Took a trip to Todos Santos today to see some art. It’s located right on the Tropic of Cancer. We’ve been there a couple times before, but never just to see the galleries. The “Got Baja?” map of Todos Santos has an art gallery walk — just download the map and follow the purple line. Even though it was overcast today, it was really, really...
Florentino took good care of Chris. He’s right next door to our favorite pork taco stand. Getting a haircut in a foreign country is a fun, cheap way to experience another culture. Chris’s haircut was only 50 pesos, or around $4. There are barber shops and estéticas (beauty shops) everywhere that take walk-ins. Have been doing research on different neighborhoods (colonias) in Mexico City. I...
One month into our leap year, we have some reflections on full-time travel. In no particular order: We don’t miss our stuff at all. In fact, there are a few things we’d take off our packing list. Other people are more hard core than us, like this family of three driving across Central and South America and camping in their VW van. It’s hard to find...
Today we decided that we’re going to extend our stay in Mexico and spend December in Mexico City. We were originally going to fly to Quito, Ecuador next, but decided we wanted a) to be in a big city again and b) are just now getting the hang of living in Mexico. Meanwhile, Holly just stood in a corner and chewed her bone, like dogs...
Back in action! After a week of rest for me and Chris more than fulfilling his part of “in sickness and in health,” we had a fun day. We volunteered with the students this morning at the library and talked to them about what life in San Francisco is like, then did some skits to practice English. Was a lot of fun, followed by...
Sorry for the silence. Have been sick the past few days. The one good thing about this was seeing how great Mexican health care is. Chris has been so great taking care of me. (You’re the best, Chris.) I’ve pretty much been sleeping constantly since the 24th. I had a 103 degree fever, but no other symptoms. My dad took me to the hospital and...
Today is one of those days. For some reason, there are mosquitoes EVERYWHERE. But what matters is that we will win. We will win. #manversuswild UPDATE – Didn’t try the coil because the plug-ins worked great. The UltraThon lotion is very effective, but not appropriate for minor indoor use. The OFF! spray worked OK, but I ended up with skin irritation from reapplying too...
We’ve been in La Paz for just over two weeks, although it feels like longer. And it’s definitely enough time for us to stumble on our first insight of our leap year: We’ve been paying WAY too much for dog grooming. No, that’s not actually it. But Holly did get a good grooming today that only cost 200 pesos, which is about $15-16 USD...
Here are some photos of some great street art we saw in La Paz on a walk this afternoon. They’re on a side street just off 16 de Septiembre in downtown La Paz. So colorful! The volunteering this morning went well. It’s a class of seven kids, ages 11 to 14, who all want to learn English. We played Hangman to practice English vocabulary. ...
Just around the corner from our apartment is a very peaceful little park called Parque Piedras y Pájaros, or Stones and Birds Park. While it’s quite beautiful, what really caught our attention is the constant police presence! There are usually people in there just relaxing, but I think some people try to take advantage of the fact that it’s secluded and fairly quiet. Reminds us...
Today, Chris and I went with my dad to El Triunfo. It’s about an hour south and an old mining town, hence the big smoke stack. My dad was kind enough to buy us lunch porque no tenemos dinero! We opened a Schwab checking account because there are no ATM fees, which is an important feature when you are traveling abroad and need to use...