April 2, 2013 Puerto Escondido The past couple of days couldn’t be more contrasting. After an Easter egg hunt in Oaxaca, we embarked yesterday on a 6 and 1/2…
March 31, 2013 Farewell Oaxaca Tomorrow we will be farewelling Oaxaca after a good week of learning spanish, great hospitality and the opportunity to see how the Oaxacans celebrate…
March 29, 2013 Piñata!! Today was our last day of our week at the excellent Oaxaca International Spanish school. A number of other students were finishing today as…
March 28, 2013 Around Oaxaca On the cast iron stomach scale of 1-10, I would rate about -2. It is a small miracle then, that I am the only…
March 25, 2013 School time in Oaxaca We left Mexico City after five short days, but could have very happily stayed there for many more – we barely even got to…
March 24, 2013 Las charras (cowgirls) Today we opted for something a little different and with the help of our superb host, Alfonso, managed to find a small local rodeo…
March 23, 2013 Security in Mexico City One of the characteristics about strolling through the various parts of central Mexico City is the omni-presence of the police, military and private security….
March 22, 2013 Teotihuacan Quite by accident, the day that we visited Teotihuacan – Mexico’s largest ancient city – happened to be during the vernal equinox period. This…
March 21, 2013 A stroll through the parks Contrary to all expectations, our experience so far of Mexico City has been of leafy avenues, little traffic, super friendly people and beautiful parks….
March 20, 2013 Mexico City The morning started before 5 to make the 7.50 AirTrans flight. We got to the airport and returned the rental in plenty of time,…
March 19, 2013 ‘When good technology turns bad’ Our last morning in San Francisco was spent with a bit of chill time in the morning, writing post cards, doing laundry, taking the…
March 18, 2013 Tagging along One of the obvious challenges of travelling with a couple of small kids is that some of the fun activities aren’t always possible with…