Oaxaca City Explore! Up early and ready for a big day in Oaxaca city - the home of some of the best food in Mexico. I took a bus into the city which turned out to be quiet a long way away and when I arrived it was obvious the city was packed with people and cars for the day of the dead celebrations. I almost immediately ran into two Aussies I had met in Mazunte and they had already been in Oaxaca 3 days so they gave me a bunch of tips and info. I headed straight ...

Oaxaca City!! Trying to make the most of my last morning at the beach; I was up early and off for a walk down the beach to Zicatela. The sun was out in force and the waves were perfect - I start to question why I am off to a hot, busy and probably polluted city today? I think the answer is to meet locals and know more of Mexico, I could certainly hangout at the beach for the next month but what would I achieve? As midday approached I packed the last of my things ...

Lazy Day!! Waking up today with 100s of itching mosquito bites was anything but a pleasant start to the day. After my morning exercises and some delicious Oaxacan hot chocolate that I had brought yesterday from the market I was ready to go down the beach. However just as I was about to leave Luis (a worker at the hostel) offered to take me and Tess to the city and check-out the small surfing neighborhood of Zicatela. First we spent a few hours wondering around th...

Zicatela! Today I got up early and tried to meditate but unfortunately kept falling back asleep. The hostel where I am staying is nice enough but really hot in the night and infested with Mosquitos - places like this are great for a short stay but I definitely wouldn't want to spend too much time here. After breakfast I packed my daypack and headed off up the beach about 4km to the famous surfing break of Zicatela - also known as Mexican pipeline. Walking up the ...

Surfing Puerto Escondido!! Today I was up early with the hope to get out for some waves before the massive crowds hit la Punta. My Brazilian mate got up just as I was about to leave so I waited for him and then we headed down to the point together get some waves. There were a bunch of people out already and a few surfing classes going but there was little wind and perfect crumbling waves so I was pumped. Once again I was put off by the massive amount of people an...