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    • TravelerSabbatical
      Day 105

      1/3 Sabbatical & fancy urban Streetart

      February 8, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Weil es hier so lange ruhig war, gibt's heute einen Bonus.

      Die ersten drei von neun Monaten sind schon/erst um. Zeit für ein erstes kleines Resumee meines Sabbaticals:

      Genauer gesagt sind es schon 105 Tage ohne Büro. Das erste Mal, dass ich über 4 Wochen im "Urlaub" bin. Ich habe 3 Länder bereist, in denen ich noch nie war. Ich habe Bilder, Eindrücke, Erinnerungen und Erfahrungen gesammelt. Mein Fotobuch füllt sich genauso schnell wie mein Telefonbuch. Ich habe Menschen kennengelernt, die ich während der Reise wieder getroffen habe oder bald wiedersehen werde. Denn so schön wie es am Strand und in der Cocktailbar ist, am spannendsten sind die Geschichten über Land und Leute. Ich genieße eine gesunde Mischung aus Sightseeing und Seele baumeln lassen.

      Heimweh habe ich keins, denn ich weiß, dass die Zeit endlich ist und ich schneller wieder im Alltag zurück bin, als ich mir das vorstellen kann. Angst oder Zweifel hatte ich auch nie, denn es verläuft alles nach Plan, auch wenn ich keinen Plan habe. Ich genieße einfach jeden Tag in vollen Zügen. Die Reise ist eine Art befristeter Job für mich, mein Mini-Projekt, dass ich jetzt begleite und durchführe. Immer mit dem Bewusstsein, dass das nicht selbstverständlich ist. Dass ich als Frau allein durch die Welt reisen darf, mit einem deutschen Pass, dem finanziellen Polster und dem Support von Familie und Freunden in der Heimat. Ich freue mich immer über die zahlreichen Rückmeldungen und Telefonate. Und ich freue mich, dass ich euch zuhause eine Freude durch meine Fotos und Berichte machen kann. Ich hoffe, wir können das die nächsten Monate so beibehalten.

      In diesem Sinne: Grüße nach Deutschland. Bleibt tapfer bei dem Wetter, im Büro, auf der Baustelle, in der Schule und bleibt mir schön gesund!

      Die Fotos in diesem Beitrag habe ich in den letzten Wochen in Mexiko gesammelt. Hier sind nicht nur die Häuser farbenfroh gestrichen, sondern auch oft mit bunten Kunstwerken verziert. Die Wandmalerei nennt sich "Muralismo". Nach der mexikanischen Revolution 1910 wurden Künstler von der Regierung beauftragt die mexikanische Identität in Wandbilder »murales« für die Bevölkerung zu gestalten. Sowas hätte ich auch gern in Chemnitz. Vielleicht nach der Kultur"Revolution" 2025? 😉      Read more

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    • Conny & Gigi in America
      Day 192

      San Agustinillo

      January 27, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Out of the mountains and off to the beach! It had been a while since we'd seen the Pacific, so we decided to spend a few days at the shore relaxing. Waves were too big (for us) to surf, but we enjoyed the sun and water, and went out on a local fisherman's boat to watch for whales and dolphins. Another high point was simply enjoying the view from hammocks in our hostel and getting to know new wildlife.

      Raus aus den Bergen und ab an den Strand! Es war schon eine Weile her, dass wir den Pazifik gesehen hatten, also beschlossen wir, ein paar Tage an der Küste zu verbringen und zu entspannen. Die Wellen waren (für uns) zu groß, um zu surfen, aber wir genossen die Sonne und das Wasser und fuhren mit dem Boot eines örtlichen Fischers hinaus, um Wale und Delfine zu beobachten. Ein weiterer Höhepunkt war, die Aussicht von den Hängematten in unserer Herberge aus zu genießen und neue Tiere kennenzulernen.      Read more

