Day 4. City exploring! Museum! Disappointing food! Not as much to report today, as we had a quieter day exploring the city. We went for breakfast at a restaurant that was f***ING MILES away (I sweated A LOT), and it was an interesting experience having some rather spicy enchiladas for brekkie. Still, when in Rome... (Just a quick note - I'm being f***ing censored. These asterisks aren't mine! So I couldn't f***ing swear, even if I f***ing wanted to!) After our...

Day 5. Shopping! Cathedrals! Hilarious dancing! So, today has been our last day in Oaxaca city, and it's been one of my faves so far. Had a Oaxacan omelette for breakfast, and A HOT CHOCOLATE (I KNOW!), in our favourite cafe in the city called Magic Hands. It's also an art gallery and shop, run by a family of artists. It's very cool. There's an abundance of "Dios de los muertos" inspired stuff in Oaxaca, so there are skulls and skeletons everywhere, but me and A...

Day 3. Ruins! More crafts! Americans! Sunburn! Another day, another tour...this time, our compadres on the bus were an American couple from Noo Yoik, Sharon and David, and another brilliant tour guide (the Angel) Gabriel. We started with a trip to the ancient Zapotec ruins on Monte Alban. We got off the bus into THE most oppressive heat, so we bought some jolly hats! Practically sombreros - we looked like d*** . Suitably protected, our tour of the quite colossal...

Day 2! Petrified waterfalls! Textiles! Mezcal! We started today with a lovely little saunter around the corner to a tiny independent coffee shop called The Oaxaca Coffee Company. It was really cool, and the two women there serving were jolly friendly, thrusting free chocolate samples our way, and smiling lots. This gave me a bit more confidence to converse in Spanish...ordering Andrew's mocha was a walk in the park, naturally, but I did somehow end up with a cuc...

Day 1. Jet lag! Sunshine! Thunderstorms! After a reeeeeally long journey (and a small bribe whilst transferring at Mexico City Airport to get our luggage on board swiftly...) we arrived at our totally beautiful hotel in Oaxaca City last night. It's a converted 16th century convent, and easily the most gorgeous hotel we've ever stayed in. I woke up mega mega early due to jet lag, and watched the sun rise over our colonial-style courtyard. Completely idyllic. Afte...