Mitla & Hierve del Agua Tour!! Today I was feeling much better thankfully and ready for my tour to the ruins, Mezcal factory and petrified waterfalls. The tour was to start at 10am but no surprise we had to wait around for late-comers and some small issues. The first stop was about 20 minutes out of town and was the famous tree of Tulee; said to be the biggest tree in the world with a diameter of 48m. The next stop was Tetapin a village famous for textiles an...

Montezuma's Revenge!! And so it has happened once again and I have been struck with travellers Diarrhea. I did eat some chicken lastnight that was a little funny and throughout the night had repeated trips to the bathroom. Unfortunately I am supposed to be going on an 8 hour tour today to see some ruins, petrified waterfall and the Mezcal factory. With some luck the company allowed me to change my tour to tommorow but when I went to bus station to try and change ...

Monte Alban!! Today I woke early and decided I would go and visit the nearby ruins of Monte Alban. It was fairly easy to get out there with just a small price for a drop-off/pick-up service. I arrived at 8:30am just as site was opening and luckily without any huge tour groups I made my way around the ruins without the crowds. The site was huge taking 3 hours to wonder around at a leisurely pace. The highlight was surely Monte Albans position on the top of the mou...

Back to Oaxaca! Up early and ready for the short trip back to Oaxaca city. Jessica and the Couchsurfers were slow getting up and I had to sit around a few hours and wait which made me question whether I want to keep couchsurfing through the rest of Mexico. When we arrived back in Oaxaca city I decided I would stay atleast 1 more day and went in search of a hostel. The first hostel I found was the cheapest in the city but with 12 people in a room and crap everywhe...

Oaxaca City Explore! Up early and ready for a big day in Oaxaca city - the home of some of the best food in Mexico. I took a bus into the city which turned out to be quiet a long way away and when I arrived it was obvious the city was packed with people and cars for the day of the dead celebrations. I almost immediately ran into two Aussies I had met in Mazunte and they had already been in Oaxaca 3 days so they gave me a bunch of tips and info. I headed straight ...