33 countries under her teeny crocheted belt. Some people think that, for her age, it ain’t nothing but a number. Sure, she can’t remember all the country names (and never correctly pronounced most of them). She can’t remember the tens of airports she passed through (though the memory lingers briefly for she’s got a photographic…
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Mexico-Guatemala Border Crossing (Palenque To Flores)
For a mum backpacking with a three year-old, getting up at 5:15 AM to catch transportation for an eleven-hour border crossing is forecasted to be somewhat of a nightmare. It’s either you tame a raging bull of a child or sleepily carry her dead weight whilst toting three other bags to the colectivo or minibus…
Monte Albán, Oaxaca: Ancient Zapotec City
Above the Valley of Oaxaca, on an artificially-leveled mountain and under the full glare of the unforgiving Mexican sun, we squeezed our way through a throng of fellow tourists clamoring for… Hats. The entire population of our bus — well, except those already donning them — stomped straight to the stalls as if it was…
Oaxaca, Mexico: A Christmas Day Tour
That Three-Month North-Central America Trip: Hotels And Hostels
From (the mythical) 1,000 thread count sheets, to threadbare linen. From fancy wardrobes to floordrobes. From luxurious bathroom toiletries to cheap shampoo in sachets. From fantastic brekkie buffets to no brekkie at all. During our three-month, north to central America trip, we saw polar opposites of the tourism spectrum through the motley bunch of accommodations…
2014 Thus Far: The Third Quarter
Our North-Central America journey is coming to a close. I’ve been hosting a polyglot of emotions the past days, and the hubby will prolly point out that it’s simply because the dawn of that monthly thingy is approaching. But really, the countdown to leaving Nicaragua — or the region in general — is slowly ripping…
The Brag Corner: UNESCO World Heritage Sites I’ve Visited
Oaxaca, Mexico: Christmas Multimedia Show 2011
My second Christmas away from home. Distance-wise, I was about half a globe away. Heart-wise, I’d say it felt like I never left. Before me was the familiar scene of families, each member in their Sunday best, piling into the pews. Inside Oaxaca’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora…
The Week That Was In Mexican Food
If a cuisine’s on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, it must be something. The Mexican fare, a marriage of Mesoamerican cooking techniques/main staples and European food components (such as cheese and meat and herbs), is one of the most complex my taste buds have ever encountered. It’s up there with Persian, Indian and Chinese….
