Carnival of Cities: Around the World We Go
Monday, November 19th, 2007This is the first time Kate and I have hosted a blog carnival on our site and we are very excited for the opportunity. My favorite part of the process was weeding out the unrelated, the advertising, or the completely insane (nothing like a lesson about breast cancer or a computer component add-icle to really […]
Faith restored in the Mexican transportation system
Friday, August 24th, 2007Last time we flew on a Mexican Airline a airport checkpoint worker gave the time-tested “poke your forearm with the object” test with my sharp tweezers before letting me on board with the offending items.
But, this time they weren’t about to let us escape so quickly. Upon further inspection of our carry-on luggage the teen-looking […]
Hurricane Dean Dampens Palenque
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007The ruins looked just like this except not a blue in the sky and darker and with a lot of rain.
So here’s the scoop. The killer hurricane, Dean, forced us to cancel the Kelly family trip to Cancun. Kate and I were suposed to meet her family in Cancun tomorrow afternoon but Cancun officials have […]
Our Final Days in San Cristobal
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Well our tour of duty has come to an end. Last night Kate and I went to the French Restaurant for our final dinner out. We had starters of ratatouille niçoise and potatoes in a mouth watering cream sauce followed by blue cheese linguine and the most delicious raviolis I have ever eaten bar none. […]
Cañon sumidero, one wild ride
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007Neil and I have been meaning to hit this touristy spot since we came to San Cristobal in May, and we finally made the voyage. They canyon was only made accessible in the 1970s when a dam flooded the Grajalva river and made it passable by boat. At the highest point the canyon walls are […]
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