Welcome to Oaxaca. I had a bit of a restless night, but good anyhow. The fan kept waking me (plus, it made the room too cool), and I woke up…

Spanish lessons and more Oaxaca. Up early (unfortunately, as usual), and, other than my Spanish lesson in the late morning, I’m not sure what the day will look like. How…

Oaxacan Days. Well, inexplicably, the garbage truck arrived again today, at a different time and much earlier, and a different location, just down the road. That got us out early…

The Cattle Market at San Antonino Castillo Velasco and the Market in Ocotlán de Morelos. Nice day!! Rachel and I went to Ocotlán this morning, with Patti and Tom, and were…

Monte Albán and the Tree of Tule. Another great day! Today was my half day trip to Monte Albán (White Mountain), which was spectacular. Other than knowing it was pre-Columbian ruins,…

The Women’s March and Lucha Libre. Sunday March 8 Much slower and easier going day today, on my last day here. In the early morning, Rachel and I took a…

Adios Oaxaca, hola Tehuacán. On my way to Tehuacan, sitting at the bus station in Oaxaca at the moment. This is a very modern station I might add, and is…

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve. I picked Tehuacán to visit because the biosphere is a must see natural wonder, and Tehuacán is literally in the thick of it. For that reason alone,…

From Tehuacán to Beautiful Puebla. My bus was scheduled for noon, so I worked on my blog for a bit, and around 11 took the one mile walk downtown to…

A delightful day in Puebla. Pueblo is a lovely and historical city, founded in 1531, when the country was still New Spain and under colonial rule. Even though there were,…