Mexico 2022

Girona Spain
Back to Europe: Madrid, Barcelona and a Familiar Stop in Girona Back to Europe: Madrid, Barcelona and a Familiar Stop in Girona We landed with a thump into Madrid airport just as the sun was beginning to poke its head above the horizon. Tired, slightly dishevelled and a little grumpy—as […]

Girona: A Old Favourite

Leaving San Miguel de Allende: Back to Mexico City and Europe Bound Leaving San Miguel de Allende: Back to Mexico City and Europe Bound After five weeks, our time in San Miguel de Allende came to an end. The bags were packed, the fridge was emptied of anything that could […]

Mexico City (Again) and the Flight Back to Spain   Recently updated!

Mexico: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Leaving San Cristóbal: A Very Questionable Bus Decision and Life in San Miguel de Allende Leaving San Cristóbal: A Very Questionable Bus Decision and Life in San Miguel de Allende After a month in our funny little apartment on the roof, it was time to leave San Cristóbal de las […]

San Miguel Mexico – Mixed Impressions – Travel Stories

San Cristobal Cathedral
Leaving Mérida: Trading Heat for the Mountains of Chiapas Leaving Mérida: Trading Heat for the Mountains of Chiapas After a month of the sweltering heat of Mérida, we were ready for a change of scenery — and preferably a climate where stepping outside did not feel like walking into a […]

San Cristobal Mexico – History Views Cuisine – Travel Stories

Mexico: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Mérida, Mexico – Possibly the Hottest Place I Have Ever Been Mérida, Mexico – Possibly the Hottest Place I Have Ever Been Mérida may well be the hottest place I have ever been. Now, that is a fairly bold statement coming from an Australian. We tend to think we have […]

Merida Mexico – History Heat Charm – Travel Stories

Mexico: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Discovering the Vibrant Charms of Oaxaca City Discovering the Vibrant Charms of Oaxaca City Markets, Ruins, and Rich Culture After a restful night in Mexico City, we boarded a bus from the TAPO terminal bound for Oaxaca de Juárez (Oaxaca City), nestled 1,550 metres above sea level in the beautiful […]

Oaxaca Mexico – Culture Cuisine History – Travel Stories

Mexico: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Mexico City: A Brief Stopover Before Oaxaca Mexico City: A Brief Stopover Before Oaxaca We landed in Mexico City in the afternoon, which, after a long overnight flight, is quite possibly the best time to arrive in a new country. I have a theory that afternoon arrivals are one of […]

Mexico City: Our First Few days In Mexico

Burgos Spain Travel Guide
Burgos – An Unexpected Favourite Burgos – An Unexpected Favourite We woke in our hotel in Irun feeling… well… a little fuzzy. The well-earned glass of wine we’d gone looking for the previous evening had somehow multiplied into several glasses, followed by sangria, and finally a mysterious local digestif the […]

Burgos: A Week in a Pilgrim Town

A Vagabond Life
The Great French Train Disaster The Great French Train Disaster The day was finally here. After two years of being effectively ‘trapped’ in Europe by never-ending Covid restrictions, we were finally able to travel again. The world was slowly opening its doors, borders were creaking back into life, and we […]

The Great French Train Disaster