Just a short post here as it’s late at night and we have to be at the airport at 5:00AM tomorrow. Early tomorrow morning we fly out to Cuba. The internet is a little bit inconvenient to access in Cuba so there won’t be any blog posts while we’re over there. So don’t worry if […]
Travel Updates
The Monarch Butterfly Migration, One of Nature’s Most Spectacular Sights
One of the most amazing things we’ve seen in our travels is the monarch butterfly migration in Mexico. Every autumn, monarch butterflies from all over North America travel to warmer climates to spend the winter. They like somewhere that’s cool, but not cold enough to be frosty. And moist but not rainy. The Central Highlands […]
Tequila and Sweets in Mexico’s Colonial Towns
The Central Western Highlands of Mexico are home to the atmospheric colonial towns of Guadalajara and Morelia, and also a centre of speciality sweets and Mexico’s most famous drink: Tequila. Guadalajara After a long ride on the overnight bus straight after El Chepe we arrived in Guadalajara. It was a nice change to be in […]
Copper Canyon, Mexico’s Answer to the Grand Canyon
Pretty much everyone has heard of the Grand Canyon in the United States. In Mexico they have their own big and impressive canyon: Copper Canyon. It’s actually deeper and covers a bigger area than the Grand Canyon. And like the Grand Canyon, it has some very dramatic canyon scenery. El Chepe To get to Copper […]
The Almost Tropical Waters of La Paz
First post from Mexico, and it turns out that crossing the border isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be. The border crossing between San Diego & Tijuana is one of the busiest in the world. With 25 lanes of car traffic and 15 lanes of pedestrian traffic. But we took a special bridge […]
