Planning my upcoming trip to Turkey, Ethiopia, Israel, and Jordan has become a huge challenge. And considering I’m going on a tour, that’s a pretty remarkable statement. I’ve planned complete two- and three-week adventures all by myself, and it hasn’t been this complicated. I’ve already postponed this trip twice due to Covid, and now it…
For my next adventure, I’m going to Copper Canyon (in Spanish, Las Barrancas del Cubre), in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
With just three nights in Guanajuato, I didn’t blog while I was there. So instead I’m offering this overview and review.
Guanajuato has been called the most beautiful city in Mexico and it’s definitely the most attractive city we’ve visited. Simon Fairbairn and Erin McNeaney, Never Ending Voyage
I’ve been home two weeks from my first road trip in Mexico. It was magical in many ways, and whatever the opposite of “magical” is, some of the time it was that. Here are some random thoughts about road-tripping in Mexico and about Pueblos Mágicos.
I’m home now, but I last left off in Calvillo, so I have to fill in the last two days in Nochistlán and Teúl. There’s a lot to unpack here, including beautiful scenery, a town that exceeded expectations, and one that fell short. Plus my last night puking in my cabin. But we’ll get to that.
I was happy to leave San José de Gracia this morning, and decided to stop in the state capital of Aguascalientes on my way to Calvillo. Where I am now. Sitting in front of a fan in my Airbnb because it is very hot here.
I’m now in my hotel room in San José de Gracia, after leaving Zacatecas this morning and spending a good part of the day in Asientos. Before leaving Zacatecas, I enjoyed a final breakfast at Acropolis, the same place I had breakfast my first morning. I went early, and it’s a good thing, because by…
When I was planning my trip, I wasn’t sure I’d make it to Sombrerete. It’s a two-hour drive from Zacatecas, and I thought I might prefer to spend my time seeing sights in the city. But I made the trip yesterday. And it turned out to be one of the high points of the trip. Only it…
I believe I left off having just arrived in Zacatecas and gotten settled in my Airbnb at the end of the privada. Now, after a day and morning, I can report on what I’ve seen and done so far.
Today’s road trip agenda: a visit to Pinos and arrival in Zacatecas, where I am spending the next five nights.
The first stop on my first Mexican road trip was Lagos de Moreno. I arrived yesterday (Sunday) around 1:00, and my Airbnb wasn’t ready yet, so I went for a walk until I could get in. By about 1:30 I was able to check in, and after unloading the car, I set out to explore…