The tour organised for today started at 10am so we had a bit of a sleep in. Breakfast was the usual rolls with jam and a banana. We had a packed lunch for the tour as well, all this food having been purchased the day before or, in the case of the jam, in Mexico […]
Day 4 : Oaxaca
We left Puebla today for Oaxaca, thankfully by the 10:45am bus so we had a bit of a sleep-in. Again it was an air-conditioned bus but the journey was longer, nearly five hours. I was able to type up the days so far, a novelty compared to past trips on more cramped or bumpier means […]
Day 3 : Puebla
There was only to be one night in Puebla so Juan-Pablo had suggested that we leave early to ensure a full days visit. This meant leaving the hotel at 5am so the early morning found the group piling into three taxis for the short trip to the bus station. We weren’t expecting much from the […]
Day 2 : Mexico City
There were various options for our first day of the GAP adventure proper and we had chosen to visit the pyramids outside of Mexico City at Teotihuacán. This was organised through the hotel and we were met in reception at 9am by our guide for the day, Noah. There were nine of us from the […]
Day 1 : Mexico City cont.
We went downstairs for the group meeting and were a little confused when no-one had arrived by just past 6pm. Turned out we had our clocks set an hour early, that’ll explain the peaceful morning walk. At the real 6pm we joined with the rest of the group and Juan-Pablo (our tour leader) in the […]
Day 1 : Mexico City
We spent today walking and I think the Rough Guide is correct in saying that the altitude of Mexico City makes a person easily tired when they’re not used to the slightly thinner atmosphere. The trip saw us leaving around 9am, via the supermarket for a packed lunch, and then south past the Sullivan Park […]
Beginnings
Today we find ourselves in Mexico City at the Hotel Mallorca. We got to the Hotel this morning around 5:30am and after getting our room pretty much just went to bed. The trip had taken us from Heathrow flying with Kuwait Airlines to New York (an uneventful trip). At JFK Airport we had a wait […]
Part 3: South America Trip with Kumuka
Santiago to Rio de Janeiro (31 December 2008 – 25 February 2009) Patagonia High Road
Part 2: South America Trip with Kumuka
Quito to Santiago (28 October – 30 December 2008) South America Explorer
Part 1: Mexico Ancient Civilizations
Mexico City to Playa del Carmen (29 August – 12 September 2008) Mexico Ancient Civilizations with GAP Adventures
Day 7 – Wakey Wakey, Sihanoukville, the Beach
One of the buildings we slept in Keryn should write this really, she was better prepared. Anyway, lets just say that by the time I woke up and more to the point got up we the group was about ready to leave. In the light (very bright, why was this?) of day the complex was […]
Day 6 : Spiders, a Shopping Centre and a Home-stay
Sunrise over the Mekong After an early rise to catch the sunrise it was all hands to packing. Journeying by public bus we travelled from Kampong Cham heading towards Phnom Penh. Once more we were all to the front with a mix of locals and tourists to the back. The journey was broken by one […]