    • TravelerMexico 🇲🇽
      21
      Day 21–34

      Posada Kaly, San Agustinillo

      January 22 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Well it seems we found the Unicorn 🦄 🏝️

      On the day we arrived at Mazunte, we had already followed the road over the headland to the next village of San Agustinillo. We had strolled the 10 minutes from our hotel in the afternoon and settled in at a beach bar with a beer to watch the sunset. Of the three beaches, Mazunte, Zipolite and here, we already knew we liked this beach the best. It has a road that parallels the beach with only cabanas and some beach bars on the beachfront. The beaches are longer than Mazunte with multiple coves accessible along the sand. And it had less of a hippy vibe and more of a local feel.

      Our issue was still finding any accommodation for an affordable long-term stay. Booking.com had barely any options, and those that were available were expensive. On the Sunday, we woke up early and walked over to San Agustinillo for a stunning sunrise! Determined to maintain our routine and productivity from Zicatela we were down the beach for a yoga session and to start the day energised. With a sunrise like this, it was shaping up to be a lucky one. For breakfast we did a quick search on Google Maps for anywhere along the beachfront with wifi and set off to find our workspace for the morning, and hopefully our home for the coming weeks.

      After dropping by all of the spots we’d listed, and almost to the end of the beachfront (10mins), we still hadn’t found anywhere suited. The last place we had marked that was apparently offering rooms called a guard dog onto us as soon as we entered the driveway! In one final attempt before heading back to Mazunte to continue our search, I saw a sign on the property next door saying, “Habitaciones disponibles”. All I knew was that “Habitacion” means “rooms”, so it was worth the question.

      We were greeted with the friendliest smile of Lucy. A petite Mexican lady who was happy to entertain our attempts in broken Spanish to ask if she had any “Habitacion availibales?” (not correct Spanish by the way). With a big smile and enthusiastic “Sí”, we followed Lucy to the top balcony and were shown a simple room with a pedestal fan and a mosquito net over the bed. The shower was combined with the toilet and had a shower curtain for privacy. But what we loved was the balcony directly out front. On the level above the ground floor, there was light, airflow, and shade. And it was lined with hammocks, tables and chairs! Everything we needed! For half the price of everywhere else that we had found, this place was the best! $50 a night and it was a 2-minute walk to the beach! Possada Kaly would become our home for the next couple of weeks.

      Of the 6 other rooms available on the top floor, only one other room has anyone in it. On our first inspection with Lucy, we met two older guys who had fully set themselves up inside, and outside, their room. Both OG travellers, they’d met almost 20 years before and Mazunte had become their annual pilgrimage to escape the North American winter. Both in their fifties, they were sporting hippy linen pants and settled amongst their hammock and chairs. Immediately they offered us a coffee from their percolator that was running permanently, and made us feel like we had just joined their Posada Kaly family.

      As if our chilled-out beach village wasn’t local vibes enough, a fresh fruits and vege truck comes to San Agustinillo every few days and sets up in an alley leading to the beach. The first time we found this we started doing our groceries here and meal planning. Our neighbours Jehan and Robbie jumped at the opportunity and within days of us moving in we were having regular cook-ups in the communal kitchen.

      Of all the places we had been, finally we had found somewhere we felt that we could stay longer-term. We had a space to work for as long as we liked, the beach was right across the road for morning exercise and whenever we needed a break, and it was cheap! And as a bonus, it had the kitchen so we could organise some of our own food. San Agustinillo and Posada Kaly, the unicorn that we had been searching for 🥳

      Oh yeah, and there are the coolest little squirrels that hang out just off our balcony.      Read more

    • TravelerMexico 🇲🇽
      11
      Day 23

      Turtles, San Agustinillo

      January 24 in Mexico ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      One of the mornings we were down on the sand before sunrise we noticed we almost stepped on a baby turtle. As our eyes focused in the low light we realised there were lots more all struggling to make it to the rapidly retreating water as the tide went out. We quickly helped the ones we could find into the water.

