Ancient ruins and water frozen in time! Oaxaca part two.
One of the highlights of Oaxaca City for most visitors is the ruins of the Monte Alban archeological site. This is huge area located on a mountain overlooking the city. […]
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Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
This city is in an ideal climate zone. It is surrounded by lush green mountains that send gentle breezes through. It blessed with a light afternoon rain almost daily and […]
Mountain village scenes (Veracruz and Oaxaca)
Somewhere in the jungly mountains of Mexico lies the line between the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. I suppose there is a sign on a highway somewhere that marks that […]
Veracruz state- police encounters!
Mexico has 31 States and one Federal District. Many of them are named the same as the capital city. Leaving the city of Puebla and driving through the state of […]
Puebla & Cholula- A church on top of a pyramid, on top of another pyramid.
Puebla was a city that we enjoyed during our drive through Mexico back in the early 2000’s. When we passed by the VW plant we stopped at the gates and […]
Mexico City- a huge city, full of fun.
The fifth largest city in the world seemed a little intimidating to us. But there were a few things there we wanted to see and do. Yet there were a […]
Cascada de la Tzaracua (the trashy waterfall) and Ocotal Parque
After many days in small villages we had accumulated some dirty laundry. So we made a plan to pass through Uruapan and drop the laundry. Then we would go to […]
Angahuan and the buried church!
Again we followed the suggestions shared by others. And they were right! We came to see the buried church and enjoy the village. And we did exactly that! Angahuan is […]
Lago Zirahuen- a few days at the lake!
Upon suggestion from other travelers and a person that lives in Michoacan, we decided that Lago Zirahuen might be a good destination. It has been a long time since we […]
Patzcuaro and Isla Janitzeo
Visiting Patzcuaro felt a little bit like camping at a farm! The place we chose to stay had a wide variety of farm animals roaming free on the large property. […]
Tula-
When we finally left San Juan Teotihuacan, we didn’t go far. Just a short drive away is the archeological site of Tula in the town of Tula de Allende. It […]
Teotihuacan- pyramids from our past
Teotihuacan is one of those places that we visited briefly when we passed through in 2001. Coming back this time meant spending more time in the community and at the […]
The amazing blue waters of Grutas Tolantango
Some of the places we visit have been suggested by other travelers or by folks along the route. But the stop at Tolantango made our list several years ago. […]
Media Luna-
Near the town of Rio Verde in the desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico there is a strange phenomenon. As you drive towards it you can feel the desert […]
In the cool mountains of Mexico
After a great time exploring the abandoned mining area and the wonderful pueblo of Mineral de Pozos we were ready for a change. We left the high desert and headed up into the […]
Guanajuato activities and goodbye!
Guanajuato was a great city for us to spend four weeks in. When we promised ourselves that we would be back, we had no idea that we would enjoy […]
Guanajuato; we said we would be back someday.
Mike and I travelled the length of Mexico in 2001. We drove from Bahia de Kino to the far tip of the Yucatan and even visited Belize. One of our […]
We stumbled upon a music festival!
Somewhere outside of Durango, Mexico we crossed another geographic milestone. This is a first for the new camper rig. Driving into Zacatecas we knew that we were in for […]
A different look at Mazatlan (electrifying)
Mazatlan is probably viewed by most people as a resort town, a tourist destination and a cruise ship stopover. But we managed to experience Mazatlan very differently. We arrived on […]
Parting words…. the back of the camper!
The fact that you are reading this post means that you probably know the name of our blog. “It’s not a slow car, it’s a fast house” has been our […]
