In a perfect world, we would be able to walk into a store and have “the” backpack of our dreams made for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, the world is not quite perfect… yet. However, Kamiliun Bags is holding “A bAG fOr yOUr sTORy” competition where the winner will have the bag of their dreams custom [...]
Una tarde al estar contemplando viajar a Chiapas para terminar mi investigación y finalmente entregar mi tesis, comente a Jenneil la idea pensando que ella me diría que sería una locura pues todas mis amistades y mi familia ya me lo habían dicho. Pero para mi sorpresa ella me contesto que sería una aventura y [...]
Era de mañana y finalmente habíamos llegado a Chiapas, a Tuxtla Gutiérrez para ser más específica, realmente a mi no me importaba donde estuviese, lo que realmente valía en este preciso momento era saber que finalmente iba a pisar la tierra mística que por años había añorado pisar. El viaje había sido largo y con [...]
You could invest your money in photography classes or an expensive Digital SLR camera with the hopes of improving your photography skills, but there are no guarantees you will improve at all. If you have the money to spare, by all means, go ahead and take some classes and upgrade your equipment. However, if you [...]
It was a long night of tossing and turning in the stone hard bed. All of my extremities were falling asleep which woke me up frequently throughout the night. We woke up about a half hour late (6:30AM) only to find the water was not working. So, no shower, but just a quick brush of [...]
Let’s rewind this day in reverse. This has probably been one of the most challenging days so far on both trips to Chiapas. We are in a hotel called “Hotel Ocosingo” which for $16 USD per night is probably one of the best mid-range hotels here. It is supposed to be $25 USD, but Linda [...]
One day and a bottle of tequila later, we are sitting in an italian coffee shop in San Cristobal, Chiapas. I am sipping on an Americana and Linda a camomile tea. She is still sick and the tequila probably didn’t help. Last night, we sat and talked with two French guys at the hostel about [...]
It is 7am on Christmas morning and we are now at the airport in Mexico City waiting for our last flight. This trip already feels different. It seems the excitement factor has worn off for Linda and that is rubbing off on me. We are both 30 now and definitely feel the pains of aging. [...]
I presume it is close to midnight. We are waiting at the Tijuana Airport for our flight to Mexico City. We have already traveled by car, plane, bus, train, and taxi in such a short time. On the train ride from San Diego to the Mexican border, we met a man named Enrique who grew [...]
We had the honor of visiting the Mayan ruins at Palenque yesterday with Moises Morales and a Canadian traveler. He was a tour guide when the site first opened and later became involved in the anthropology and archaeology of the site. Two of his sons are now archaeologists and they too worked at the site. [...]