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January - February 2016
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    Mexico city - getting there

    January 14, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Left Sydney under 40° but no swet... Ok a bit swetty as we finished preparing our flat for the tenants. Got delayed by 2 hours because of a massive storm. We stopped in Dallas for a fairly quick connection and we almost lost each other as Justin the Canadian took the quick exit. On the other hand, I took the super long line (yep there was 2 lines for the same purpose, a super quick one and a super long one, that is where I was). I asked for priority check and left through a different exit, lost Justin and panicked a little (I admit it). Went to the gate and Justin wasn't there, great start! Hehe! Justin came as the plane was finishing to board. Made it, very professional!
    Arrived in mexico in the evening, took the super expensive taxi without knowing, and got to the hotel very safe indeed! Made it! Nailed it (well not really but made it!).    Read more

  • Travelerround the world trip
    Day 1

    Mexico city - visit

    January 15, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

    Had a beautiful breakfast in la condesa, very chic area, more french than mexican, but gotta statt slowly right?! Tried to ask the waiter what to do and he recommended the castle of the presidente. Want for a long walk to find the castle and its entrance, and ask about 10 people on the way (on a 20 min walk...). Super nice old castle on top of the city with an amazing view. Lots of history and beautiful art inside. It's European with a massive twist like the top of the ceiling on the stairway. Crazy mexican! Then took the subway and went onto the historic centre. Muy bueno, even Justin didn't mind walking! Increible! Wondered around. Checked some churches, grabbed tacos and got into the biggest bakery ever seen, the most fairytale wedding dresses (crazier than the sleeping beauty and other Disneys). Got home and went to meet el Yon Mikel at the italian. Great dinner and party at his friends place. Very funny peeps! Got home at 3pm, seemed super safe (but was most likely the safest area in the country). Pretty amazing first day!Read more

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    Day 2

    Mexico city - lucha libre

    January 16, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Very lazy day, a bit tired for some reasons that we can guess! Decided to go and see a wrestling game, called lucha libre. It all started in Mexico so it's pretty big here. Before that walked around and saw a street full of wedding dresses but not some shitty ones, some that you see in fairy tales only, like Walt Disney's cartoon. Crazy Mexicans, over the top! We also went to plaza Garibaldi which seems to gather all the mariachis in the country. Ate tacos around all of them, getting into the atmosphere! La lucha libre is very fun, all the family and kids interact with the players, everyone screems and the kids are the cutest screaming levantate the whole time. Got a huge beer and popcorn, feeling relaxed!Read more

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    Day 4

    Puerto escondido - Zicatela

    January 18, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Took a plane cause couldn't be bothered to sit on a bus for 16 hours. Got to Puerto Escondido, a place that both of us liked in the past. There is more development but it is still very nice. It is a fishing and surfing town, weird combo!
    Found a lovely habitacion like a bungalow with a piscine in the middle called acali, super nice and super hot here, nice change from mex city which was kind of cold as it is very high (and it is winter here after all).
    Now time to eat tacos, drink indios and relax or surf for others! But it is pretty scary as the waves are huge, like crazy huge you wouldn't put your pinky in there. Huge like there's massive pieces of wood swept on the beach, weird big fish stomach (or freaky whale stomach), huge as there aren't many surfers. Plus I saw a water snake on the beach. Not cool! Justin found a good break at la punta but still big, crowdy and not the best waves. Let's chill and get fat!    Read more

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    Day 7

    Mexico - Mazunte

    January 21, 2016 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Beautiful beaches in a very relaxed atmosphere. It feels like the movie the beach, peace and love, hippies and dreadlocks! Safe and sound. The beach is beautiful, the place is small and doesn't have a big ADO bus station, so much less tourism, which is nice. Very good vibe, the hostel was at the top of the cliff, with an amazing view, super simple room but great vistas over the beach and the area. Almost better than in my memory. Food was delicious: lots of fish, and good drinks and music, especially the live band in the reggae bar who played cuban music! Met Osvaldo 'Ozzie' a surfer mexican who organises tours. Took us to see turtles, dolfins, rays and fish and stopped at a pristine beach where there was the most relaxed wedding, like no one dressed up! Also met Simone, a lovely and quirky Californian girl, quite feminist with hairs all over! Hehe! Very interesting and funny person. Spent most of the time together and met some Ozzies too. Best stop in mexico!Read more

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    Day 10

    Mexico - San Cristobal

    January 24, 2016 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Chic colonial town in the middle of the mountains with lots of arts, great local coffee and hot choc, expats and amazing international food. Walked the streets up and down, checked plaza mayor with its beautiful kiosk that has live music at night where old people dance. Lots of catedrals and churches, everyone was very excited from the visit of the pope Francis, faith is in the air. Got sick from food in Mazunte and from the cold in town so couldn't enjoy the food too much but still had a few bites as soon as it was possible! Many grafitis on the wall from the movement of the zapatistas, a rebel group that fights for the rights of people of Chiapas (the poorest state that gets nothing) as well as for aboriginals, for their customs, health and education. Started the revolution in 84 and are still very powerful. The city of San Juan Chamulas has their own laws, they don't obey the government and still have lots of rituals and old customs, they don't love gringos. The guide was married to a local girl and was disliked by 30% of the people, who seems to be fierced, even his family at the beginning.Read more

