Mexico City Explore!! Today I woke very early feeling a bit better and ready for my first look at the city. I joined Ena's Mum for an early breakfast and then decided to head to the nearby park and use some of the free outdoor gym equipment. The outdoor gym equipment in the parks all over Latin America are an awsome idea and give everybody the ability to workout. My workout was great and I enjoyed watching all the people coming and going, exercising and making th...

Sunday Brunch!! Today there was a big bunch of Ena's family coming around for Sunday brunch. Ena's Mum was up at 6am preparing an absolute feast which included tamales, omelettes, bean soups, chicharon, salsas, sweet breads, tortillas, biscuits, quesadillas, hot cakes and maple syrup, fruits,vegetable juices, fruit juices, coffee, atole - and I am sure I am forgetting a few things. It turned into a late brunch but well worth the wait. My stomach still wasn't feel...

First Day in Mexico City & Feeling ill!! It has been an all to common occurrence on my travels of late: rushing to the bathroom all night and feeling like a bomb has exploded in my stomach. I don't know what has caused this second attack of dysentery in less then a week but I have a sneaking suspicion the tacos I ordered last night contained cream. Anyways waking up this morning with less then an hour sleep I met Ena's lovely mother who took to looking after ...

Mexico City!! Today I am off to Mexico City and I can't wait- 1. because Mexico City is the biggest city in the Americas and 2 my old roommate Ena has invited me to stay with her and her family there. After packing my things and one last walk through the beautiful market of Oaxaca it was off to the bus station. I arrived just on time and boarded the bus along with about 20 other people. The bus was supposed to have a toilet and services but although nice in appea...

Mitla & Hierve del Agua Tour!! Today I was feeling much better thankfully and ready for my tour to the ruins, Mezcal factory and petrified waterfalls. The tour was to start at 10am but no surprise we had to wait around for late-comers and some small issues. The first stop was about 20 minutes out of town and was the famous tree of Tulee; said to be the biggest tree in the world with a diameter of 48m. The next stop was Tetapin a village famous for textiles an...