Mexico Grand Finale: Teotihuacan

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Teotihuacan was one of the few places I knew I wanted to visit when embarking on this trip to Mexico. Continue reading “Mexico Grand Finale: Teotihuacan”

Dirty, Dangerous, Mexico City

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As our trip neared its end, Austin and I found ourselves on yet another long bus ride. Continue reading “Dirty, Dangerous, Mexico City”

Mitla & Monte Alban: Oaxaca’s Ancient Cities

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When I booked my plane ticket to Mexico last fall I knew a little bit about ancient Mexico. Continue reading “Mitla & Monte Alban: Oaxaca’s Ancient Cities”

Exploring Oaxaca’s Central Valleys

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The city of Oaxaca sits at the meeting point of three valleys, los valles centrales. Continue reading “Exploring Oaxaca’s Central Valleys”

My Love Affair with Oaxaca

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It really wasn’t very long ago that I had never heard of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Continue reading “My Love Affair with Oaxaca”

An Ode to Kitty

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One night early on in our stay at our secret place, we found our post-dinner drink interrupted by a loud meow. Continue reading “An Ode to Kitty”

Video Blog: Mezcal

Forgive the awkwardness, I’m no good on camera. But when Austin and I were presented with that Coca-Cola bottle, I knew I wanted to document the experience.

For the record, we survived the entire bottle. In fact, that has turned out to be some of the best mezcal we have tried so far on our trip! It just goes to show, you can’t judge a book…

The #1 Danger of Travel

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When I started telling my friends and family I was going to walk the Camino de Santiago solo, I got a lot of raised eyebrows. Continue reading “The #1 Danger of Travel”

The Mexican Pacific: A Different Kind of Water (Or, How I Got My @** Kicked and Learned Some F***ing Respect)

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I have always considered myself a good swimmer. Continue reading “The Mexican Pacific: A Different Kind of Water (Or, How I Got My @** Kicked and Learned Some F***ing Respect)”

My Problem With Hippie Culture in Mexico

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**A note to you, single reader: What follows is a rant. It is my ventings on an issue I really know very little about. I have not bothered to educated myself on any perspective other than my own. The thoughts presented below are bias and based on nothing else but my, very possibly skewed, observations. If you came to this post because you have a strong opinion and/or knowledge-base of hippie culture in Mexico, don’t plan on enlightening yourself further here. I took fingers to keyboard on this issue because that’s what helps me process things that move or bother me. I post it here because, well, it’s my blog, and I make the assumption that most of the people who make their way here are interested in what I have to say. What this is all leading up to is this: if what follows offends you – sorry, but I’m not sorry.**
Continue reading “My Problem With Hippie Culture in Mexico”