Exhausted, I awoke that Tuesday to what seemed like 105 degrees at the hour of 7:30am.  Juan and I spent about an hour chatting further.  I was amazed at his […]

I didn’t get any photos of the mummies (more like well preserved cadavers) in Queretaro as my camera batteries had died.  My friend and I stopped for tacos a la […]

I reluctantly left San Miguel de Allende and headed to Guanajuato in the evening.  I had hoped to stop in Pozos (a ghost town) and Dolores Hidalgo (the “birthplace” of […]

I got into San Miguel around 8:30pm and found a micro to the Oratorio, near Calle Loreto where La Catrina hostel is located. As I walked down Calle Loreto, I […]

I awoke Wednesday happy to be with my friend Ruben. The next few days were fairly uneventful, which was nice. I borrowed the bike and shopped for food at the […]

The next day I woke up after a good sleep and talked with Yolanda and family, and did a bit of house cleaning to help out. I packed my things, […]

After my mocha, I put my giant pack on my back in search of Yolanda Sanchez Reyes, a kind lady who offered me a place to stay a few days […]

I spent a few more days in Tlaxcala, visiting the museo de arte popular (or artesenias) where I discovered a live scorpion in a 200 year old “talaveras” mug, amongst […]

I arrived in Tlaxcala in the afternoon and searched for a place to stay. Hotels here are more than twice as expensive as Puebla or Mexico City. I’m essentially spending […]

As I said, I arrived in Puebla on Thurs around 2pm. I had a long chat with the tourist information guy, who gave me a lot of good information. After […]

I felt very lucky to stay with my friend’s father for a few days. I had left a number of my vitamins and clothes at his home and needed to […]

I finally made it to the Palace in Zocalo to appreciate Diego Rivera’s murals. Apparently he was going to paint his murals on all the walls of the palace, but […]

I arrived June 11 and stayed with my friend Le and his dad in a small town near Buen Aventura outside the city limits of Mexico City (east of the […]