Haley here! When we left for Puebla, I made a promise to myself that I would try most, if not all, of the food that was offered in Puebla, whether or not that food was out of my comfort...
Rope Making in Merida, Mexico
The conversation went something like this: Me: “C’mon kids, lets go see some more ruins!” The Chillins: “Noooooo! Not more ruins! We are so done with ruins! Anything but ruins!” Me: “OK then, we are going to an old...
Rio Lagartos, Mexico: Flamingos and Salt
With just a little over a week until we leave for Spain, we still have time to get in a quick road trip to see a few of the things on our Yucatan Peninsula List. This weekend we hopped...
Bacalar, Mexico
We are in a bit of no-man’s-land at the moment. We no longer have our house in Cancun but we still have our car. But it’s not quite time to leave for Spain so that makes us… homeless? Car-full?...
The Story of Haley’s Braces
Haley got her braces off yesterday. I know she is happy about it but I find myself equally happy. For her it represents the end of teeth aching, but for me it represents an accomplishment that had to be navigated in...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...