Travel Days: Sep 2 – 12, Sep 25 – Oct 3 Located just three and a half hours north of Mexico City, in the state of Guanajuato, stands San Miguel de Allende, dressed in faded sunset hues, spires and domes standing tall against a deep blue sky, surrounded by the serene Mexican hillside. It’s a…
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Pachuca, Mexico: Barbacoa, Big Ben, and El Cristo Rey
Travel Days: Aug 24 – 27 On the morning of August 24th, we drove an easy hour to the San Jose airport from San Isidro de Grecia and dropped off the rental car sin problema. We had budgeted for more time on the road, so in the end we had a good three extra hours…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 12
Wed Aug 16 I was feeling much better today. Things were looking up. I made a breakfast of all the food we had to use up: scrambled eggs with chayote, green beans with onion and garlic, black beans and rice (hah look at me making my own gallo pinto!) and leftover mango salsa. It was…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 11
Tues Aug 15 Today is my 30th birthday! And I wasn’t feeling great. Yesterday’s medical ordeal left James and I both exhausted and worn. I felt so much better than yesterday, but still had some pain and discomfort. Javier came around 8am to retrieve the bikes and we said our goodbyes. He wished me a…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 7
Fri Aug 11 Today’s breakfast was a bowl of cubed papaya, sliced pitaya (dragon fruit), some yogurt and dark honey drizzled over. This was the honey we bought from yesterday’s stop at the conservation center. It complemented the fruit nicely and added a caramelized richness. We ventured out just before noon. Today would be a…