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Oaxaca, Mexico

6 Comments April 13, 2010
Oaxaca, Mexico

I’ve completely fallen in love with Mexico! I’m currently in Oaxaca, another of this countries charming cities. As soon as I arrived I knew it would be the perfect spot to take a vacation from travelling for a short while.

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Teotihuacán, Mexico – ‘Where Men Become Gods’

4 Comments April 12, 2010
Teotihuacán, Mexico – ‘Where Men Become Gods’

Teotihuacan, pronounced teh-oh-tee-wa-KHAN and meaning “The Place Where Men Become Gods” or “Birthplace of the Gods”, is a name given to it by the Nahuatl speaking Aztecs when they discovered the ruins centuries after the city fell. (Yup, it’s older than the Aztecs, it’s believed the city was abandoned around 600 CE.)…

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The Inspiring, Surreal Gardens of Las Pozas

Be the First to Comment! March 28, 2010
The Inspiring, Surreal Gardens of Las Pozas

Quietly nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, Las Pozas (The Pools) was built by the British eccentric, poet, artist and supporter of the arts, Edward James. This strange fantasy world is filled with huge sculptural buildings that took 40 workers 25 years to build and is rumoured to have cost $5 million [...]

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Exploring the Caves of Xilitla, Mexico

4 Comments March 26, 2010
Exploring the Caves of Xilitla, Mexico

About an hour walk from the main area in Xilitla is some of the most amazing caves I’ve ever seen (OK, to be fair I haven’t seen a lot of caves yet, but that doesn’t detract from the beauty of this place).

It’s called La Cueva del Salitre, the Cave of the Mineral Salts and is home to thousands of wild parakeets that swirl around the cave entrance at dusk to enter their homes.

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Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

3 Comments February 28, 2010
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

On the way to Morelia, Michoacán from visiting the Monarch butterflies I saw the Mexico I’d seen in movies and my imagination… huge hills tinted blue with agave fields, cactus growing wild, massive mirror-like lakes, an occasional tumbleweed dancing wildly in the wind… I finally felt like I’d began exploring!

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Monarch Butterfly Reserve, Santuario Sierra Chincua, Mexico

1 Comment February 17, 2010
Monarch Butterfly Reserve, Santuario Sierra Chincua, Mexico

If you’re in Mexico between November and March I’d recommend heading out to one of the butterfly sanctuaries in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The I visited Santuario Sierra Chincua yesterday and it’s a sight I’ll never forget!

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Photos from Tonalá, Mexico

8 Comments February 2, 2010
Photos from Tonalá, Mexico

This Sunday I visited Tonalá which is a massive outdoor market is open Thursdays and Sundays and showcases the many arts and crafts from the area. It’s about 20 minutes from the center of Guadalajara by bus and is definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area. Here’s some photo’s I took that day.

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CN Tower, Toronto, Canada – Photo Gallery

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CN Tower, Toronto, Canada – Photo Gallery

I’d lived in Toronto for years and just before I left realised I’d never done the tourist thing. Here’s some of the photos from the day my friend Mike and I visited the CN Tower. (He has vertigo and still went up the Tower with me, now that’s a true friend!)

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