Aztec Trek Part 10 – Comparing Ce-notes Mérida & Valladolid, Mexico – January 2024 A long day of travel was made even more stressful by roadworks, heavy rain and landslides causing our bus to crawl along the winding road back to Oaxaca. What should have been a leisurely transfer from the bus station to the …
Aztek Trek Part 9 – Counting the Bays Huatulco, Mexico January 2025 Continuing our journey eastwards along this scenic coast, we caught the bus to Huatulco, a region consisting of no less than nine picturesque bays. The area was once again, being rapidly developed from a chain of small fishing villages into a tourist mecca. …
Aztek Trek Part 8 – Beached for Christmas Puerto Escondido, Mexico December 2024 We usually like being away at this time of year to avoid Christmas… the pressure which builds up before the “big day” to “have a good time and make everything perfect”, to consume vast amounts of food and drink, tempers fraying while …
Aztec Trek Part 7 – Oaxaca Mole Puebla and Oaxaca – December 2024 Overlooked by the snow-capped Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico and highest volcano in North America, the pretty town of Puebla was our next overnight stop. Famous for its baroque buildings, colourful Talavera tiles and yet another stunning cathedral. Getting …
Aztec Trek Part 6 – Port…and Pepper! Veracruz and Xalapa, December 2024 For over 400 years Veracruz (or Heroica Veracruz to give it its full name) was Mexico’s gateway to the outside world, and its oldest European-founded city. Taking a quick stopover back in the trendy Roma neighbourhood of Mexico City, we had chosen to …
Aztec Trek – Part 5 – On a Wing and a Prayer Morelia, Michaocan, November 2024 Much like ourselves, the Monarch butterfly migrates each winter in search of warmer climes. Every year millions of butterflies fly some 3,000 miles from Canada and the US to overwinter in the hills of Michoacán state in central Mexico, …
Aztec Trek – Part 4 – On the Tequila Trail Guadalajara, Mexico – November 2024 The views of blue agave plantations, stretching as far as the eye could see, as we reclined in our super comfy seats, gave us a clue to our next destination. The 4-hour journey to Mexico’s second largest city was a …
Aztec Trek – Part 3 – “Out” and About in Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta – Novemberr 2024 I have to admit it was the lure of a few days by a beach which drew us next to the tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta, and not its fascinating history as the location of Richard Burton’s scandalous …
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Aztec Trek – Part 2 – Dancing in the Street Mexico City, November 2024 Our final trip of the week was to the Casa Azul (Blue House) birthplace and home of the famous, outspoken Mexican artist, Frida Khalo. Set in the bohemian neighbourhood of Cayoacan, we strolled along leafy cobbled streets, lined with historic colonial …
Aztec Trek – Part 1 – Dead on Arrival Mexico City, November 2024 Staying the night at a Heathrow hotel before we departed on our trip, I was amused to discover that we had been allotted “Room 101”. For those who haven’t read George Orwell’s “1984” or seen the BBC TV series, Room 101 reputedly …
