You’ll find plenty to entertain and occupy you during a visit to Mexico City. The obvious tourist spots are a great place to start and get your bearings before really digging in and seeing […]
Author: Fiona Lawless
Paradise Found…On Big Corn Island
We never pre-book accommodation, knowing there is always something out there. Finding that something tends to involve shopping around and haggling. Our boat docked on Big Corn Island at around 11pm, so shopping around that late […]
Carpooling With Strangers
The thrill of the unknown. The boredom of the waiting. Hitchhiking can be hard work! You have carefully picked your location and now you stand there thumb out vulnerable, trusting and full of hope […]
Murals, Mosaics and a Mexican Mecca
So synonymous with Mexico are Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, that as of 2010 they both grace the 500 Peso bill, with Rivera on the front and Kahlo on the back. Their works can […]
Botanas: Appetisers for Misers
Who says “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”? In Mexico we learnt different. Botanas are a snack served by bars to their patrons, usually around lunchtime and early afternoonish. Although not entirely […]
What Is Pulque?
Pulque is the ancient predecessor of mezcal, tequila and all Mexican cervezas. Originally known as octli poliqhui, this morphed into pulque with the Spanish conquest in the 16th Century. Revered by the ancient Mesoamericans […]