So, we knew that the trip to Laguna Miramar would not be an easy one but it sounded worth it. A pristine lake surrounded by jungle off the beaten track with plenty of wildlife and untouched mayan ruins... The guide book said it wasn`t the easiest place to get to... but it couldn`t be THAT hard surely!!! We followed the directions in the lonely planet and made our way to Ocosingo, a stinky town of sketchy characters half way between san cristobal and palenque. It ...

Ok so I left San Cristobal on 21st but I´m a bit behind on this blog malarkey! Bear (grrr) with me, I´ve got some catching up to do… So, I left Angangueo and the butterflies with a day of bus travel up ahead… 20 hours or there abouts… I didn´t sleep a great deal! I was in a very different place to where I am now, geographically and emotionally! I was west of Mexico City (the opposite direction to the rest of my journey), suf...

San Cristobal has been so much fun that I haven´t had time to write anything about it at all... or take any pictures for that matter! Sorry! Haha!This will be really quick because I´m off out in a minute... The town has such a great atmosphere to it. It´s very artsy, there´s live music in every bar every night and there is such a fantastic market that I´ve had great pleasure getting lost in! I´ve spent the last couple of days e...

So as you can see I made it to see the butterflies! I left Morelia and Jose at 6.30am on Friday. Jose kindly walked me to make sure I got a taxi to the bus terminal ok. I had a very chatty driver which I was finding quite hard work that early. My Spanish is lousy at the best of times... I did kind of fathom he was asking me for my phone number though! I arrived at the bus terminal, paid the driver and gave him a fake London number! I had tried to say no but he lo...

After 3 days in Mexico City I was ready to leave. Whilst I loved the city and was utterly overwhelmed with its richness in history and culture I kinda wasn´t really in the mood! I was itching to see something other than a giant city... after all I´ve just left one behind. When I first decided to take this trip I knew I wanted to visit the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary west of Mexico City. Even though the rest of my trip will take place east of MC I was ...