After spending 2 weeks in Mexico City, we thought Antigua might be a nice small town for some down time. Boy were we wrong! Indeed it’s a nice small town but down time…? Notsomuch! We have been busy every day
Exploring Antigua Guatemala
I feel like we’ve done a 180 degree turn in 24 hours. On Friday we woke up in the dirty, leaning flat that looked out over a busy Mexico City street, we saw nothing but other building walls and some
Mexico City: A Day at Kidzania
I have bumped into mentions of Kidzania once or twice on the internet but never knew much about it. I knew it was some place where the kids play and they had locations around the world, but that was pretty
Scenes from Mexico City, Part 1
I’d love to write a blog post about every day we have spent here. But that’s probably a little much, even for the most loyal of fans. So I figured the best way to do it was to show you some
Mexico City – First Impressions
We left our favorite town of Puebla a few days ago and it’s time to explore a little bigger town… Mexico City! Yeah, bigger is right! This place has 21 million people! The bus from Puebla was quite easy, even
More on Puebla: Barroco and the Panic Wheel
On one of our last days in Puebla we decided to museum-hop. We had seen a lot of museums on some of the tours around town and we allotted a whole day to check them all out. We got a
Exploring Puebla
We just spent 6 days in Puebla and we loved it. The weather is mild and beautiful, the people are friendly and the town is lively and active. But we were busy. So busy! We have done more walking in 6 days than
Sh*t’s About to Get Real, Ya’ll
I don’t normally cuss but when I do I use the S word. When the kids and I go out and I’m driving, we return and they update Dan on how many times I said the S word. That will tell
Water and Whiteboards aka King Family Visit
We just wrapped up an awesome 2-week vacation with the King Family. We’ve been travelling with these guys before they all became “The King Family.” And before some of them became humans, technically. In 1998 we took a 1-week road
Mexican Folk Art, Video Game Currency and Carrot Cake
What do these things have in common? I made them all this week. Mexican Folk Art The past couple of weeks, I’ve been taking a class on alejibres. Alejibres (ah-lay-HEE-brays) are a certain type of Mexican folk art that are