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Oaxaca City

The 1200 km drive we made from Merida to Oaxaca took us across a cross section of Mexico's geography: from the pancake-flat Yucatan peninsula into the swamplands of the Gulf…
Mark Watson
March 9, 2010
Mexico

A change of pace

After 8 months of road tripping our bank balance was startling to look depressing so the opportunity to design and produce Cactus Equipment's 2010 catalogue was a chance to work…
Mark Watson
March 1, 2010
Mexico

Cozumel to Izamal

We joke about our Mexico trip (as opposed to Canada and the USA) being our 'holiday on the holiday', so we figured a trip out to the Caribbean island of…
Mark Watson
February 10, 2010
Mexico

Lost Cities

I don't recall the first time I heard about the enigmatic culture of the Maya, whose language was only recently deciphered, but I've always wanted to learn more about them…
Mark Watson
February 1, 2010
Mexico

Into Chiapas

The true test for our rebuilt transmisson (see previous post) came as we made the 1600 metre climb from the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez into the highlands surrounding San Cristobal…
Mark Watson
January 31, 2010
Mexico

Transmission

How to get your transmission fixed in one of the poorest states in Mexico ... Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer When you buy a 1981 Dodge, and drive from…
Mark Watson
January 23, 2010
Mexico

Just Coasting

Since January 2 we've been beach-hopping our way south down the Pacific Coast from Mazatlan. It's been an eye-opening journey. Our Mexico trip so far has taken us from the…
Mark Watson
January 18, 2010
Mexico

Happy New Year

And by the way ... it's a little late, but Happy New Year from us! Hope y'all had a good one. Here's to a fun and prosperous 2010 for everyone.…
Mark Watson
January 5, 2010
Mexico

Over the Border

I’ve never experienced culture shock as profound I experienced in our first two days in Mexico. Perhaps 6 months of travelling in the USA had wrapped me in cotton wool:…
Mark Watson
December 31, 2009

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