Showing 1-23 of 23 results
-
Dolores Hidalgo and Atotonilco
Blog: Sparks Mexico Web - 9 June 2010
Dolores Hidalgo and Santuario Atotonilco, Guanajuato – Mexico Dolores Hidalgo is the birth place of the Mexican revolution, Talavera pottery and crazy ice cream. Atotonilco was the second town in Miguel Hidalgo’s march toward independence.
-
San Miguel de Allende, Just What is All the Hoopla About?
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 15 May 2010
I just don’t get it. For years I’ve been hearing about San Miguel de Allende. People rave about it being THE place to go in Mexico, pointing to its huge American expat community, its strong ties to arts and culture, its lovely architecture, etc., etc. But for some reason, I just could not make up [...]
-
Remembering Mexico
Blog: The Brink of Something Else - 14 May 2010
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mexico lately. I loved it while I was there, obviously: the sense of life bursting at the seams, colours, flavours, smells, noise, an obscene amount of natural beauty. Cramming on to the subway in el D.F. Sipping icy cold micheladas in a buzzing patio in Guanajuato during Cervantino. Pushing [...]
-
Fancy Feet and Quirky Culture in Guanajuato, Mexico
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 11 May 2010
In addition to being beautiful and having a fascinating history, Guanajuato, Mexico is a cultural mecca, with 15 museums, three major theaters, five major plazas, five temples that range from Baroque to a fine example of New Spain’s Churrigueresca architecture style, and a schedule of festivals and special events that rivals any of the world’s [...]
-
Guanajuato – Birthplace of the Mexican War for Independence
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 6 May 2010
From the top of San Miguel Hill, the massive stone monument to Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro gazes serenely over the valley that cradles Guanajuato, but back in 1810 this uneducated miner was bent on revenge. Martinez was known by the nickname Pipila, which some claim was a reference to a deformity that [...]
-
Guanajuato, Mexico – Most Beautiful City in the World
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 4 May 2010
My first impression of Guanajuato was, “Wow, this city reminds me of Rome!” After two days of wandering around its pristine cobblestone streets, discovering one jaw-droppingly beautiful plaza and church after another, I was proclaiming it the most beautiful city in the world. By day five I was looking at apartments. Guanajuato is a city [...]
-
Estación Esperanza Youth Hostel in Guanajuato
Blog: The Mexile - 9 April 2010
The first week of the Easter holidays, Paola and two of her friends set off on a 5 day road trip, taking in Guanajuato and Zacatecas. Paola had planned the vacation thoroughly, booking accommodation and bus tickets, and chose for her stay in Guanjuato the Estación Esperanza Youth Hostel. This post is the story of [...]
-
Third Time’s a Charm – Guanajuato, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 5 March 2010
We’ve driven through Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, twice already but we’ve actually never spent more than a few hours there. Not good enough for a city that many consider to be one of the most beautiful in Mexico, so we scheduled a proper visit to the city that prolific local silver mines built and which played an early and important role in Mexico’s independence from the Spanish.
-
Guanajuato, Guanajuato (City, State)
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 8 February 2010
We spent a few days in Guanajuato after Luis’ first visit from the stomach fairy, otherwise known as Montezuma’s Revenge… Oh yeah, he was down for the count 2 days. No fun. But we have a pact that goes something like this: if one of us gets any kind of stomach problem we pause the [...]
-
San Francisco to Guadalajara and on to lovely Guanajuato
Blog: Trip Down - 8 January 2010
After five days in the tiny hippie beach town of San Francisco I convinced Seamus that my wanderlust needed sating and we planned our trip to Guadalajara for a couple of days. With Seamus riding pillion we drove up the hilly jungle highway 200 towards Compostela hoping to put Seamus on a bus there while [...]
-
The Best Hostels in Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009
Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]
-
Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
-
Mummies, Don Quixote, and lots of Cuban Music
Blog: Say Yes to Tacos - 16 October 2009
This is a much belated summary of the fantastic weekend I spent at the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato a few weeks ago. Cervantino is a huge international arts festival that runs for 2 weeks at the end of October. Tons of performances in theaters, in the street, in outdoor amphitheaters…everything from dance to opera to [...]
-
Five Off the Beaten Path Places to Visit in Mexico
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 23 September 2009
Mexico is traveled to by people from all parts of the world, yet most tourists miss many of its best spots. It is a large and diverse country with much to offer. In my opinion, all of the least desirable spots get seen by the most “gringos”, such as the tourist havens and, especially, the border towns. These places can leave a bad taste in the mouth making some not want to travel back to Mexico despite its natural and cultural wonders. Guanajuato – Halfway between Mexico City and Guadalajara lies ...
-
Guanajuato
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 2 August 2009
I haven't posted in a while, partly because I've been relaxing like none other here in San Miguel and secondly my travel plans changed a little. We decided (well really dad and Isaac decided for me) that we just stick to the nearby surroundings. Party poopers, they hated the 'walking all day' that comes with traveling so in a 2-1 vote they won...oh well.On Saturday afternoon we decided to visit that beautiful city built on a hillside called Guanajuato.
-
Pinturas Rupestres
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 27 July 2009
Pinturas Rupestres are cave painting found in several regions of Mexico and others parts of the world. The oldest being those in Spain and France. There is an area just outside of Victoria - the closest town to El Rancho - called La Sierra Gorda that has a few of these type of painting on a rocky hillside.
-
El Rancho
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 16 July 2009
El Rancho. The birthplace of my father and the place where he spent the first 8 years of life before moving to the city...Mexico City. I can't even imagine the trauma that must have been for a little 8 year old boy to go from a quiet, serene landscape corner of God's creation to the man made metropolis/jungle of cars, smog and people that is Mexico City. It's only been a few years since we, my siblings and I, started visiting our relatives at the ranch and I can honestly say that life there is unlike anything I've ever known.
-
Arriving in San Miguel de Allende
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 9 July 2009
The Latin America Adventure is on! The flight was non-eventful and arrived just in time which is always a good sign. On the 1.5hr drive from Leon to San Miguel I met a wonderful pair of ladies from Canada, Sandra and Audrina. We ended up having a very interesting conversation about healthcare and the future of America. Turns out Canadians are worried about America too! After a lengthy discussion we turned our attention to the fact that we were in San Miguel one of the most beautiful and picturesque towns in all of Mexico.
-
Impressions of Mexico
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 11 June 2009
When I wrote about my ten (pre-trip) favourite countries at the end of last year, Mexico was the winner. After spending six weeks there, I’m even more in love with the country than I was before. Here are some of the reasons why: The colours One of the first things that struck me about Mexico was how [...]
-
Guanajuato
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 17 April 2009
Queretaro was picturesque. San Miguel was even prettier. I was wondering if could get any better. Well, it did: Guanajuato is my favourite place in Mexico so far. It has all the features that made my previous stops so nice, but then packs them all into a steep-sided ravine that means there are stunning views in [...]
-
Semana Santa in Guanajuato
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 15 April 2009
I knew before I left that Easter is a pretty big deal in Mexico & Central America, with the celebrations in Antigua de Guatemala being the most famous. Luckily for me, Guanajuato’s celebrations were nearly as spectacular, and much less crowded as they are nowhere near as well-known. All day on Good Friday (Viernes Santo), we [...]
-
San Miguel de Allende
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 April 2009
Queretaro was pretty stunning – full of pink-stoned baroque churches; a centre full of colonila buildings in shades of yellow, orange, red and pink; and graceful tree-lined squares that were full of families strolling and listening to music by night – so I wasn’t sure how San Miguel de Allende, the second of four cities [...]
Showing 1-23 of 23 results