      Widely known as a place to find sea turtles, Mazunte was once the centre of turtle hunting for turtle meat and their eggs. Thanks to extensive conservation efforts, the beaches along the Oaxacan coastline have remained as nesting sites. However despite all these efforts, they say that only 1 in 100 actually survive.

      Despite knowing this was a turtle nesting area, we never could’ve imagined that the same beaches we were running on each morning would be those nesting places. To put it into context, these beaches are the ones that are lined with bars and accommodations. I assumed the turtles would pick a more remote beach to lay their eggs so initially I assumed that these baby turtles had been washed up in the tide from a nearby beach.

      Only a day or 2 later we were out again early morning and came across the clear tracks of a mumma turtle dragging itself from the water up into the soft sand and digging its nest. Very cool!      Read more

    • TravelerMexico 🇲🇽
      Day 22–34

      San Agustinillo, Oaxaca

      January 23 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      What. A. Place! 🤩

      With our cheap accommodation locked in for the next 2 weeks we could finally relax. It’s surprising how much energy goes into worrying about your next plans when you know you need to still find accommodation for the upcoming days. And conversely, how much you can relax when you have a stable home locked in. We set about establishing our routine for the next week and sticking to it.

      6:15 am - Wake up
      6:30 am - Wim Hof breathing exercises on the beach
      7 am - Sunrise
      7-8:30ish - Surf / Exercise
      8:30 am - home made fresh brekkie
      9:00-10:30ish - Spanish Lessons
      10:30 am till lunch - work on the website
      After lunch - whatever we feel like 😎

      San Agustinillo is such a perfect place for what we want. Everything is an easy walk away, the local fruits and vege truck comes to us, a couple of awesome cafes that have incredible fresh ingredient menus, the beach lined with bars with the perfect seats for setting up the laptop… and of course the Beach!

      With 4 beaches all linked by small rock outcrops and sand spits, it’s possible to follow the sand along all of them. And each of them has its own distinct character. Two are quite long and exposed, great for longer soft sand runs. One is protected yet still with a great point break providing a good beginner surf wave. And the last, a completely protected cove for snorkelling with turtles!

      The temperature is a perfect range of between 23-30C every day and as yet we haven’t had more than a gentle breeze. With our early morning breathing routine on the beach, we’re on the beach each morning for sunrise over the water. From there we get our exercise in before the sun gets too hot. The perfect energising way to start the day.

      In Indo back in August, Jessie had finally decided to give surfing a go. (Something to do with the water temperature being warm enough that she could enjoy it without being distracted by how cold it was 😅). Keen to get us both back in the surf we hired a board for a week and split the cost with Jehan, one of our Posada Kaly Neighbours. Having it for the whole week meant we could pick and choose when to take it out, and we weren’t bound by any time limits. Each day we would take it down and spend the first half of the session pushing Jessie onto the easy ones waist-deep before I took it out for my “shoulder-mobility” training. (pretty much I have to call it that until I get the endurance back in my shoulders to realistically call it surfing 🤷‍♂️). Within the first day, Jessie was up and riding the shories right into the sand 👌.

      For the first week at least, that was about all we did. Morning routine, swims whenever we wanted, vege shops for our family cook-ups and explored the one strip of Mazunte. Oh, and how can I forget the sunsets! Simply put, they are incredible! What is unique about San Agustinillo is that it is facing south so being slightly above the equator means that this particular spot gets both sunrise and sunset over the water 🤩. Anyway, the photos do a much better job of showing that…

      We had a couple of surprise encounters with Turtles on the beach but other than that, we just chilled out. This was the perfect place for everything we had wanted. Now I guess the decision is, when do we move on and in what direction 🤷‍♂️.      Read more

    • TravelerMexico 🇲🇽
      1
      Day 38

      From the fisherman to the Kitchen

      February 8 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Being very much still a working fishing village, each morning we would see the fisherman returning with piles of fish. One morning Jehan had come back from a walk with some delicious fresh fish filleted right on the beach in front of him. Keen for the same experience, we stopped at one of the boats a few mornings later and asked if we could get some.

