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  1. mexico avatar

    Re: Day of the Dead 2012 tours? best location?

    by mexico 31 May 2012

    I bet in the long run flying will be the cheapest. LA- Oaxaca then OAX to AUS when you are done.

  2. chris0daniel avatar

    RE: Overnight hiking tours/bicycle tours central Mexico

    by chris0daniel 30 May 2012

    Lulu, you’ve some excellent, very specific suggestions from others, so here are my general thoughts. You look forward to carrying out…

  3. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Overnight hiking tours/bicycle tours central Mexico

    by mclarjh 30 May 2012

    +I was looking at the bike tour from Oaxaca-Puerto Escondido with the Pedro Martinez bike tour as well...+ I don't see why you can't…

  4. lulu231 avatar

    Overnight hiking tours/bicycle tours central Mexico

    by lulu231 30 May 2012

    So I have about three weeks in Mexico, I fly into D.F. on June 15th and out of Veracruz the 8th of July.I have no set itinerary or obligati…

  5. ssa92 avatar

    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 30 May 2012

    Flight was cancelled again due to "volcanic ash" and "electrical problems" at the Oaxaca airport. STILL Stuck in Houston... Many airlines…

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    RE: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 29 May 2012

    I am booked on a flight at 4 today from Houston to Oaxaca. If anyone knows what's really happening at the Oaxaca airport today please…

  7. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Travelling mexico

    by mclarjh 29 May 2012

    The website http://www.tomzap.com also has some tips, including accomodation, for the state of Oaxaca.

  8. Werunka avatar

    Re: Travelling mexico

    by Werunka 29 May 2012

    thank you carracar, we wil be most probably 3 friends- mixed group, we are planning to start our trip in DF as we are arriving there…

  9. cholero avatar

    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by cholero 29 May 2012

    Well I sure as hell wish I would have read this before I got here. And I just got here without knowing about all of this tonight. I think…

  10. ssa92 avatar

    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by ssa92 29 May 2012

    Thanks for the "heads-up" about the recent activity. My flight was just cancelled today due to "weather". I am stuck in Houston now. Can…

  11. nosarayogi avatar

    RE:

    by nosarayogi 29 May 2012

    I've spent about 8 weeks in Oaxaca, mostly going to Spanish school. I've had them a number of ways, including straight out of the bag…

  12. p0gue avatar

    Re: MetroBus Line 4 (Centro Histórico) Mexico City

    by p0gue 28 May 2012

    Well, after a blissful however-long-it's-been on the Oaxaca coast, I am, somewhat reluctantly, headed back to DF. Vivaaerobus has…

  13. mclarjh avatar

    RE: San Felipe del Agua (Oaxaca City)

    by mclarjh 28 May 2012

    Here are several hotel names I found using Google Maps: *Hotel Villa Oaxaca*; *Hotel Q*; *Hotel Mision*; *Casa de Adobe*; and *Hotel Haciend…

  14. Anonimo avatar

    RE: San Felipe del Agua (Oaxaca City)

    by Anonimo 28 May 2012

    How about [Casa Machaya|http://www.oaxacadream.com/]? We haven't stayed there, but friends have. Tomzap has a lengthy [list of Oaxaca…

  15. lake_wobegon avatar

    RE: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by lake_wobegon 28 May 2012

    @73, in 2006, for the most part the "Americans" in Oaxaca lied about what was happening. There was one line exception who showed them…

  16. CharlieTuba avatar

    Re: Oaxaca Teachers' Protest - happening now

    by CharlieTuba 27 May 2012

    I would like to add my voice to those expressing their appreciation for the insights from posters who are in Oaxaca now, or have first…

  17. box-of-rain avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by box-of-rain 27 May 2012

    Mexico City, Oaxaca and Guanajuato are all awesome. But if I had 2 weeks and it was an inaugural visit, it would be as follows: 1) Mexico…

  18. ref_traveller avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by ref_traveller 26 May 2012

    I reiterate the above posters. If you stay in Condesa or Roma, you will feel you are in a quiet and laid-back town. Likewise, neighbourhoods…

  19. CascadeBob avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by CascadeBob 26 May 2012

    starchild - Don't sell Mexico City short. There's a lot so see and do there, Lots of budget accomodations. it's the cultural ub of the…

  20. mclarjh avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by mclarjh 26 May 2012

    I think Oaxaca would make a great hub for two weeks. The city is very lively, there are lots of places to visit on day-trips in the central…

  21. bobster101 avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by bobster101 26 May 2012

    I've lived in both Guanajuato and Oaxaca, but there are actually a lot of other places you might consider if you just have a couple of…

  22. bobster101 avatar

    RE: Help with an itinerary....

    by bobster101 26 May 2012

    If you plan to go to Veracruz you might be better advised to visit Xalapa, which is actually the capital of Veracruz state. The city has…

  23. doublethinker avatar

    Re: Mexico in September

    by doublethinker 26 May 2012

    #5 Yeah I would still recommend the city. The pollution isn't THAT bad, at least in my opinion. (I suffer from asthma and I haven't…

  24. bobster101 avatar

    RE: Puebla or Oaxaca?

    by bobster101 26 May 2012

    Puebla has a much bigger colonial center and more large museums. It's also more of a big city--1.5 million, Oaxaca is more like half a…

  25. Anonimo avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by Anonimo 26 May 2012

    Ruins: near Mexico City and Oaxaca, but not near Guanajuato. OTOH, Guanajuato is fantastic, but a week may be too much. It's not far to…

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