Beside the Government Palace, Guadalajara

The Rest of Mexico: Guanajuato, Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta

November 13th 2007
I think perhaps I watch too much television that encourages stereotypes. Prior to arriving in the country I had been dubious about bus travel within Mexico, and thought that it may have involved sitting in the back of hay trucks with the chickens. In fact, I could not have been more wrong. Getting on the bus in Mexico City, we found that we each had a seat the size of an arm chair that had full ... read more

North America » Mexico » Jalisco

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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Frances Naik and Gillian Shiells

Franny and Gillian

The time has come at last, after many years of plotting and planning, scrimping and saving (and some borrowing - thanks to Parents Naik and Parents Shiells!), for us to say goodbye to the sunny shores of Glasgow and head off on our World Tour. What follows will hopefully be an exciting and inciteful look at our backpacking journey. We hope this blog will keep you sufficiently up to date and entertained with all our adventures and travels. It should be a good record to keep for posterity and to show the grandkids, but mostly to make you all wildly jealous! So, with rucksacks packed full of ... full info

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