Aug 24, 2009 - To Oaxaca from the boarder

8-21-2009: We are now taking the toll roads to make better time so we can spend some time in Oaxaca where we hope that John and Sharon will catch up with us. ... We made it to Oaxaca before the sun sat We drove over 430 miles that day the most we have done. ... We arrived in the city of Oaxaca, in the late afternoon and found the site San Felipe Campground with little problem. ...

Aug 4, 2009 - Oaxaca

Overnight bus from 8pm to 8am.Overnight bus from 8pm to 8am....

Mar 19, 2009 - Palenque, Cancun, Player del Carmen (Mexico) & Tikel, Flores, Antigua (Guatemala)

Yeah I know we have been pretty slack on the email front but you tend to lose track of time when you’re on holiday! So we have left Mexico and we are now in Guatemala.Yeah I know we have been pretty slack on the email front but you tend to lose track of time when you’re on holiday! So we have left Mexico and we are now in Guatemala....

Mar 19, 2009 - Chocolate

OK, so maybe we did a bit more walking through the markets, prior to our attempts to find Oaxaca's gay bar(s). ... Actually not much of a search really considering that Oaxaca is famous for it's chocolate and it's recipes, some ancient and many deliciously modern, using their famous chocolate-based moles (as in mole-ess) or pastes. ... Their are several chocolate factories where the public can enter, watch and smell the whole experience and then eventually taste the final product.OK, so maybe we did a bit more walking through the markets, prior to our attempts to find Oaxaca's gay bar(s). ... Actually not much of a search really considering that Oaxaca is famous for it's chocolate and it's recipes, some ancient and many deliciously modern, using their famous chocolate-based moles (as in mole-ess) or pastes. ... Their are several chocolate factories where the public can enter, watch and smell the whole experience and then eventually taste the final product....

Mar 19, 2009 - OAXACA Mercados, mercados y más

The next few days were spent exploring Oaxaca and it's many different mercados (markets) though all were fairly close to each other. ... Pretty much following our noses we walked around the town and walking through these markets founds the most amazing produce: fruits, fresh meats and poultry in the two essential states: live and dead -- and some about to meet their fate.The next few days were spent exploring Oaxaca and it's many different mercados (markets) though all were fairly close to each other. ... Pretty much following our noses we walked around the town and walking through these markets founds the most amazing produce: fruits, fresh meats and poultry in the two essential states: live and dead -- and some about to meet their fate....

Mar 19, 2009 - Monte Alban

We walked in the early morning to a local travel agent and boarded a bus for a 45 minute trip to Monte Alban. ... Monte Alban, about 9km from Oaxaca, is a pre-colombian archaeological site in the Oaxaca Valley, founded about 500 BC by the Zapotec people: http://en. ... wikipedia.We walked in the early morning to a local travel agent and boarded a bus for a 45 minute trip to Monte Alban. ... Monte Alban, about 9km from Oaxaca, is a pre-colombian archaeological site in the Oaxaca Valley, founded about 500 BC by the Zapotec people: http://en. ... wikipedia....

Mar 13, 2009 - Not done yet

Mar 12, 2009 - Mexico: Zipolite

Arrived in San Cristobal early this morning after a long overnight bus from Zipolite, where we have spent the past five days doing absolutely nothing except feasting, swimming, enjoying cheap margaritas and trying not to get fried in the stinking hot sun. ... Getting to Zipolite on Sunday, we found we had sadly missed a goa psy party on the Saturday, the remnants of which were still hanging round the beach. ... There was a full moon party while we were there but more rock and drums rather than psytrance! Stayed in a really chilled place on the beach (Posada Mexico) with fantastic hammocks and even some whale sightings on one afternoon (in addition to all the naked old guys posing on the beach!).Arrived in San Cristobal early this morning after a long overnight bus from Zipolite, where we have spent the past five days doing absolutely nothing except feasting, swimming, enjoying cheap margaritas and trying not to get fried in the stinking hot sun. ... Getting to Zipolite on Sunday, we found we had sadly missed a goa psy party on the Saturday, the remnants of which were still hanging round the beach. ... There was a full moon party while we were there but more rock and drums rather than psytrance! Stayed in a really chilled place on the beach (Posada Mexico) with fantastic hammocks and even some whale sightings on one afternoon (in addition to all the naked old guys posing on the beach!)....

Mar 12, 2009 - Shop till you drop

Each stop also afforded us an opportunity to make a contribution to the local economy! The only thing that saved us from making any really big purchases is the fact that we live in a little under 400 square feet and don’t have room! We’ve decided that when we next purchase a home without wheels we will make a trip back to Oaxaca. ... After a lunch stop at a family owned restaurant along the side of the road, we made the drive back into downtown Oaxaca. ... We were than given a couple of hours to wonder around Oaxaca prior to getting together for a dinner ‘on Fantasy’. ...

Mar 11, 2009 - Worth the drive!

Mar 10, 2009 - Something completely different

Mar 9, 2009 - Worst roads ever!