Howdy folks Last couple of days spent in Guanajuato - a lovely old colonial town built on silver mining riches, with lots of incredible churches, and the most opulent theatre i've ever seen! Luckily we arrived in the middle of another festival - the Cervantino (apparently the most important arts festival in latin america), so there's loads going on. We've been trying lots of local delicacies and experienced the mexican fascination for death with a visit to th...

Hey gringos! We're in Guadalajara just in time for the october festival, so we get to see lots of mexican singers, dancers and musicians on the streets! (Although some of them do sound like they're being throttled!) We had a really cool time in Puerto Vallarta, spent our last day sailing on a catamaran to Los Islas Marietas, where we snorkelled around the coral reef and saw loads of cool fish...and swallowed lots of salt water!...and kayaked and swam in the o...

Hola mis amigos Arrived safely in Mexico...and boy is it hot! I started to sweat walking from the plane to the bus. PV is an interesting place - very touristy now, but its still got a nice historic centre with steep cobbled streets, and feels very Mexican (from my brief experience of the country!), people are very friendly, happy and chatty. Haidee arrives tomorrow and we can start to plan our route through Mexico. Adios for now Stuart Update 3/10 Been ...

Hey dudes Wow - i nearly melted today - it was soooo hot! Hope it isn\'t too wet and grey back there! :) I caught the Pacific Surfliner train from LA and I\'m now in San Diego, my final stop in the States before heading into Mexico. San Diego is a pretty cool place. My hostel is in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter - a really vibrant area with lots of old buildings housing cafes, restaurants, bars, galleries etc (Posy - THI site visit needed i think!) Today ...

Greetings from LA - Los Angeles, not Little 'Ampton! My trip around the National Parks finshed yesterday - had an amazing time with some really nice people - every place we went to was amazing - incredible landscapes, fantastic campgrounds including one on a cliff top overlooking Monument Valley, went horse-riding (i know me on a horse is probably really funny seeing as i have a fear of large animals but hey, quit laughing!) on Boulder Mountain, did some knacke...