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Being A Vegetarian In Mexico
Blog: Manzanillo Mexico Travel Blog - 14 September 2009
You Stick Out Like A Green Thumb Being a vegetarian here is like a being a Hindu at a 4th of July barbecue in America. What are we to eat?
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Book review and giveaway of Imagine - a Vagabond Story by Grant Lingel
Blog: Heather on her travels - 31 August 2009
Today I’m giving away a copy of the ultimate backpacker’s tale - Imagine, a Vagabond Story by Grant Lingel, who left a cosy suburban lifestyle to backpack around Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. If you think you’d enjoy this book, read on for my review… Having failed to quite complete his college degree, Grant decided to get [...]
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Broccoli and Beers
Blog: Half - 28 August 2009
Today, it was 31 degrees Celsius, 86 Fahrenheit – HOT and HUMID. But whatever, I’m in a good mood! It’s Friday! My internship with ‘Time Out Beirut’ is going really well and I may have found a new apartment (they’re tearing down our beautiful building to build a parking lot – sucks.). Right now, I’m reading [...]
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Funny linguistic joke falls flat. I'm sure the Bolivians would have liked it.
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 24 August 2009
Even I, amateur linguist, translator and pun maker extraordinaire can have a joke fall flat. Apropos of nothing, except I was baby wrangling for the sweetest mama and baby pair today, and so I had some time to think when I wasn't swirling from side to side or doing a little dance to make the baby stop crying.
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Las Cuatro Milpas in San Diego
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 7 August 2009
Ay ay ay ay. As any Southern Californian who moves away from home will tell you, the hardest thing about being abroad or even in another state, is not homesickness or missing family or friends…it’s the lack of decent Mexican food! I have resorted to making it myself at home here in Belgium, but my [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Horseback Riding
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 5 August 2009
This morning we woke up early...emmm....8am....and got ready to go horseback riding. I haven't been on a horse since my last trip to Cabo and lets just say that my derrier is reminding me of that right about now.Meet our horses...mine was named Rodeo. Our guide and owner of 3Senores, Mauricio, rescued and nurtured him back to health. In addition to rescuing horses, Mauricio donates the proceeds from horse riding to other animal rescues!
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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.
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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.
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Guadalajara
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 24 July 2009
We decided that the opportunity to visit one of Mexico's most prominent and impressive cities could not be missed, so Monday morning we boarded an ETN bus and headed 5.5 hours west to Guadalajara.
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Mexico, A Divers Journey Through Central America, Continued
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 21 July 2009
Mexico has been getting a lot of bad press here in Canada lately. Crime, violence, fear. It is all over the news. But we found it to be very safe and friendly.
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Guatemala & Mexico Part 2.1 – Armed & Angry Police
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 20 July 2009
This post is the continuation of Guatemala & Mexico Part 1 and Guatemala & Mexico Part 2. At this point in the travel story I have finally made it to Antigua. My plans are to learn Spanish and live a peaceful, “real” Guatemalan life with a local family.
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La Peña De Bernal
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 18 July 2009
Thursday night, in a very typical Abrhil manner (spur of the moment, “lets do it” style of traveling), we decided that we would take the day Friday and drive to La Peña De Bernal. It's not a long drive, only about 1:45min from SMA, so on Friday morning we had breakfast, got our walking shoes, put on sunblock and set off on our adventure.
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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.
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Guatemala & Mexico Part 2 – Falling Bridges, Erupting Volcanoes & Prison Encounters
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 15 July 2009
Writing the headline above made me realize that my relaxing vacation in Guatemala wasn’t that relaxing after all. But it was an amazing adventure that I definitely will remember for the rest of my life.
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Toluca, Puppy Love and Barbacoa
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 14 July 2009
On Friday I decided to take the bus from San Miguel to Toluca, a 4.5hr easy ride, to visit with my aunt Geninne and uncle Manuel. A little side note, when I was 16 years old my uncle shared the Gospel with me and it's because of his testimony that I came to know Jesus Christ and accepted Him as my personal Savior. He and my aunt have been and continue to be great influences in my life and so I visit with them in Toluca every chance I get.
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Guatemala & Mexico – No Plans Needed
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 10 July 2009
A few years ago I decided to take a 10 week vacation over summer, partly to learn Spanish and partly to explore Latin America. Spanish classes were of course the main excuse, while exploration was the drive that made me go.
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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.
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Soy Esteban!
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 6 July 2009
That headline, my friends, is about as much Spanish as I know.
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What I learnt in North America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 4 July 2009
So. After nearly three months the first leg of my round the world trip is over, and I’m nearly a quarter of the way through. So what have I learnt so far I’ve learnt I don’t need to do stuff every day. Sure, there’s always something to see, something to do, but trying to cram too [...]
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Manzanillo Rainy Season
Blog: Manzanillo Mexico Travel Blog - 4 July 2009
As you may have noticed, its raining, a lot. Isn’t it beautiful how the rain just makes the greenery come alive and turns the air so clear? A few days of downpour and the vegetation ... Related posts:Flu Season… even in Mexico So the weather here is changing.
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Mexico & Guatemala in pictures: Shop fronts
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 29 June 2009
Mexico & Guatemala are very colourful countries in so many ways, from the food, to the landscapes and the traditional dress of the indigenous peoples. But my favourite of all are the hand-painted store fronts and advertising that brighten up every city in both countries. I wish we had this tradition back home. You can see [...]
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Remembering Belize: A Diver’s Journey Through Central America
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 16 June 2009
Look Up! The man yells as we pull our dive gear and carry our packs from the bus station to the waterfront of Belize City. Hesitant, we worry that he is trying to distract us to relieve us of our abundance belongings
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Mexico: Budget & Other Numbers
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 June 2009
I’m rubbish with money. Really rubbish. For years I was stupidly in debt, a situation that wasn’t helped by firmly sticking my head in the sand when it came to dealing with any financial matters – for example, I never used to even look at bank statements. When I phoned my bank and the machine [...]
