quite a trek through the busy city. There were posters everywhere saying there´s a new hostel $4 per person and it was on our way so we thought we might as well check it out. And Krista was near to fainting so we needed a stop anyway. It was very central but a sweaty old man asked us what we wanted, I caught a glimpse of the bunk beds (and the sweaty old man offered us a matrimonial bed again...) - therefore, we quickly ... read more