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Tag: Mexico

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

Albarracín, Barbate, beach, bestdestinations, Cádiz, colmenar viejo, COVID-19, home travel, Huelva, Ibiza, Mexico, mountains, Pyrenees, Riaño, San Juan de Ulúa, sierra de guadarrama, skimo, tres cantos

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

accommodation, Cholula, conquest, Food, Hernán Cortés, hotel, Mexica, Mexico, mole poblano, Puebla, pyramid

From lush to dust: the drive from Xalapa to Cholula

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

Cholula, Cofre de Perote, conquistador, Hernán Cortés, Huejotzingo, Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, veracruz, Xalapa

Running on Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México

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

Ciudad de México, Iglesia San Hipólito, Mexico, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Paseo de la Reforma, running, sunset

Ciudad de Mexico: First Impressions

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

Aztec, CDMX, Ciudad de México, drink, Food, Mexica, Mexico, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Pulque

Texcolo Waterfall, Veracruz

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

beauty, Mexico, nature, Texcolo, veracruz, waterfall, Xalapa, Xico

Following the Footsteps of Cortés in Xico, Veracruz

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

Hernán Cortés, Hiking, history, Mexico, nature, pre-hispanic, religion, sunset, travel guides, veracruz, Xico, Xicochimalco

B-Side Pre-Hispanic Sites in Veracruz, Mexico

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

archeological sites, Cempoala, Hernán Cortés, La Antigua, Mexico, Quiahuitzlan, ruins, veracruz

Two Rooms and a Tree: Quirky accommodation in Xalapa, Veracruz

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

hotel, Mexico, nature, quirky, tree, veracruz, weird, Xalapa
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