Wrapping up Mexico

Yesterday we left Oaxaca on a relatively short bus hop over to Veracruz. The scenery coming down the mountains was pretty spectacular. At one point the area reminded me of Yosemite with massive granite mountains and valleys except there were huge 6-8 foot tall cacti. We are getting ready to leave Veracruz on a 2:30p […]

Really, Really Old Stuff

Jaime and I have been getting our culture on for the past two days. Yesterday was a trip to Monte Alban ruins and today we went to the Centro Cultural Santo Domingo. The older gringos staying in our B&B love to discuss Oaxacan culture in excruciating detail. One lady was a bit taken a back […]

Oaxaca, Mexico

We are here in Oaxaca, Mexico after a 12 hour overnight bus ride from San Cristobal de las Casas. Not too much to report as we are still a bit fried and just had a couple of hours to wander around as our room was being prepared. Looks like a nice place. http://lasbugambilias.com/ Holy crap!!! […]

Antigua, Guatemala

Hola amigos/amigas. We are now in Antigua, Guatemala. We are studying Spanish at a school or as our guide from Merida, Mexico would say “and now you will know” Spanish. Ha… if only. The drive from Lake Atitlan was very interesting. The terrain kind of reminded me of the Sierra Nevada foothills in Spring. The […]

San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico

We arrived in San Cristobal yesterday morning around 9a after taking an overnight bus from Merida. San Cristobal is in Southern highlands at over 6,000 feet and feels cool and refreshing after a couple of summer months in the tropical lowlands. It’s strange to see pine trees and morning mist. The city is colonial but […]