Wahoo finally we have a picture that represents somewhere i've been! So the temple you see in the picture is at Palenque which is one of the most important Mya sites in Mesoamerica....or so they say. Anyway I just returned from a day trip there.....more on that later. So i'll pick up where I left off...the beginning of San Cristobal De Las Casas. After waiting around in the cold, unappropriately attired for 3 hours, Dan and Ricky showed up from their night bus a...

Hello again! I'm finally on the mend! Woo! After paying the doctor 50 quid for a load of antibiotics and some other unknown tablets i'm starting to feel peachy again. So i've just arrived on my own in San Cristobal De Las Casas, and from what I can see of it its very nice . Although I am slightly dazed after a 13 hour bus jounrey from what felt like the centre of the earth because it was so hot. Just as my lucky goes, after saying to the others 'i bet you i g...

Ok so Mexico is offlically trying to kill me... or at least the state of oaxaca is. The night before we left Oaxaca me and ricky got ill, the 8 hr+ journey to Zipolite.....still ill and suffering from lack of toilet stops. Up we go into the biggest fecking set of mountains ive ever been to waiting for the mid way stop at San Jose Del Pacifico where we were due to do quad biking. We all assumed wed be doing it in a sandy area at the bottom of the mountains but n...

Hello again! I'm currently in Oaxaca, midway down the centre of mexico. Its a large colonial town with amazing red, yellow, orange, purple etc coloured buildings all constructed in the Spanish style with open plan courtyards in the middle - like our hostel Mezakalito. So theres a bit of factual information for you....woop. We arrived Sunday night after a long bus journey from mexico city through mountains (and clouds!) covered in cacti - they looked like they w...

Rightttttttttttttttttt Hello dudes and dudettes...tis 7.30 am and i have been up since 6 and went to bed at about 3 so i´m going a bit mental, plus i´m really hungry. Anyway...I shall start where i left off..... Soooo, went the thi amazing grand final of a Mexican, Nacho Libre wrestling match on Friday night. So awesome (Matthew you would have loved it!) but ridiculously cheesy! I found out we weren´t supposed to take cameras in but i managed to smuggle mine...