I left Oaxaca after my 2012 visit, completely smitten. I came home and started looking at the VRBO sites to find a place for rent. After months of searching for “The RV of My Dreams” following the sale of my Atlanta home, I was just about ready to give up hope of finding one that felt right. So working remotely from Mexico to escape the winter seemed like a distant second when it came to lifestyle choices. Continue reading
Traveling with Don is always an adventure, as he is not content to take the road “most traveled.” You can always be sure there is going to be some wild and crazy adventure involved, even if it is just a day trip. And since he speaks better Spanish than me as well as being the “alpha dog” in the family, I am always eager to follow.
This time, it was to discover another one of Mexico’s “Pueblo Magicos,” Continue reading
If New Years is cancelled….then so are all the New Year’s resolutions, right? Okay, then throw out the diets..… LET’S EAT!!
Determined not to let the cancellation of the New Years Eve celebration dampen our spirits, we took to the streets on New Years Day to sample what Oaxaca is famous for….. Continue reading
For the past four years, my brother Don and I have been going to magical San Miguel de Allende (Kiss it goodbye as it was recently named Number One on the “Top 25 Cities in the World” list by Conde Naste Traveler magazine) to ring in the new year. Although we try each year to convince other family members to join us, the reaction is typically “Mexico??? Over my dead body!” So year after year, we make the trek down to escape the ice storms of Texas and get our “fix” of warm and sunny culture and climate. Continue reading
It was a 24 hour bus ride from Mazatlan to Oaxaca, which was both a little bit of heaven and a little bit of hell. Most people flinch when I tell them I am riding a bus across Mexico. I have done this more times than I can count, from Texas all the way down close to the Guatemala border, and still keep coming back for more. This trip alone would take me six different buses to get where I am going. Continue reading
Although this is a quiet, sleepy little village, there is plenty to see and do here on the Isla de la Piedra to pass the days away. One can sit on the beach, parked in the shade of the palapa as the world turns. Continue reading
No problem spotting Lynne on the Plazuela Machado on a quiet morning following Christmas Day. We got caught up over a couple of Fish Burgers, then headed off to explore Isla de la Piedra, or Stone Island, just a short distance from Old Mazatlan. Continue reading
The Christmas holiday now behind me, I was ready to leave El Fuerte and continue my journey south, but since I had gone straight through on the El Chepe train without getting off to overnight along the route, I now had a couple of days to kill before meeting up with Don in Oaxaca for New Years. Continue reading
I chose to end my El Chepe rail journey in El Fuerte, another of Mexico’s “Pueblo Magico” towns, rather than continue on to the big city of Los Mochis. It was the day before Christmas Eve, and I didn’t want to risk “No room at the Inn” on Christmas. Continue reading
The 400-mile “El Chepe” rail journey makes six stops at small towns or villages along the way where one can exit the train for an overnight stay to explore the canyon. The first of these stops is Creel, one of Mexico’s “Puebla Magicos,” or Magic Towns, a category designated by the Secretariat of Tourism for their natural beauty, cultural or historical significance. Creel is also the main backpacker destination, offering hiking and camping excursions deep into the canyon. Continue reading