After the unexpectedly boisterous streets of Lisbon during Ramadan, I was looking forward to a couple of quiet nights in Amarante, a “sleepy village” according to Lonely Planet, about an hour east of Porto. It’s also known as the village…
The San Blas Social Club
After a rather uneventful New Year’s Eve at the Mexico City airport, I boarded a flight to Guadalajara. After landing, I decided to save the cab fare and take a bus to the central bus station, which was pretty close…
New Year’s Eve at Cinnabon
Our last day in Mazunte was New Years Eve. I’m not quite sure how it happens (actually, I blame my sister Cheryl for booking inconvenient flights), but somehow I always seem to be in transit. Last year Marieke and I…
Mazunte, a straighter version of Zipolite, on the Oaxacan Coast
Elusive tickets secured, we took a 20 seater Sprinter van to the coast, a very winding route that lasted just over 6 hours, pretty much right on schedule. We even got one washroom break! Cheryl took a gravel, which was…
The Lost Station of Atlantis
Besides food, the main task of Oaxaca was to get our transportation sorted for our departure on Dec. 27, as we were worried we might not be able to get a ticket to the coast, our next destination. Our bus…
Christmas in Oaxaca City
After about a 5 hour bus ride, we arrived in Oaxaca City just after dark, and wandered down to our guesthouse which was only about a 10 minute walk away from the bus station. Like all the bookings we had…
Puebla Part II: A magic bus to a magic town: Atlisco
The other piece of advice our walking tour guide/man practicing his English and his fitness (apparently he was avidly training for a triathalon, which explained the two and a half hours of walking), was to check out Atlisco, a…
Puebla Part 1: A Unique Walking Tour
After another switch between different terminals in Cuernevaca, we landed in Puebla. The bus station is pretty far outside of town so we grabbed a pre-paid taxi to our hostel. We had booked everything weeks ago from home, so we…
Tepo, aka Tepoztlan, not Tepozatlan
Tepotztlan, not to be confused with Tepozatlan (I know, how could you even?), was our second stop on the trip, after Mexico City. While both are weekend retreats for Chilangos (people from Mexico City), Tepoztlan is obviously the better of…
What to do on a Monday in Mexico City?
You might think it strange that we struggled with what to do our third day in Mexico City, but then you probably haven’t been around on a Monday. Seriously, even the over hundred museums were closed! Ok, well, there were…