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Interlude: Santa Cruz, California
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 20 December 2011
Work as I have known it, with routine and some semblance of structure and predictability, has ended.
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Our First Christmas Posada in Mexico City
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 19 December 2011
One of the many Mexican Christmas traditions I’m missing while back in the US this year is the posada. The season of posadas began on Friday, December 16th– nine days before Christmas. When we lived in Mexico City, this marked both a time of holiday joy & grinchy anger, because of the sharp uptick in [...]
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Photo Essay: Oaxaca’s Ethnobotanical Garden
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 18 December 2011
Like a plant photography nerd rebel, I snuck into a botanical garden. Except at the time, I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to be there. When I walked up to the entrance, there were two security guards chatting away. I made brief eye contact with them and they didn’t say anything so I kept [...]
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Oaxaca Hot Chocolate and Decision Making at Lidia’s Eatery
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 15 December 2011
One morning in Oaxaca, I wake up with an onward bus ticket on my mind. I am supposed to leave the following day. I head out of the hostel earlier than normal and make my first stop at a bank. The ATM line is long and moving at a sloth’s pace. I share sighs and [...]
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Puerto Vallarta Dreams – Photos From Paradise
Blog: Landlopers - 12 December 2011
A few weeks ago I was approached by the fine folks over at AMResorts to partner together on a pretty exciting initiative. AMResorts is the provider of sales, marketing and brand management services to five brands of exclusive resort properties in Mexico and the Dominican...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Photo Essay: The Abandoned Monastery of Cuilapan
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 11 December 2011
Not far from Oaxaca city, in the town of Cuilapan de Guerrero, is a monastery that bears many similarities to the often lively church and monastery of Santo Domingo. But Cuilapan’s Convento de Santiago Apóstol took on very different fate. Before it was finished being built, it was abandoned. While Cuilapan is now a quiet [...]
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Teleton
Blog: The Mexile - 10 December 2011
I’ve commented on this before. Life for many people in Mexico is too hard. You don’t have to walk the streets for long to see why – the destitute, crippled and abandoned. Life in the UK can be too easy. … Continue reading →
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Saying Goodbye and Time for Oaxaca
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 9 December 2011
I suspect that there will be coming posts from me like this one that will express feelings rather than reportage about Oaxaca as I separate from my life’s work in four universities and look to the future.
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Adventure Travel Wrap Up – A Look Back on 2011
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 December 2011
As I sit down to write this 2011 Adventure Travel Round up, I am in shock and awe that we really did all these things in a span of 365 days. We just lived a year of adventure travel that I never thought I would have the opportunity to ever do in my life
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A Worthy End-of-Year Gift of Education: Oaxaca Learning Center
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 8 December 2011
I received this message from Gary Titus, who has made a commitment over many years to educate Oaxaca children and prepare them to go on to university. This is a legitimate and worthy organization.
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Travel photo – Huatulco
Blog: Sophie's World - 7 December 2011
Writing postcards Snow is falling outside my window: It’s beautiful. And cold. The summery memory of this small boats harbour at the foothills of the Sierra Madre makes the day a little warmer. Where: Huatulco, State of Oaxaca, Mexico Huatulco More PhotoFriday fun at DeliciousBaby. Travel photo – Huatulco is a post from Sophie's WorldTravel photo – Huatulco is a post from Sophie's World
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The New Club Med – Nude Hedonists or Family Friendly?
Blog: Vagobond.com - 7 December 2011
What is Club Med anyway? It's worth a look, that's for sure.
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3 Places to Try Mezcal in Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 7 December 2011
Mezcal, the unofficial liquor of Oaxaca, can be an acquired taste. Most fellow travelers I’ve encountered in Oaxaca did not like mezcal at first sip, but almost all seem to leave the city chiming in with the Oaxaca saying, “For everything bad, mezcal. For everything good, mezcal.” The thing is, mezcal tastes of Oaxaca. It [...]
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One Way Ticket to Paradise–Oaxaca, Mexico
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 5 December 2011
Four years in the planning and my dream is becoming reality — a one-way ticket to paradise: Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Full English Taco
Blog: The Mexile - 5 December 2011
I love tacos. Providing they’re good tacos. Anyone who’s been visited by Montezumas Revenge cant attest that there are such things as bad tacos. No matter how delicious they might taste at the time. But there are, amongst the tens … Continue reading →
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The Weekly Photo: The Observatory of Tulum
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 4 December 2011
The ancient observatory at the ruins of Tulum, Mexico Heading here? Book your travel using the links below and help support this website and keep it running: Cheap Flights | Travel insurance | Hotels | Hostels |Guidebooks | 50 Adventure Tours under $995 ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site.
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Three Countries We Can’t Get Enough Of
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 3 December 2011
There aren't a lot of countries that we go back to again and again. Actually we realized that we have only re-visited 3 countries again and again. Mexico, Thailand and France keep calling us back.
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Strike Two
Blog: The Mexile - 1 December 2011
Earlier this year I wrote a post which got next to no attention for the main topic at hand. A by-line got plenty of reaction though. Mexicans the world over were enraged at comments made by Top Gear presenters, including … Continue reading →
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Clay Times Magazine Features Dolores Porras Video Review
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 30 November 2011
Oaxaca is known for folk art and especially pottery. Potter Dolores Porras was one of those exceptional self-taught people who took their traditions, skill and creativity to the next level.
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Oaxaca Portrait Photography Workshop: Connecting with Your Subject
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 29 November 2011
Arrive Monday, April 2 and depart Monday, April 9, 2012 — Semana Santa, Holy Week in Oaxaca, Mexico — 8 Days, 7 Nights Creating a great portrait requires a combination of recognizing good light, applying technical skill and aesthetic judgment, … Continue reading →
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A Gift of Wood Carving Tools for Oaxaca’s Puech Ikots Collective
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 28 November 2011
I am posting this message below from Jenny Smith at the University of Chicago who works with a wood-carving collective in Oaxaca. She is raising funds to help the group buy tools for their livelihood.
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What’s happening this December in Mexico City?
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 28 November 2011
December in Mexico City is jam-packed with opportunities for celebration, highlighted by the Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe on Dec 12, posadas, office parties, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, just to name a few. I found during our time in DF that the Mexico City goverment (a.k.a. “GDF”– Gobierno del Distrito Federal) really gets [...]
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Recipe: Oaxaca Chocolate Cheesecake
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 23 November 2011
Oaxaca chocolate is spicy and incredible. In addition to chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla and ground almonds, it can contain a hint of hot peppers.
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Reframing Mexico: Multimedia Documentary About Mexico City Life
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 23 November 2011
Students from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communications teamed with journalism students at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City to create a visual story of life in Mexico City through video and … Continue reading →
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The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids
Blog: My Little Nomads - 22 November 2011
The best cruises, ships, routes and on-board activities for kids and families. Continue reading →Read the entire article here: The 5 Best Cruise Lines for Kids Or check out Where to go in Southeast Asia with kids
