Our Monday on October 16 started like any other; we did our morning routine and then sat down to work. Phil decided to take a break late in the morning to run some errands and got a little taste of the corruption that is prevalent in many developing countries. He had taken his bike and […]
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Fresh videos from our visits in San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato!
Days 77 – 83: Our Third Week in Mexico City
Our third week in Mexico City was pretty low-key with most of our days spent on work. You may have noticed that the blog looks different since the last post. We made the menu more concise and gave the blog a cleaner and lighter appearance overall than it previously had. If you haven’t noticed, I’ll […]
Day 76: The Pyramids at Teotihuacán
On the morning of Saturday, October 7, we headed to Teotihuacán with our new friend and fellow Canadian biker, Simon, to see the pyramids. The origin of the city’s founders is uncertain; however, what is known is that the area was a large urban center around 1,000 years before the Aztecs, and the city was already […]
Days 72 – 75: Productive Days and Chapultepec
After a few days of productivity, we decided to visit Bosque de Chapultepec on Friday. It is the largest city park in Latin America and contains a zoo, an amusement park, museums, numerous statues and fountains, and dates back to the time of the Aztecs. Upon entering the park, we came across the Niños Heroes monument. The monument […]
Days 69 – 71: Rainy Weekend and the Historic Center of Mexico City
Days 62 – 68: Our First Week in Mexico City
After bidding adieu to Dolores and Isaias on the morning of Saturday, September 23, we left Salamanca for Mexico City at around 10:00 AM. One unpleasant discovery we made while packing up our things that morning was that both of our seemingly-awesome waterproof Aqua Quest duffel bags were coming apart at the seams (which were simply […]
Days 56 – 61: Our Last Week in Salamanca
Days 54 & 55: Celebrating Mexico’s Independence in Salamanca and San Miguel de Allende
On the evening of Friday, September 15, we headed to the city center of Salamanca as we had heard there would be some early celebrations for Mexico’s Independence Day going on there. When we arrived, the place was crowded and parking was scarce since some streets were blocked off. Phil decided to stop and ask […]
The English School in Salamanca
For those of you who have a good command of the English language and are planning to cross Mexico, heading towards Central/South America, we just thought it would be worthwhile to mention that The English School is looking for volunteers to help their students practice conversational English. In our case, it was a three-week commitment […]