After a comfortable and productive (thanks to my recent Laptop purchase) bus journey from Puebla to Oaxaca I clambered off the bus and asked for directions to Independencia. Easy as cake, I asked a few people along the way and everyone knew exactly how many blocks and what I’d pass. What a relief after Puebla! [...]
Well it’s really not so bad, but the few people who I’d spoken to about climbing this hill, slightly to the west of Oaxaca central, didn’t seem so keen to come with. I didn’t think it was so bad. There’s a wide path consisting of about 10 sets of stairs taking you right to the [...]
I joined WorkAway.info because it was much cheaper than WWOOF (30GBP for 2 years worldwide membership, compared to 20GBP for one year just in Mexico). It has far fewer opportunities in Mexico (18 vs. 80) and they’re not what I thought my ideal placement would be (Bar work, Administration vs. Organic Farming and Permaculture). However [...]
Today I climbed the hill. I’d actually seen this patch of green in the middle of the town on a map before I came and planned to walk through it from the bus to get to Shayla’s. After my Balagan in Puebla I ended up getting a taxi. Thankfully! Because this hill is 80m high! [...]
I thought a stopover in Puebla sounded like a good way to break up a 4 hour trip and see a city I’d heard so much about, plus there’s a a FedEx office from where I could send some excess weight, souvenirs and presents home. To top it off HappyCow.net lists a vegan restaurant. So [...]
Cold beer just tastes better in the sun… … but the best cold beer is in the late afternoon shade following a lazy day strolling around Morelia. Today began 2 nights ago at a CouchSurfing Camp when – sat around the camp fire – Chano agreed to host me. The plan was [Guadalajara]] but when [...]
Now this place is pretty enchanting. I’ve spent about 30 minutes going up and save for a brief glimpse of the curly brown back of someone’s head I’ve been entirely on my own. The sun is out in all it’s gloriousness but thankfully the path is shaded by towering rocks on all sides. That’s not [...]
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The trouble with eating fresh Mexican fruit in the glorious Mexican sun is that it just doesn’t last long enough. I’m not talking about the Sun, of course. He’s been there since Nanahuatzin jumped. I mean the food. It only lasts so many minutes, and if I were to enjoy eating in the sun as [...]
3 hours remaining and the views out the window are incredible, interesting and inspiring all together. The icy expanse of Canada’s coast were a sight to behold, the obvious liquidness trapped in solid icy patches of white and blue. The USA is everything I expected it to appear from the air. Vast flat planes neatly [...]