      In my broken Spanish, I asked if they had any “Dorado”, which is what they call Mahi Mahi. Now I don’t know exactly how big Dorado or Mahi Mahi normally are, but the size of the fish this guy pulled out of a big esky on the boat was ridiculous! Keep in mind that these are just a small basic long boat that are common around here and places throughout Asia, not a trawler or anything like that. Once we had corrected a misunderstanding between 1kg and 11kg, the guy sliced off a fillet, seamlessly removed the skin and handed me a massive chunk of delicious fresh fish.

      With some inspiration from a very extroverted Mexican neighbour that we’d had at Posada Kaly, we set about making our very own Ceviche. It’s made by simply marinating the diced fish in lime juice, before mixing it in with diced tomato, cucumber, coriander and red onion. Both fresh and super easy.

      Anyway, its definitely something that the pictures tell the story much better. With Ceviche barely making a dent in how much fish we had, dinner was an easy stirfry vege with delicious grilled fillets and still there was enough for our own battered fish tacos the next day.      Read more

    • TravelerMexiko bis Bolivien
      1
      Day 22

      Mazunte, Mexico

      January 22, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Heute ging es direkt vom unserem Strandabschnitt auf eine Bootstour.
      Auf dem Boot waren nur spanischsprächende so das wir im Prinzip nichts verstanden haben .... Aber müssten wir auch nicht. Ein Handzeichen erklärt alles.
      Nach etwa einer halben Stunde auf den Ozean kamen die ersten neugierigen Delephine mit ihren Babys. Hier und da war auch mal eine Schildkröte ... echt super. Aber dann blieb uns erst mal ganz kurz der Atem weg ... direkt vor unseren Boot und dann noch als Pärchen 🐳WALE🤗😮🤙🤞
      Die Riesen der Ozeane! Mit einer Gemächlichkeit stiegen die mehrmals aus dem Wasser um Luft zu holen. Wir vermuten das es Buckelwale waren ... da wir keine spanisch Sprächen und die anderen kein Englisch war das unsere Vermuttung!
      Später und noch weiter Draußen auf dem Ozean dürften wir uns auch abkühlen und rein springen. Echt erstaunlich wie warm das Wasser war. Auf dem Rückweg machten wir noch eine Pause zum Schnorcheln ... Ergebnis waren viele kleine und mittelgroße und vor allem bunte Fische. Die einzigen die wir kannten waren Kugelfische und selbst die gab es in verschiedenen Farbe!
      Die Mittagssonne haben wir überdacht am Strand verbracht. Thanassis beim Lernen für seine Verteidigung und ich in einer Hängematte beim Blog schreiben.
      Nachmittags ging es wieder zum Playa Mazunte ... da ist es mehr los und wir wollten noch was für unsere morgige Tour klären.

      Da es doch in der Sonne am Strand ganz gemüdlich ist, haben wir gleich mal ein Tag verlängert ... Und ich glaube es kommt noch einer dazu!😋✌      Read more

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    • Lukas MariaA little part of the world....
      Day 44

      San Agustinillo

      August 19, 2016 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      San Agustinillo ist ein verschlafenes kleines Nest am Südspitz der Pazifikküste des Bundesstaates Oaxaca. Erstaunlicherweise hat das Meer hier knappe dreißig Grad was das Baden zwar extrem angenehm, aber aufgrund der massiven Brandung und Unterströmungen auch gefährlich macht. Zudem waren die Wellen leider für unsereins auch nicht im surfbaren Bereich. Hier genossen wir dennoch zwei gemütliche Strandtage, die allesamt mit Meerblick und den Füßen im Sand beim Frühstück bzw Abendessen begonnen, respektive beschlossen wurden.Read more

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    • TravelerMexit
      Day 18

      Days 18 to 21: Mazunte

      February 23, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      I arrive on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state. The roads are too narrow and twisting for full-size buses but there's a regular minibus service. Because of the winding road, some of my companions, medical students at New Jersey who stayed up till 3 this morning, are decidedly queasy. I wouldn't swap their condition for mine, Mexican flu or Mexicold as it is. Also the minibus is cramped; if this were a prison, 6 hours of knee-to-chin seating would have me confessing to anything within minutes.

