Today we traveled to the town of Patzcuaro in the state of Michocan. It is about 1 hour from Morelia. The town is very old and on a lake. It is known for its carnitas (pork slow cooked marinated in citrus juices and spices). Our plan was to grab some carnitas for lunch then head north to see some ruins at Tzinstanzan. We would then head back to Morelia. (Essentially we were going to make a triangle. All was going to plan (famous last words for this trip). We ...

Yesterday, Lazaro and I arrived to his home town called tlaltenango de Sanchez roman. His sister, josephina and her son axel picked us up from the bus station. They took us for a quick visit to his mom's house, where were joined by his oldest sister, Paulita and brother Paco. Keeping with the spirit of developing a travel routine, we are off to Morelia today so that we can join a New Year's Eve tradition with his mom. An added bonus to this, is that his sister ...

We arrived last night in Guadalajara, even at night the city was visibly nicer than monterrey. In monterrey, the city had a Detroit -like vibe. A shell of its former self. The hotel that we got in Guadalajara was amazing, it was set up like little apartments all for $25.00. (I love the internet). We just purchased our tickets to Lazaro's home town, to see his sisters, brother, and mom. I am looking forward to staying put for a couple of days before heading off ...

Yesterday when I posted that Lazaro and I were going to adopt the travel routine mindset, I never imagined 3 short hours later that I would be canceling all of our existing hotel reservations and starting a new mid-stream. Everything had been moving along pretty well until we got to monterrey yesterday. Our initial plan had been that we would arrive in monterrey and then pick up a rental car. I knew it was slightly difficult to rent a car here, but thought I h...

Feliz Navidad! We have arrived to Monterrey, Mexico. After our super busy travel day yesterday, we are looking to take it easy. Our goal for this trip is to embrace a travel routine. A travel routine is different from a schedule in the fact that a schedule has to be followed mercilessly, a travel routine is a rough list of things that would be interesting to see but not set in stone. Being the planner that I am, this philosophy may be easier said then done-- b...