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    Day 12

    Mexico - Palenque

    January 26, 2016 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    This is part of the tourist path from the south of the Mexican coast to Cancun. A must! Most incredible Mexican Maya temples, impressive in size and in sich great conditions! Plus the majestuous tumb of the emperor Pakal! The town is average but the temples are magical! Incredible to think that this all happened in 600a.d. They had a proper society with rights, some people could read and write, it was like a little tyranny. The emperor was treated like god, his family and entourage like nobles and the people like slaves... Took this world a while to stop slavery right?! They had the game of pelota, which is like basketball but the loosers get hang, not cool! The temples still have lots of gliffs in great conditions and are quite high, good exercice to get to the top! These people certainly didn't need gyms! We sat at the top of one of the temple and listened to the howling monkeys, sounds like a very mean animal! The noise is so loud you can guess where they are moving in the jungle. It doesn't feel too touristy either (but it is winter I guess!).The museum is a must full of beautiful piece of arts in great conditions and the tumb of the main emperor is around 2.5m on 5m, these little people must have had some sort of complexes!Read more

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    Day 13

    Mexico - Tulum

    January 27, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Carribbean beaches and temples overlooking the beach as well as Cenotes (underground rivers), that is Tulum. Shame it is very commercial, expensive and shame the town is far from everything, otherwise it would be great! One can guess that we didn't love it. The beach is beautiful though and doesn't have huge hotels on the shore. If you have the money, probably a great place to stay at. The town a bit further (or the main street) has some good bars and restaurants, it is all a bit expensive, not so 'untouched' anymore! The Mayan ruins are not spectacular but their position on the cliffs overlooking the caribbean beach surely is! The cenotes are super commercial, natural wonders shouldn't become an expensive theme park in my opinion... but otherwise I suppose it is beautiful, probably great for diving, shame I chickened out! No photos on my phone, ha!Read more

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    Day 18

    Mexico - The untouched Playa del carmen

    February 1, 2016 in Cuba ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Beach, clubs, gringos, big hotels, tourist harrasment, beers, quinta avenue with touristy souvenirs shops, bars and restaurants that never ends. Not as bad as we thought it would be but still Playa del Carmen. Nice little french cafe in quinta avenida called Chez Celine. Quick stopover to Cuba!Read more

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    Day 19

    Cuba - La Havane

    February 2, 2016 in Cuba ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Nous voila a Cuba, petite ile a 50 min en avion de Cancun... mais pas n'importe quelle ile, celle ci est certainement unique! Quelle endroit interessant! Deja on n'a pas pu telecharger la carte offline sur Google maps et tout le reste est comme ca, pas d'access a l'exterieur, acces a internet quasi impossible, ancienne loi empechant les locaux de prendre des touristes en stop ou de manger dans un restau d'hotel. Quel pays incroyable, qui a essaye de rendre cette tyrannie au peuple en mettant tout sans dessus dessous. Belle idee utopique, presque reussie mais tout pays a besoin de s'ouvrir un minimum, car nul pays peut etre dote de toutes les ressources necessaires: petrol, mineraux, carrieres, agricultures, soin... Et Cuba non plus. Tout cela a pu marcher quand l'URSS commercait avec eux; mais plus depuis 91. L'etat ne donne plus au peuple qui survit avec si peu, le tourisme creait des enormes injustice, un petit guide des rues a son compte gagne beaucoup plus qu'un docteur. Le peuple souffre et n'y croit plus. Les vieux en pleine forme par contre, crie 'vive le che', eux on put profiter des changements. Castro et Guevarra on revolutionne le pays et ont soudain annonce que les locataires de maison devenait proprio, les multinationales deviennent cubaines (les US n'ont pas adore!), et le peuple est egal, fini la noblesse. Ils ont aussi eduque le pays en un an et mis en place un service medical incroyable. Les personnes agees sont d'ailleurs en pleine forme. Il y a tellement de lois stupides par contre que je ne les listerai pas mais maintenant le gouvernement lache ses brides, les casas particulars peuvent avoir plus que deux chambres, les paladares (restaux familiaux) peuvent avoir plus de 12 couverts et les hotels arrivent. Bien sur Cuba a besoin du tourisme! Mais tout est quand meme controle, chaque casa doit appeler l'immigration pour donner les num de passeport de ses invites. Bref!
    Les cubains sont adorables mais commencent a sentir les benefices des touristes et leurs cuc, enfin on se fait parfois entuber de facon tres professionnel, delicate et interessante car ils adorent parler et echanger, alors c'est pas si mal et surtout dans les endroits tres touristique, car autrement ils sont juste adorable! Et c'est aussi tres sur, pas de crime, ils ont trop peur de la police a la main de fer et sont aussi simplement tres gentil.
    La havane est tres joli mais assez delabres par e droit, ils n'ont ni argent ni materiel pour reparer. C'est meme presque apocaliptique par endroit. Enfin super endroit! Beaucoup de musique live et de tres joli buildings. Comme dirait les cubains, pas de mojito, pas de cigare, pas de salsa = 0as cuba!    Read more

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