You know what I’ve always found to be the best predictor of our readiness to return to our “normal” life back in Mexico? The number of photos we take. When the daily photo count drops precipitously it is time to get back on the road. Nothing against Portland, and certainly … Read More
Around the City
Reforma Avenue is closed off to traffic on Sundays, turning the insanely busy road into a pedestrian path where it is finally safe to go view some of the cities most well known monuments. Ouest has been wanting to see El Ángel for awhile. It was pretty from the street, … Read More
Pyramids of Teotihuacan
Last time we were here we thought how much better it would be to arrive first thing in the morning. With our kids, getting up early is not a problem (though either is going to bed early), so we were out the door at seven-thirty to watch the ruins of … Read More
Retracing Our Path
Tie a plastic bin to a skateboard, insert child, and run through a grassy field—what could go wrong? Things got a little gnarly at sunset. Cholula was just a one night stop on our way back to Teotihuacan near Mexico City. We’re flying back to the States for a family … Read More
Caves and Mountains
We left Taxco and drove to the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park—a bunch of really big caves. One of the largest cave systems in the world according to the literature. Every hour a guide takes a bunch of people for a stroll along a path through the caves that a full-size SUV … Read More
Around Taxco
There isn’t a ton to do in Taxco other than walk around and soak in the atmosphere and the views. It’s an old silver mining town turned silversmithing town, so nearly every business is selling silver earrings and every street hawker is selling silver bracelets. We are decidedly not in … Read More
Taxco
From Cuernavaca we traveled south to the ruins of Xochicalco. This place was as big and impressive as many sites we’ve visited, but there was almost nobody there. When we arrived there was one other couple roaming the grounds. Pyramids, ball courts, temples, and 1300 year-old history were all good. … Read More
Love Motel
We’d been inland for a couple of months, and we were starting to miss the beach. But a week or two down here in July has reminded us why we never spent a summer on the boat in Mexico—it’s just too hot to enjoy. It’s one thing if there are … Read More
Hot on the Beach
We’re down in Zipolite which is a beautiful, sort of away-from-it-all, type place. Unfortunately the beaches in this area are almost universally unsafe for swimming, especially for small children. However, it’s too hot and humid down here to do anything but go to the beach. So we tried a couple … Read More
Puerto Escondido
We pulled into Puerto Escondido and made our way through a ten foot wide alley between an OXXO and a restaurant to a tiny campground across the street from the beach—Zicatela, Mexico’s Pipeline. It’s an insanely perfect camping location, though the campground itself is a bit of a dump. But … Read More