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POSTS TAGGED “MEXICO”

Adios: The Final Mexican Beach

                               Palenque

Despite being eager to leave San Cristobal it literally took us a day to exit the city.

We opted for the innovative integration of a full day of sightseeing with a night bus which essentially meant 24 hours of bus travel with only a couple of breaks.

The idea was supposed to be a stroke of genius: see the sights, save on a night’s accommodation and (more…)

August 13, 2012 | Categories: travel | Tags: beach, Central America, Mexico, Misol-Ha, Palenque. Agua Azul,parasailing, Playa del Carmen, San Cristobal, snorkeling, Yucatan Peninsula | 1 Comment »

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San Cristobal: Maya not Mexico

                       Garlic?

It was a huge struggle to leave the Pacific coast, but probably best we did. It’s the kind of place you can blink and you’ve missed fifty years.

At any rate we were starting to miss the buses.

 It was time for another 15 hour journey, only this time we’d learnt our lesson and decided to do it overnight.  On night buses the entertainment consists of just the one film dubbed in Spanish, rather than a continuous 15 hour movie marathon.

This epic journey took us right to the heart of southern Mexico: A city called San Cristobal.

Getting off (more…)

August 13, 2012 | Categories: travel | Tags: Mexico, Central America, San Cristobal, Mayan, Chiapas, canyon, Del Sumidero, crocodiles, pelicans, monkeys, vultures, gap yah | Leave A Comment »

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The Pacific Coast

                         I spy…. the ocean

Another trip, another surfing mecca.

Via a long wiggly road surrounded by cactuses we were off to Puerto Escondido, home of the legendary Mexican Pipeline, and also other less legendary places where Robin wanted to surf.

The bus journey took 13 hours rather than the advertised 10, but fortunately we’d booked accommodation in advance.

Unfortunately (more…)

August 13, 2012 | Categories: travel | Tags: beach, La Punta, Mexican Pipeline, Mexico, Playa Zicatela, Puerto Escondido, San Agustinillo, surfing, Zipolite | Leave A Comment »

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Mexico

                                Hello Mexico

On paper, Mexico is an amazing country. It’s huge – with deserts and drug cartels in the north and tropical jungle and Mayan temples in the south.

To the west the land meets the wild Pacific Ocean and The Gulf of California, and to the east lie the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the turquoise of the Carribean.

Pick up any (more…)

August 13, 2012 | Categories: travel | Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca, colonial, mole | Leave A Comm