For breakfast we suceed in ordering a meal that doesn’t include tortillas or eggs or beans. Chicken and chips did very nicely. Hungrily digging in, we are sat on plastic chairs at a plastic table in a sparse room with fridges for drinks lining one side and a small sink at the end. The only [...]
Oaxaca is adorned with colourful colonial buildings and exquisite ornate churches. And it’s streets are full of life and atmosphere. Shoe shiners and paper stalls, burger bars and taco stands. A boy selling sweets, a lady selling flowers. Buskers, brass bands and protest banners. Cafe’s and bars. Museums and markets. This is a town full [...]
There’s plenty going on in Oaxaca’s streets. Photos from a Sunday stroll through the city centre…
My first Mayan ruins. I shall be seeing more of them, but for now, photos of my visit to Monte Alban near Oaxaca… The random skulls – one shows holes in the skull which are thought to be some kind of medical practise of the time. The jade-encrusted skull was discovered n Tomb 7 at [...]
Social media and the power of networking can transform travel and open opportunities to discover not only new things, but also to develop understanding of things that already interest us. A couple of days ago, I arrived in Oaxaca. I then received a message from a Twitter follower, @DoGoodAsYouGo, of the Muskoka Foundation. Aware of [...]
Religion, and the Catholic church, is a major feature of Mexican life. A legacy left by the Spanish conquistators when they arrived here in the 1500′s. Even small towns have a large church, usually the main feature. Large towns, like Oaxaca have numerous churches, as well as a dominating cathedral and often a mission or [...]
There will be times on any long journey, where the pace slows and nothing of note happens. This is exactly the case with the latest part of the ride through Mexico. From leaving the highs of sailing the peaceful sea of Cortez, the road from Puerta Vallarta to Oaxaca will be memorable mainly for it’s [...]
From Puerta Vallarta, where we left the boat, along the coast and then up through the hills to Oaxaca, passing through Melaque, Zihuatanejo and Acapulco. A long ride is all I shall say! Nothing like the stunning images of the US National Parks or the cacti of Baja. Not my best by far. It seems [...]
Revived after a couple of days of rest. Ready to reap the rewards of Baja’s best. From Guerrero Negro on the Pacific Coast, we traversed the Baja peninsula again. The Vizcaino desert, far from being barren, was scattered with scrub and ocotillo and more cacti. Not as wondrously abundant as further north, healthy doses rather [...]
It took 3 weeks to cycle down the length of Baja California. The 1500km long peninsula that is attached to the US state of California but belongs to Mexico. The reality is, it’s a cultural mix of both. A huge desert playground for grown-up Americans who like beaches, bars and roaring around on quad bikes. [...]
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