Puebla had me at hello. Oh how I cursed countless times the first hour of our meeting. And the next… And the next. Have you felt the same way with some place depressingly beautiful? Been a long time coming. But it seems today is the day that I speak of a ciudad that I hold…
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2012 Year-Ender/World-Ender
Ahhh… 2012. You are an ebullient homage to wanderlust. Frankly, I am quite obsessed with your ruffled months. In fact it’s almost midnight and amid that end-of-the-world hullabaloo, here I am fondly sewing a patchwork of idyllic imagery to commemorate your flamboyance and purport. Now this may seem like a pathetic way of exiting the…
Teotihuacán, Mexico: Where Gods Were Born… And Where We Lost Our Pram
I shifted my gaze from one behemoth to the other. From the ground afar, the two colossal pyramids can be seen blending in the nearby mountain range. Humans ascending and descending them looked like ants crawling up and down an anthill, on a work shift in the colony. The peaks were certainly intimidating, nevertheless we…
Colonia Santa María la Ribera, Mexico City: Morisco Kiosk And Museo del Instituto de Geología de la UNAM
Almost every bench had a kissing couple, I felt like we were in the set of some Mexican telenovela. The backdrop consisted of trees gently swaying, soft sun rays dancing, and a multihued gazebo sitting pretty in the middle of the block. It was a peaceful early afternoon stroll in Colonia Santa María la Ribera’s…
Round-The-World Vagabonding: Our Ten Fave Temporal “Homes”
A solar-powered guest studio in the middle of the forest, an artist’s cabin in a trailer park by the beach, and a Moroccan riad with an unobstructive view of a UNESCO World Heritage listed ksar… These are a few of our awesome accommodations during our 280-day round-the-world vagabonding. One night, one week, one month. It…
280 RTW Days… And Why We’re Home So Soon.
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ~ Anthony BrandtIt ended sooner than expected. Then again, who’s really counting the days? Not us (but that counter on my sidebar is). And I bet my stenchy goat leather wallet from Morocco that you guys aren’t counting either. You most definitely…
Photo Essay: National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropología), Mexico City
If your adrenaline junkie soul reckons museum ambling is a bore, this one might spark your interest for it could literally keep you on your toes. Spread across an area of more than seven hectares, with multiple exhibition halls, National Museum of Anthropology could easily burn your whole day. But if you intend to do…
Mexico In A Wrap
Breaking News: Mexico overthrew India off its top spot on our fave foreign destinations list. India now places second. What catalyzed such order is the fact that we spent a whole month exploring six states in Mexico, while we only allocated eight days for one state in India. I’d like to think that India will…
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, Ciudad De Mexico
As I emerged from Ciudad de México’s Zócalo Metro Station, my eyes were instantly drawn to the monolithic Metropolitan Cathedral or Catedral Metropolitana across Plaza de la Constitución. I panted as I climbed the last steps of the staircase, and occasionally bumped into fellow commuters who rushed past. Luna, whom I was lugging, didn’t seem…
200 RTW Days: Altered Plans And Jotted Notes
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” ~ Miriam BeardTwo hundred days. That’s past the halfway mark of our round-the-world vagabonding. Our country counter flashes the number three. Four and a half months in Australia, a month in…