      No matter: my lodgings are run by a delightful Italian couple. Marco speaks English; Roberta only Spanish (apart from Italian) but they both like my public school accent. A French couple have just arrived from the Yucatan and weren't very impressed; I hope it hasn't changed too much since my visit 2 years ago.

      Oh well; the beaches of Mazunte and San Agustinillo are pleasant enough. Unusually, the Pacific actually IS Pacific here and it's good for swimming. I get a "girl from Ipanema" photo and one showing an itinerant beach vendor, a thankless job in this 30C heat. And---pure joy---cacti! These specimens can reach 20 feet and are a reminder that the dry season in much of Mexico is long.

      Mazunte is a town of a few hundred inhabitants. Beach supply shops mingle with general stores (abarrotes). Access to one of them is via steps leading over a wall; there must be flooding threats sometimes. The VW beetle picture shows how supplies---tortillas here---are transferred. Mazunte's chilled out vibe attracts all manner of beads, beards and braids. Hangouts have names like Dharma and Siddhartha and I wonder why people into alternative cultures don't seek out some indigenous Mexican ones. After an unsuccessful first evening chewing on an "artesanal" (craft) beef sandwich, I breakfast the next morning at the nearby Cafecito. It's an unassuming, almost apologetic place that's much more than a cafe. The huevos rancheros fill me until dinner and the bistec milanesa napolitana, while steeped in mozzarella, has a Mexican twist with spicy tomatoey sauce and if necessary would last 24 hours. Including a couple of beers for £5. I'm not likely to lose weight here!      Read more

    • Shanti RämPura Vida-reines Leben
      Day 101

      Mazunte

      January 20, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      Nach 7h im Minivan durch kurvige Bergstraßen kam ich dann endlich an der Küste in Mazunte an, wo auch schon 2h später mein Tantra Teacher Training begann. Im Kurs sind ca 25 Menschen, die Hälfte davon lebt hier (ausgewandert). Es ist quasi auch eine kleine Community von bewussten Menschen. Dementsprechend gibt es viel cooles Angebot. Ecxtatic dance, Kakao Zeremonien, Yoga, singkreise usw. Nur hab ich dafür (noch) keine Zeit da mein Tag mit der Ausbildung sehr voll ist. Morgens drei Stunden Meditation, Asanas und Pranayama, dann 4h Pause und im Anschluss 6h Unterricht mit Übungen.
      Das program ist für mich teilweise echt anstrengend, weniger körperlich, mehr mental. Und verlangt viel Disziplin, was ja nicht gerade meine Stärke ist :D
      Aber alles hat seinen Grund, ich lasse mich darauf ein und bin im Vertrauen.
      Die Strände um mich herum sind super schön, die Wellen wild, man muss aufpassen. Aber es gibt eine Bucht in der nähe wo es ruhig ist.
      Trotz allem fühle ich mich hier nicht so angekommen und wohl, ich dachte das wird noch aber nachdem ich jetzt schon 10 Tage hier bin.. Hmm. Ich vermisse Pacha Mama und auch meine Freunde und Familie. Um so mehr freue ich mich meine neuste Eingebung umzusetzen, nämlich 2 retreats in meiner Heimat anzubieten. Jaaa voraussichtlich seht ihr mich im August wieder, wenn auch nicht für allzulange Zeit 😜      Read more

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    Playa San Agustinillo

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