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 - 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 - 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 - 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 13, 2009 - Not done yet

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 7, 2009 - Mexico: Teotihuacan and Oaxaca City

Before leaving Mexico City we headed to the ancient city of Teotihuacan around an hour away. Not many tourists there but lots of school kids which were much better behaved than the English ones! We are now in Oaxaca City, having survived our first long distance bus in first class comfort ;) Finding a hostel provided not so easy but after three attempts we found one with a dorm. ... Despite last night`s first slightly negative impressions of Bangkok crossed with we`re not quite sure what, today`s meanderings have shown a more Colonial side of Oaxaca although wouldn't recommend spending too long here! Planning to spend this afternoon checking out the market square with 20 peso (one quid) cocktails, before heading to Zipilite beach tomorrow. ...

Mar 7, 2009 - Oaxaca & Monte Alban

Our tour today started by bus across the city of Oaxaca to Monte Alban. ... The Aztecs literally took off the top to make a flat place, then built generations of temples and other structures that look down on Oaxaca. ...

Mar 6, 2009 - Oaxaca Valley

We toured the Oaxaca valley today. ... First stop was a factory that originated the black fired pottery.We toured the Oaxaca valley today. ... First stop was a factory that originated the black fired pottery....