Yesterday, we went on a one day road trip with our friends Steffanie and Teresa, and their friend (and our new friend) Vanessa. Steffanie and Teresa rented a car and we decided to head to see the Popocatépetl and Itzaccihuatl volcanoes and then the Great Pyramid of Cholula. Itzaccihauatl (which is dormant) and Popocatépetl, …
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48 hours in Oaxaca
This blog is dedicated to Aunt Es, who always had a great question about our travels and always listened to our answers. We've hoisted a glass of red wine for you, Aunt Es. You know how there are all these features online and in travel sections of what were formerly newspapers titled "48 hours in …
Our first visitor in Mexico City
Last week my daughter Abi came to stay for a few days. She spent the prior weekend in Mexico City for work and visiting with some friends. Once all the fun had ended, she came over to our place and stayed with us. She lives in London, so we don’t get to see her that …
European Castle in the Sky
Last weekend we decided to explore the city a bit. We started Saturday morning by going to the gym and following that, we ate desayuno (breakfast) at a little café down the street. We both had chilaquiles, which for those of you who don’t know, is basically breakfast nachos. Corn chips with salsa, and then …
Back in the USA (for a few days)
OMG! If I haven't already bragged about my very sweet husband, here goes: He surprised me with tickets to Houston to see my family and Bruuuuuuuuce!(for those of you who do not know, that is Bruce Springsteen). What a fab Valentine's present from someone who doesn't do Hallmark holidays. We left CDMX on Saturday morning. …
Routine, what’s that?
Four switches among many on the walls in our apartment: What do they operate? First off: We are loving CDMX. It's vibrant. The food everywhere (on the street, in the fondas -- or little stall restaurants -- in the storefront spots, and even at the mercado) is excellent, and the people are nice. We decided …
Géisers for Geezers
Saturday we once again started late. This time, our tour started at 2:30pm and we headed to the salt flats about 30 minutes outside of San Pedro. Our first stop was Laguna Cejar, a saltwater pond. The name laguna translates to lagoon, which to me (and Merriam Webster), is “a shallow sound, channel, or pond …
One last weekend in Santiago
This was our last weekend in Santiago, while we are here for nearly two more weeks, next weekend we are heading to the Atacama desert, and then we leave the following Saturday for Mexico City. Friday night we joined two of Sue's school friends, James and Rania (friends from where she is taking Spanish, not …
Hard Landing in Santiago
Today it's time for some lessons from the road: Keep track of the compromises you made Remember where the hip neighborhood is (and that you were a few minutes walk from it) Wide-angle lenses lie (which we knew but ...) Perhaps it was partly because Patagonia was so magical, but even before we got to …
Patagonia – part 2
On Sunday, we did a full day tour to La Leona Petrified Forest. It is about an hour and a half outside of El Calafate. Our driver and guide, Leon, picked us up at the hotel and drove us north through the scrub desert. We stopped at roadside hotel/bar/restaurant/gift shop, and picked up another couple …
Doing It On The Road 