Road Trip: Zacatecas and Guadalupe
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.
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Road Trip: Pinos and the Privada
Today’s road trip agenda: a visit to Pinos and arrival in Zacatecas, where I am spending the next five nights.
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Lagos de Moreno and the Mesa That Wasn’t
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…
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My Pueblos Mágicos Road Trip: Stops and Stays
I’m looking forward to my upcoming road trip, and I’m trying to learn a little about the places I’m going, my stops and stays, before I leave. I’m happy to share some of my research with my friends and family and whoever else reads my blog. If you don’t want all the details, here’s a TL;DR…
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Pueblos Mágicos: A road trip
So guess what that means: I’m going to take a road trip!
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A quick getaway to escape the heat
I am in Mazamitla now. The north shore of Lake Chapala, where I live, is said to have some of the best weather in the world. The sun shines pretty much every day, year-round. Temperatures are warm, mostly not too hot or too cold. And even during the rainy season, from June until September or…
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A varied picture
Friday, 9:00 am I have some catching up to do. Sorry I haven’t had a chance to blog since Wednesday morning, but we’ve been on the go a lot and it’s been exhausting. Today is our last day in Havana, and it’s a free day. Unfortunately, the weather has turned. It’s rainy and blustery. My plan…
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Am I drunk, or do they have chandeliers on their heads?
Wednesday, 9:00 am The answer to this question, posed last night by my friend Cathy, is below. But before I write about the really important stuff, here’s a rundown of yesterday’s sightseeing. Market Our first stop yesterday morning was at a market where residents shopped for meat and produce. While prices were low by US standards, Felix…
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Intro to Havana
Tuesday, 8:00 am Tour Yesterday part-bus and part-walking tour made for an excellent first day in Havana. Our guide, Felix, is a fount of information. So much information, in fact, that, interesting as it was, sometimes I just had to tune it out and enjoy what I was seeing.
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Excited and Enchanted…
Monday, 8:00 am I started out planning this trip to Cuba feeling excited. It always seemed like one of those forbidden, exotic places I’d never get to visit. So when I learned about this tour, I jumped on the opportunity. And I’ve rarely experienced the kind of thrilled anticipation about a trip as I felt about…
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My Cuba Itinerary
Just a week from tomorrow I’ll be on my way to Cuba! On my first trip to Europe in 1989 I went to Hungary, which was still behind the Iron Curtain. This trip feels like that.
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Michoacán and Monarcas
I’m enjoying the discovery of all the natural and human-made beauty that Mexico reveals. Earlier this week I took a three-day trip to the state of Michoacán to do just that. I signed up for this tour last fall, and there were ten of us, plus the drivers/guides, in a van and a Jeep.
