The Inspiring, Surreal Gardens of Las Pozas

March 28, 2010
Las Pozas, Xilitla, Mexico

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

March 26, 2010
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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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Guanajuato, Mexico

March 21, 2010
Guanajuato, Mexico

I’ve been struggling to write this post for well over a week, partially because I haven’t found a way to explain what exactly it was about Guanajuato I liked so much, and partially because I was spending most of my time away from the computer simply enjoying it. This post is admittedly rather scattered but [...]

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Guanajuato Hostel – La Casa De Dante

March 20, 2010
La Casa de Dante

I arrived in Guanajuato feeling a bit under the weather from a bad cold that hit while I was in Morelia. I’m now starting to feel stronger and healthier than I perhaps have ever been! Partially that’s thanks to this beautifully walkable city that I’m happy to wander around for hours taking in the beautiful sights and sounds (I plan to write all about Guanajuato soon), partially it’s thanks to the amazing breakfasts served here at my current hostel.

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Tagged as: Food, Guanajuato, Hostels, Mexico, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Museo de las Momias – Guanajuato, Mexico

March 14, 2010
Museo de las Momias

Yesterday I wandered the winding streets of Guanajuato and eventually made my way all the way up to the mummy museum (Museo de las Momias) located very high on one of the many surrounding hills of Guanajuato overlooking the town. While I’d been warned that it wasn’t for the faint of heart, I think the [...]

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‘Adventures in Spenchlish’ or ‘Learning a Language for Travel’

March 7, 2010
Learning foreign languages

If you’re planning on a round the world adventure or are currently out travelling, how much of a language do you feel you should know for each country? In Mexico it has been suggested to me many times to take some language classes since when I arrived I had no knowledge beyond “Hasta la vista, [...]

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Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

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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A Vegan in Mexico

February 26, 2010
Vegan Mexican Food

When I started backpacking in Mexico I was worried that being vegan I’d starve before I learned what I could and couldn’t eat. The first few days were tricky & I lived on fruit since I could buy (and recognize) it without knowing Spanish. I quickly realized that the first words I needed to learn were food related because of my limited diet.

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How to Stay Healthy While Travelling

February 21, 2010
An apple a day... (Travel health tips)

Most of these travel health tips are fairly well known and many really are just common sense, but we all need a reminder now and then to take care of ourselves, especially with the excitement of finally hitting the road on our dream vacation / trip.

This list is partially a reminder to myself since I came down with a bad cold within the first few weeks of travelling. The weather takes a bit of blame (it’s been cold and rainy most of the time so far), but there may be are some things I could have done a bit better to help prevent it.

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Packing List for Round the World Travel

February 19, 2010
What I took on a round the world trip

I’d meant to do this list of stuff I brought with me for my round the world travel much earlier, but time ran out before I left. So better late than never.. here’s what I packed when I left for my around the world trip.

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