Oct 15th, 2007: San Francisco - Inuvik - Puerto Toro - Buenos Aires
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Desertdude
Expedition Leader
Never a dull moment on the road.
Always a good idea to look up before you park now?
Looks warm
Always a good idea to look up before you park now?
Looks warm
So after driving the full length of the Baja Peninsula I have come to the conclusion that one has to NOT hit the major cities. They are overrun with extremely rich Americans/Canadians/Europeans with very strange tastes. Since I was traveling with my parents who do not like to rough it we pretty much were stuck to the main sights 
Anyway, the road was good all the way and no security problems were evident.
Anyway, the road was good all the way and no security problems were evident.
Streakerfreak
Jan-Kee
Quixote said:We are currently on a mini-break here in Oaxaca to study Spanish. Hopefully after our month long immersive course we'll be able to make heads or tails of this language.
Taking a break from our break, we got a chance to see the ruins of Monte Alban close to the city.
Now that is cool! I am a sucker for history.
Oaxaca is a cool place. Glad it's calmed down.
Take the FJ up to Apoala. It's the Mixtec's version of the "Garden of Eden", and for obvious reasons. There's a campsite by the river, or a state run tourist motel there.
Hierve el Agua (sp?) is another gorgeous spot. Just the views are what impressed me.
The food at La Naranja in Oaxaca is amazing. Enjoy.
Take the FJ up to Apoala. It's the Mixtec's version of the "Garden of Eden", and for obvious reasons. There's a campsite by the river, or a state run tourist motel there.
Hierve el Agua (sp?) is another gorgeous spot. Just the views are what impressed me.
The food at La Naranja in Oaxaca is amazing. Enjoy.
cnskate said:
It has been very sweet out here - even after being here for over a month there are still tons of things I never got a chance to do. Our spanish class was so intense that we hardly had time for anything else!
Well, we did make some time for drinking :wings:
The grog out here is something else. Here is a picture of my favorite Mezcal tienda, Union de los Palenqueros:
cnskate said:
We went to a place called Solexico, run by an expat and her Mexican partner. They are very attentive to your needs and the program that they have developed has a lot of skill-and-drill exercises. I have never made such progress this quickly in language learning.
P.S. The owner of La Naranja was forced to sell the place after the troubles in 2006. Last I heard she was looking for a chef gig in the USA. The new owners bought the name and are running the rest. but some of my fellow students said it wasn't the same.
