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Set in a lush highland valley in the southern state of Chiapas, San Cristobal de Las Casas is a perfect choice for anyone ready to step away from Mexico’s better-known tourist destinations. We spent 10 days soaking up its colonial atmosphere and exploring nearby Mayan villages.
I have so many messages from people about Mexico. Many are myths, imaginations or perceptions about what Mexico is, and how awfully dangerous it must be. We have discovered the beautiful side of Mexico, far away from the myths and imaginations of some. I think Mexico is either underrated or unknown in some parts of, Read More
Think Paprika… Think Curry… Think Cayenne… Think Chilli… Think Tumeric… San Miguel de Allende is almost as colourful as my spice A quick bus trip 60 miles through the hilly Mexican highlands lands us in the charming city of San Miguel de Allende.
At the foot of the legendary Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes is the majestic, peaceful city of Puebla. One of the things that drew us to Puebla was to see the active volcano of Popocatépetl – but that’s another story for another day.
It’s too dangerous… You’ll get robbed… You’ll get kidnapped… You’ll die… Someone told us it’s ugly, dirty and we would hate it. It appears a few of these perceptions might be a little outdated! Lucky for us we don’t believe everything we are told. As we chatted to more people we heard about…really interesting, Read More
We just had to visit the world-famous Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato (Guanajuato Mummies Museum). We’ve always liked to explore life and death…eerie as it may seem to some. Here at the Musee de Mommies and the adjacent cemetery we glimpse how the people of Guanajuato celebrate and normalize death. It is rooted in the Mexican culture, Read More
I’ve often make the comment not another ‘ABC’ ! Affectionately known as (another bloody cathedral)… we can’t seem help ourselves going into every one …is that the fear of missing out on something? In Guanajuato these fine baroque and neoclassical buildings, churches and temples are the result of the prosperity of the silver mining in, Read More
Hit the Love button – this place is outstanding…we’re living in the mellow suburb of Tlaquepaque (pronounced Cluka Paaki) within the city of Guadalajara – (pronounced Guah-dah-lah-hah-rah) go on try to say it. Once you get your english tongue around these spanish letters the name and sounds conjure a special sort of place and, Read More
Visiting Madrid? Not many places in the world will you observe the equilibrium of old and new carried off with as much sophistication as in Madrid.