Author Archives: Richard

From Palenque we went to over a little used river border crossing, Frontera Corozal, to Guatemala, with the intention of visiting the ruins of Yaxchilan. They’re described as charming, sweet and a hidden treasure, situated on a loop of the … Continue reading →

Well, we didn’t waste a lot of time getting out of Mexico. We went to the Palenque ruins and checked out the falls and cascades of Misol-Ha and Agua Azul, then booked it to the border with Guatemala yesterday. Then … Continue reading →

Here we are with the family at that same Hostal Erni I stayed in before in San Cristobal de las Casas. Myung really likes the little girl, Wibke. I just like the place in general. Arturo and Erika are very … Continue reading →

I think this is going to be a short post. Myung took a bizillion photos in the Anthropology Museum, and most of the the other photos we have are near duplicates of ones I already posted in my previous Mexico … Continue reading →

I’m getting a little behind. Myung and I are in Oaxaca now, after spending 8 days in Mexico City and maybe 8 or 9 in Michoacan. This post is to catch up as far as Michoacan, and hopefully I’ll get … Continue reading →

Well, Myung finally got here. For a while it seemed the stars were lined up against us. It’s a long story which came down to the last day when she was at the Tokyo airport, connecting to her flight from … Continue reading →

Hi again. I’ve been hanging out in San Pedro since last writing, just living cheap and waiting for Myung. We’re meeting up next Thursday in Guadalajara. My flight from Tuxtla Gutierrez is on Tuesday, so I’ll leave here on Monday, … Continue reading →

So far, Guatemala has a completely different feel than Mexico. After crossing over, the first place I went was Quetzaltenango. Everybody just calls it Xela. As slow as the pace is here, even they don’t have time for some of … Continue reading →

Hi y’all. I continued down the coast and am in Guatemala. The only place I spent any time in while still in Mexico was Puerto Escondido, just 2-3 hours up the coast from Mazunte which I blogged about earlier when … Continue reading →

I’m basically heading toward Guatemala via the Pacific Coast road. From Guadalajara, first was Colima. Colima is the capital of the small state of the same name. LP calls it “charming”, and I must say I kind of agree. It … Continue reading →