2020: Best B-Sides in the Year of C

2020, phew. So thankful it’s over, like y’all. In what regards the project behind this blog, there were some disappointments … More

An evening around Cholula, Puebla

After a rather dull, dusty day on the road with stopovers at Tlaxcala and Huejotzingo, we finally arrived in Cholula, … More

Not all travel days can be party days. Coming from two wondrous travel days visiting Pre-Columbian ruins and pueblos mágicos … More

After a rather disappointing first encounter with Ciudad de Mexico, I carefully planned my brief second stopover in town before … More

I was looking forward to my short stay in Mexico City. More like two stopovers, really – one en route … More

It’s important that we visit Texcolo falls, I insisted to my team. Right, but Cortés never passed by, said somebody. … More

Yeah, yeah…what a corny title, you may be thinking. Granted – it could work as just the right title for … More

I was much looking forward to my first full day following the footsteps of Hernán Cortés. Veracruz state was, after … More

I must admit it: there’s something to be said in favour of letting someone else pick your accommodation. Someone who … More