...en el restaurant-bar "La Pasion" pueden rentar tabla y bodyboard.... Que esperan???!!!!
— at Playa Zipolite,Zipolite,Oaxaca,Mexico.
.. .in the restaurant-bar "La passion" can be rented Board and bodyboard... That you expect (Translated by Bing)
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
My Spanish Notes ¿Me puede pasar corriente?
My Spanish Notes |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2014 08:55 PM PDT
Sometimes I'm amazed at the amount of Spanish I know. Until I'm abruptly reminded of how much Spanish I don't know.
One night after enjoying a nice dinner at a Mexican restaurant, I was completely surprised by what happened next. Se murió la batería de mi coche My car battery died To be honest, while that was aggravating, what bothered me even more was the fact that I had to ask for a jump in English. I didn't even have a clue as to how to ask for a jump in Spanish. So today I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen to you. ¿Me puede pasarcorriente? Can you give me a jump?  That was easy wasn't it? Let's look at some vocabulary and learn a few other things you'll need to know. Jumper cables are called cables para pasar corriente. ¿Tienes cables para pasar corriente? Do you have jumper cables?  The jumper cable clamps are called pinzas.  Now we know how to ask for jumper cables, we're halfway there. There are two words for battery in Spanish, pilas and batería. You want to use batería when in comes to talking about your car battery.  The cables para pasar corriente attach to the terminales (terminal for just one) of the batería. And as you can see by picture you have a terminal positivo y terminal negativo. And the dead battery is called the batería muerta. La batería está muerta The battery is dead You have to conectar the pinzas to the terminales. Conecta el cable con la pinza roja primero en la terminal positiva Connect the cable with red clamp first to the positive terminal Conecta la pinza negra a la terminal negativa Connect the black clamp to the negative terminal  The next step is to encender or arrancar (start) the car. Enciende/Arranca el coche Start the car And finally, you need to retirar las pinzas from the terminales. Retira las pinzas Remove the clamps And finally, here's a video where you can actually hear all of this and learn how to pasar corriente at the same time. That's it! Now you know everything you need to get a jump in Spanish. And if your memory is as bad as mine, then you may want to consider downloading my android phrasebook app that will allow you keep these phrases and many more at your fingertips when you need them. Before I let you go, here are some other posts you may like: 1. Marque su pin 2. Gira a la derecha, mas adelante That's it for today, ¡Buena suerte! |
lo cosmico, cabanas & restaurant, zipolite, oaxaca | Flickr - Photo Sharing! flickr.com zipolite is a place for those who were hippies once. this is the gourmet/ritzy option in this town. think european. the food was to die for!
| lo cosmico, cabanas & restaurant, zipolite, oaxaca | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
zipolite is a place for those who were hippies once. this is the gourmet/ritzy option in this town. think european. the food was to die for!
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Aloha Mi genteeee! ya casi son vacacioneeeees!! y para disfrutar del paraíso y los atardeceres estarán con nosotros dos chavos de BEATS DELICIOUS LABEL que nos pondrán a bailar y disfrutar de un buen cocktail con sus sunset beats!!! Dj Delik & Dj Axl Puerto!!! SEMANA SANTA SUNSET BEATS! Aloha my genteeee! already there are almost vacacioneeeees! and to enjoy the sunsets and paradise will be with us two guys BEATS DELICIOUS LABEL that we will dance and enjoy a good cocktail with its sunset beats! Dj & DJ Delik Axl port! SUNSET BEATS EASTER! (Translated by Bing)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Eclipse total de la luna - completamente visible en su totalidad desde Zipolite.....14/abril/2014 Ve aqui la info de la NASA. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2014Apr15T.pdf Total eclipse of the Moon - fully visible in its entirety from Zipolite...14/April/2014 see info from NASA here. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2014Apr15T.pdf(Translated by Bing)
Eclipse total de la luna - completamente visible en su totalidad desde Zipolite.....14/abril/2014 Ve aqui la info de la NASA.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2014Apr15T.pdf
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2014Apr15T.pdf
Total eclipse of the Moon - fully visible in its entirety from Zipolite...14/April/2014 see info from NASA here.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
The Beauty of Routine MARCH 31, 2014DALENE
The Beauty of Our Routine in Puerto Escondido - Hecktic Travels
Hecktic Travels ⋅ Dalene
In Puerto Escondido we were thrilled to establish a routine for the first time in a very long time.
The Beauty of Routine
I expect that the title of this post is confusing (and maybe even off-putting?) to some. It’s not what one might expect from a couple who sold it all to travel – who perceptively eschew the routine of a corporate/suburban life in favour of the carefree nature of a road less taken.
And for the most part, that is true. But it does sometimes happen that we absolutely crave routine.
It is one reason why we love house-sitting so much. Not only do we get an entirely new type of worldly experience, but it gives us a chance to relax and recharge our travel batteries.
We’ve been going non-stop since our last house-sit in September. We’ve been bouncing from place-to-place, living in some places that weren’t so great, and then humbly borrowing beds in others (hi Mom)! Upon our arrival to Mexico, it had been almost six months since we had been able to claim a space all our own, to comfortably unpack and settle in with full amenities at our disposal.
We were due.
And hallelujah, we arrived here.
With this beach just steps away in one direction, and shops and restaurants just steps away in another, we settled into an apartment and were sold. Within five minutes of our arrival, we had decided to add more than another week to our two week stay.
We were ridiculously happy about so many little things. A blender to make fresh fruit smoothies every morning, a giant veranda/work space, *decent* wi-fi (most days), even a hammock! I read a book, a whole book, for the first time in a very long time.
Our blissful routine for most days became this:
6:30am – Early wake-up courtesy of either the bright sun, cacophony of dogs barking, or that wretched rooster next door (if he hadn’t already woken us up even earlier).
6:45-7:30am – Pete would get his morning run in along the beach. I would sometimes join him and walk part of the way, spread out a blanket and meditate to the sound of the waves. (The days I didn’t join him was likely because I was too grouchy and cursing the rooster).
7:30am – 3pm – Work! Fueled by smoothies and other random fresh goodies, we settled in for hours of undisturbed work. Which may not sound exciting to some, but when you love what you do, and when you can do it with the sound of waves crashing in the background, life is all good.
3pm – ? – With our brains sufficiently melted by the creeping heat, it was time to cool down. Barring any conference calls or other pressing issues, we would head down a dozen stairs and directly into a shady corner of the plunge pool. Our time spent here would vary, depending on how hot it was and how cold our beers stayed. Then it was back to do a bit more of work, or answer the call of that blessed hammock.
Our evenings would vary – some would include watching the sunset on the beach, others would see us head to town for dinner, or we’d cook for ourselves and eat by candlelight on the veranda. One last dip in cool water (a shower!) to cool us down, and then it was lights out by ten at the latest. At the latest. Lame? Yes. Ashamed? Not at all.
While this relaying of our daily routine may just register as the most boring “travel” post we’ve ever written, it has been one of the most purely satisfying for us.
Where we stayed
There are so many options in Puerto Escondido, and without knowing anything about the city, we bookedaccommodations in La Punta, a neighborhood on the far edge of town most popular with the surfing crowd.
At first we were unsure of being out that far, but as stated above, we absolutely fell in love with our little apartment and our tranquil location. Casa Kalani offers a brand new and fully equipped studio apartment at tremendous value, and it was exactly what we needed. The owners were friendly, extremely accommodating and went above and beyond – taking us on a wee tour, constantly offering us food and bringing us poolside treats. We can’t recommend it enough.
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