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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 [...]
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Mexico in pictures 2: Murals
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 9 June 2009
Aside from Frida Kahlo, probably the most famous Mexican artists are the great Muralists of the early 20th century. In the 1920s, soon after the Mexican revolution, the education minister commissioned various artists to create a series of public murals to increase awareness of the country’s history and cultures amongst the population, and to help [...]
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Time for a holiday
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 4 June 2009
Travelling’s not all fun fun fun you know. There are endless hours spent on bus journeys (especially in a country as big as Mexico). Waiting around in bus stations (just as dull as back home, just twenty times busier). Sitting around waiting for photos to upload over veeeery slow internet connections. Sitting inside your hotel [...]
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Hippies, Riot police & Swine Flu in Oaxaca
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 16 May 2009
Considering the first reported case of swine flu was in Oaxaca, we were expecting it to be as badly affected as our previous stops. Turns out we were half right: all the museums, including Oaxaca’s renowned art galleries were shut. As were all the major archaeological sites, meaning we missed out on nearby Mitla, and [...]
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My travels get a dose of swine flu
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 May 2009
The first I heard of it was on the BBC news website on the saturday I arrived in Guadalajara. By saturday night, it was still something for people in far-off Mexico City to worry about. It wasn´t until sunday that it began to become clear that everyone was taking it very seriously indeed. On the saturday, [...]
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Adios Mexico!
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 12 May 2009
Though I have returned to the states (how strange!), I want to jot down the following, so as to remember everything about this crazy and amazing place! Mexico is so rich in art, culture, food, thinking, politics....it pretty much shames Australia in so many respects!
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Our Favorite Ruins of the World
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 May 2009
We have been lucky enough to see some of the most magnificent sights on earth. The ones that always seem to amaze us the most are the incredible ruins and temples of the world.
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Mexcaltitan: Home of Aztecs and Prawns
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 8 May 2009
When I first read about Mexcaltitan in Lonely Planet, it sounded pretty interesting. Its main claim to fame is that it is the mytho-historical home of the Aztecs. Legend has it that before the Aztecs only arrived in the Valle de Mexico, where they founded Tenochtitlan (where Mexico City is today), after migrating from an [...]
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Tierra y Libertad - political art of Mexico
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 8 May 2009
(Or - Land & Liberty)
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Mexico is...
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 2 May 2009
Copilco, Mexico City- Eating a breakfast of quesadillas, chilaquiles and fruit at Cafe Che in Mexico City.- Marvelling the amazing tortilla machines in tortillerias.
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The Three Faces of Mazatlán
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 May 2009
After three weeks of cities and canyons, most of which was almost stiflingly hot (not that I’m complaining, mind), it was time to hit the beach. Mazatlán was the obvious choice, sitting almost half way between El Fuerte, where I left the CHEPE behind, and Guadalajara, where I was due to meet my friends. I’d [...]
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The Copper Canyon railway
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 29 April 2009
As well as the natural wonders, the other reason the Copper Canyon is famous is for the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico (CHEPE for short), better known in English as the Copper Canyon railway. The Sierra Madre Occidental is the huge mountain range that runs down the western side of Mexico, dividing the central plain from the [...]
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Why do bad things happen to good countries?
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 April 2009
It’s been noticeable while travelling around northern Mexico for the last month that foreign tourism is down. Speaking to many Mexicans, especially those working in the tourist trade, are very saddened and upset that foreign coverage of the drugs war has scared lots of people off visiting the country, even though it’s really a very [...]
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Swine Flu, Not a Major Problem in Manzanillo yet…
Blog: Manzanillo Mexico Travel Blog - 27 April 2009
Swine Flu. It’s all over the news channels, newspapers, and news websites. What about Manzanillo? We haven’t heard of any official cases here. However, hospitals are set up to address any upcoming ones.
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The road to Batopilas
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 April 2009
After the spectacular views from Divisadero, I really didn’t think the canyon get could get any better. I was wrong. The road to Batopilas is even more impressive. We left at 7.30am on the public bus (in true Mexican fashion, it was blaring frantic Mexican pop music out of all its speakers even at this early [...]
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The Copper Canyon: Breathtaking
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 25 April 2009
With the busy period of Easter safely out of the way, I was looking forward to being more spontaneous during my period in the Copper Canyon. I figured five days would give me enough time to see the canyon, and get to do a fair bit of hiking done. Turns out that was a mistake [...]
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Baroque fatigue
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 22 April 2009
Thanks to a stupid mistake when reading the bus timetable, I ended up breaking the journey between Guanajuato and Zacatecas with a night in Aguascalientes. I think coming straight after Guanajuato any city would have struggled to compete; Aguascalientes didn’t even come close. Still, it gave me a chance to have a quite evening in [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Taking A Lesson From A Top
Blog: Manzanillo Mexico Travel Blog - 13 April 2009
In this day and age of electronic gadgets, iPods, PSPs, XBox 360s, HD TVs, TiVo, Plasma monitors, Surround Sound Dolby Digital speakers and the whole host of other “modern conveniences” that fill every second of ... Related posts:A lesson learned- Guest post by Beverly P. You guys are awesome. I asked my readers if they...
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Where three streets have one name
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 5 April 2009
I should have started to worry when the taxi driver asked me three times which street my hostel was on. First of all he stopped outside number 109, when I’d quite clearly said (and showed him) that the address was 99. ‘No esta’ I said. ’si, esta aqui’ he replied. I then pointed out the hotel we [...]
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Hectic final day in Mexico City
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 4 April 2009
One of the first rules of travelling (according to more experienced types) is to never over-plan. You never know when you’ll like somewhere so much you’ll want to extend your stay. And Mexico City definitely fits that description - I wasn’t all that impressed on my first visit in 2007, and now it’s rapidly becoming [...]
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Hitting the streets of Mexico City (literally)
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 2 April 2009
Jetlag, altitude, tiredness and beer are a dangerous combination: in my first hour of being out and about in Mexico City, I managed to trip over the uneven pavements twice, the second time sending me sprawling onto the pavement and leaving me with a painful two inch long scab down my forearm. Still, after being [...]
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You Know You’re A Gringo In Mexico If…
Blog: Manzanillo Mexico Travel Blog - 18 February 2009
A while ago we posted an article: You Know You Are A Mexican If… originally found on the amazing Mexico Today Blog. Many of our friends read it and decided that they were indeed Mexican. ... Related posts:Flu Season… even in Mexico So the weather here is changing.
