Visiting Monte Albán
Between sipping mezcal and gorging on chocolate, we spent a day visiting the pre-Columbian archeological site of Monte Albán. Located 9 km away from the colonial town of Oaxaca, Monte Albán’s ceremonial center is built atop...
Category: Americas
Chocolate and mezcal in Oaxaca
The city of Oaxaca, capital of the state of the same name, sits on a flat valley adorned with agave plants and lush greenery. We took the ADO bus from San Andrés Cholula, on...
A Tale of Two Cholulas
The first thing to know about the city of Cholula is that it contains two municipalities: San Andrés and San Pedro. One immediately follows the other, and any defined border is not immediately visible...
Mexico City and Teotihuacán
Our first perception of Mexico City, commonly known as D.F. (Distrito Federal), was somewhat blurred by a massive downpour. After sunny skies in L.A. and a resplendent drive through the Big Sur, howling rain...
Road Trip USA
The endless horizon. How I longed for it, stuck in the sinuous, crowded roads of the European continent… Before departing to Mexico and thus beginning our long-term travel in earnest, I subjected Elle to...
A Journey’s End – Big Sur to L.A.
Our North-American road trip ended in the hot, chaotic streets of L.A. However, getting there turned out to be a remarkable journey, as we drove through the Big Sur and its scenic vistas of...
Who's in charge of this joint anyway? To learn a bit more about the brains behind the bedlam,