Archive for April, 2014

Finding fun at the tourist madness of Xochimilco

Finding fun at the tourist madness of Xochimilco

Xochimilco – a quintessential tourist trap, in which a non-mexican will likely get lost in and pay dearly for each and every step around it.  It is crowdy, loud and … Continue reading

Guanajuato – one of Mexico’s most precious towns

Guanajuato – one of Mexico’s most precious towns

The Spanish discovered silver here. They needed a town. Guanajuato was born.
There was lots of silver through these mountains and the place was prosperous. The colonialists had lots of money … Continue reading

 
Sobering up away from the beaches of Mexico

Sobering up away from the beaches of Mexico

After a month of doing this:

randomly mixed in with a bit of this:

and on really lazy days a bit of this:

it is fair to say…. I was well and truly … Continue reading