On Friday, the four of us headed to Xochimilco, a neighourhood in southern Mexico City that is famous for its canals and the Island of the Dolls. We got our boat from Embarcadero Cuemanco, one of the recommended ports, and chose the four-hour tour that included a stop at the Island of the Dolls. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our second week in Mexico city commenced with a gloomy weekend that teetered between cloudy and rainy throughout. We wanted to visit around the city, but decided to put it off for when we get a day with better weather – benefit of staying for six weeks 🙂 Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait […]
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 […]
Because our experience at The English School had been a rewarding one and we felt that we got more out of it than we had given, we decided to bestow a little parting gift to the school. We picked a few pictures from our time in the States (since it is an English-speaking country and […]
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 […]
Tuesday was another one of our productive days where we mostly worked and made a grocery list consisting of ingredients we would need for making a curry and couscous dinner for our friends the following night. Ivan already knew the taste of curry as he had traveled to the UK in the past so when […]
