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Chapter 2 MEXICO 'From the Caribbean to the Pacific'

WELCOME! There you are again. Warning, this entry will be very long... And if you think there are a lot of pictures, just don't count the words! 😃 ...

'Puerto Angel' - Mexican Island Dream

Puerto Angel is not actually an island at all. We haven't been on a single island in the past few weeks. But I know islands very well. So I know how it feels to be on an island....

Mexico - Oaxaca offers city, countryside, and sea

Oaxaca In order to get to the south, I had to take a plane. And shortly after, I arrived in Oaxaca. A beautiful colonial city - again. And even though I'm at an altitude of...

Reports from my first vacation

From October 31st to November 4th, I spent my first vacation here in Mexico for five days. Together with Carmen and her friend Arcelia, we went to the state of Oaxaca, which is...

From the mountains to the sea

I'm slowly arriving in the life of a traveler. You always get to talk to interesting people and I feel much more relaxed. What I'm learning more and more is that I don't have to...

Oaxaca - you beautiful place on earth!

Oaxaca : small town atmosphere, Pacific coast & national parks.This state of Mexico truly has everything you need - mountains, cities, coastlines, national parks, good food,...

san cristobal & puerto escondido

vo vüune empfohle bini ouso im bundesstaat chiapas wük nid enttüscht worde. san cristobal isch e kuuli koloniaustadt und e gueti basis zum paar tolli usflüg zmache. e bootstour...

Oaxaca de Juárez

Our bus odyssey began at 10:45 a.m., so with a delay of about thirty minutes. The first part of the trip was curvy but quite bearable. In the second half, Andrea felt sick,...

Sunset over the Pacific

The highlight of my days in Puerto Escondido was the sunset. Every evening, locals and guests were treated to a special spectacle as the sun sank into the sea, turning the sky...

Puerto Escondido pure

Our hostel selection was influenced by the major cultural differences between Europe and the USA. Air conditioning (A/C) or fan?, almost as controversial as the question:...

Los Reyes Magos de Oriente

January 6th is celebrated as the highlight of the Christmas season in the Spanish world. The Christmas decorations were still present in all cities in the new year. On Three...

22.10.-02.11. Puerto Escondido & Mazunte

I arrived in Puerto Escondido by night bus - a surfer hotspot on the Pacific, very touristy but much more pleasant than the American tourism in Cancun & Co. On the bus, I...

Oaxaca - una ciudad hipster en la Sierra Madre

Oaxaca es una hermosa ciudad ubicada en la Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, una cordillera del sur de México, a una altitud de 1500m. Es rica en historia precolombina y colonial, y es...

Surfing and Spanish in Puerto Escondido

The Hidden Paradise... In the first few days after arriving in Mexico, I quickly realized that my Spanish was enough to get by, but not for much more. And since I heard that you...

Night bus to Puerto Escondido

Another travel day. Andy and I had bought bus tickets from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido at a special price of 460 Pesos, 23 Euros for a ten-hour journey. We said a heartfelt...

Zapotec Heritage

My new travel guide in German language, dog-eared but still current (2020), would save me a lot of time in the future. Instead of long discussions about the country and its...

Burn's Night

The 'Haggis' Parade

Covid-Update, Streetfood and Streetart

Wednesday, moving to a new hostel. The Iguana referred to itself as a party hostel. Large dormitories, vibrant colors, a rooftop terrace with a bar and hammocks, and numerous...

Departure to Oaxaca (pronounced: Oa'hacka)

Our plane was supposed to take off at 6 o'clock, which meant getting up at 3 o'clock, the taxi to the airport was ordered for 3:30 ... everything was supposed to go according to...

Fantastic beaches

Yesterday we flew from Mexico City to Puerto Escondido. We started our beach vacation with a nice walk on Zicatela Beach - the surfer's paradise - and admired our first Pacific...

Mazunte

Tue, 29.1 - Mon, 3.2 On Wednesday evening, I drove to the next beach destination - Mazunte. The place seemed quite full, but there was a free bed in the 3rd hostel. The sight of...

Boiling water

I woke up again before my alarm at 7 o'clock in order to arrive at Hierve el Agua as soon as possible. After an hour-long bus ride, I arrived in the village of Mitla. There were...

Oaxaca de Juárez

So, after a long break, we finally continue here. The blog took a few weeks of vacation in Puerto Escondido 🤗 More about that in the corresponding report. From Veracruz we took...

Baby Turtles and Dolphins

The plan for the next 2 days: relaxed beach vacation. You can probably already guess that our plan didn't quite work out. First, yesterday morning we went to the beach - the...

Huatulco

Mon, 3.2 - Tue, 4.2 With just one transfer, I was already in Huatulco, my last stop on the Mexican Pacific coast. In the evening, I bought the tour for the next day and some...

Laguna de Chacahua

So, 26.1 bis Di 28.1.2020 After breakfast, I made my way to Laguna de Chacahua. The journey of 2 hours consisted of 1x bus, 1x collective taxi, 1x boat, and 1x off-road vehicle....

Tree of Tule

I wanted to take the day a little calmer and for the first time I was able to have the included breakfast of the hostel, which starts at 8:30 am. After that, I comfortably made...

Oaxaca and San Sebastian de las Grutas

With the night bus, I reach Oaxaca. This is another place that is very charming at first sight. The city center around the central square is colorful, vendors offer their goods,...