When a half-day is three days long
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Given that I am not a long-duration traveller, I usually read about the places I want to visit and plan ahead so that I know...
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This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Nahutal for ‘the place of coyotes’, Coyoacan, with its narrow cobblestone streets and maze of plazas and old buildings, is a...
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This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery And how I was put in a dormitory full of sick backpackers ↑ Flag lowering ceremony in Merida. I like these ceremonies and my...
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Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 10 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery Bizcocho is a generic Spanish name for variants of buttery flaky pastry and some cookies. In Ecuador, this little town of...
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Jugo de caña (Sugarcane juice) Ecuador travelogue: Chapter 24 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Sugarcane juicery. Baños, Ecuador. I liked this town instantly; probably because the bus stand...
View ArticleThere’s more to Costa Rican food than rice and beans!
Costa Rica | Travel stories | Photo gallery Costa Rica’s cuisine is pretty basic, but the diversity of food is amazing! ↑ Garlic roasted pork fillet, with a side of patacones (fried green plantains)...
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