The end. Like the previous post, I actually wrote this back in April. Here we are, sitting in our hotel room back in Mexico City. Tomorrow we fly back to Melbourne with a healthy 10
cuba Cuba Six months later, I finally get around to posing our Cuba post. It's a long and rambling one, sorry. It's a culmination of not being able to publish a blog post due to
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Our last week or so has been spent in the state of Quintana Roo. It's the southern half of the Yucatán Peninsular And probably the most frequented state for tourism (particularly from the
Chichen Itza Valladolid Our last stop in Yucatan was Valladolid, a quieter, less touristy town that is in the middle of the Peninsular and a great launch pad for all the Mayan ruins in the area.
Campeche Campeche and Merida From Palenque it was down along the coast to Campeche, the peaceful, picturesque state capital with pastel coloured houses and a long (albeit under utilised) beach front esplanade. Two of it's previous walls
Chiapas In 1994 Mexico stood on the brink of revolution. The corrupt and ineffective Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) had been in government for 65 years and had just signed the North Atlantic Free Trade
Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca was always a city we were particularly looking forward to and it did not disappoint. It was simultaneously a sleepy quiet town and really vibrant with lots of life. It's pretty in
Taxco Taxco and Puebla Leaving Mexico City really marks the third (and final) phase of our Mexican adventures: The South. First up was four nights in Taxco - the beautiful old silver town nestled into the side
Chapultepec Final Days in Mexico City It's hard to believe our time in Mexico City is finally coming to an end. We've been here a month now but it really doesn't feel like it. There are still a few
Mexico City II Now, where were we? Everyone back at work now? How's that going? I trust you had a nice break. Since the last post the highlight of Mexico City has almost certainly been Casa
Mexico City Distrito Federal Well, Happy Christmas. Happy New Year. How's everyone doing? Had a nice break. What pleasantries. We've been fine, thanks for asking. We've been having a lovely time in Mexico City. It seems it
Guanajuato Guanajuato After being pretty much on the go for the past two months (since we left Sicily really) we finally slowed down in Guanajuato where we spent a week in a really lovely little
The Silver Trail The romance of gold hangs over the mountains of Northern Durango like and old perfume There, it is rumored, was that mythical Ophir whence the Aztecs and their mysterious predecessors drew the red
Chihuahua Cowboy Country Off the Prairie and into Chihuahua we rode. This is proper Cowboy country emphasised by every other man you see in the street wearing cowboy hat and boots. Chihuahua is the capital of
Divisadero The Pacific Coast and El Chepe The next leg of the trip promised beach and sun as we headed up and along a strip of the Pacific coast. Our first stop was beautiful Puerto Vallarta where it proceeded to
Tlaquepaque Guadalajara And so phase three begins: Mexico. Our first stop is Mexico's second city, Guadalajara. We're staying in the historical centre. It's very much an old colonial town with a strong Spanish influence so
Los Angeles Last days in LA LA is massive. It's hard to describe quite how massive. It's a mega city with a population of 18.5 mil but there are much smaller cities which more people (i.e. New
Las Vegas Death Valley We scurried out of Sin City and headed for the desert to cleanse our souls. Death Valley was the last stop on this American road trip. The drive took quite a bit longer
Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas As you come over the crest of the freeway and look down into Las Vegas Valley giant hotels poke through a thick layer of smog. It's a suitable first view of that cesspool.
Grand Canyon Riders of the Purple Sage Seriously, this post is only a little over a week old, no need to get your knickers in a knot. As we drove out of the Grand Canyon National Park it started to
The Desert We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. We picked up a camper van from LA. They upgraded it and it is officially
Downtown Los Angels LA is weird. Well downtown is at least. We arrived here from San Fran last Tuesday after a memorable Greyhound Bus experience which included the bus breaking down 5 times and smells that
San Francisco They say the key to maintaining a readership is to blog regularly. If you find yourself drifting, you can always subscribe and get each post emailed to you. We flew from increasingly cold
New York City New York City Since arriving, we've primarily been trying to figure out how it is we get to live here for a year or two (deep breath parents, that wasn't an announcement of our intentions). It
Napoli I've wanted to come to Napoli for quite a while now - it's no secret I'm a sucker for an old city state. But it has poured with rain for a large part