| | |  | | | | |  | Shaken (but not deterred)....
2008-11-15, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: fidgi | | Uh-oh, part of me doesn’t want to write about this but, at the same time, I can’t describe my day without making reference to it. In fact, I’m still shaking a bit, so I can’t ignore it… I’m afraid I... |
| | | |  | Leaving Mexico
2008-07-08, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | We are leaving Mexico, probably forever, in 3 short days.
I’ve lived in Mexico for two years now. Does that make me fractionally Mexican? Two years out of 38..... 5.3%. Well let’s see: I speak the ... |
| | | |  | From the city to the shore
2008-04-11, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: tamale | | Oaxaca is hot.
Literally, 100 degrees by midday, and as of lately (summer is starting to hit full force) we are usually still sweating when we go to bed.
Nonetheless I love it. The city is old, r... |
| | | |  | Sandals make me so happy.
2006-04-06, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: exploring | | MEXICO
I got here 2 days ago, and will stay only 1 week. Already, I am reminded of many things. Namely, I really need to learn Spanish. Also, washing my money belt wouldn't have been a bad idea.
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| | | |  | and therefor
2007-03-15, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: dinitick | | so Joel forgot to change the date on the story... mmmm going back to the incredible food |
| | | | | Holy Mole
2007-03-11, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: dinitick | | Too much mole, not enough time.
Oaxaca has been great. From the great food to the free Mezcal tastings (we ended up buying a couple bottles incidently).
Broken bike rides, empty ruins, rabid do... |
| | | |  | SO MANY Firsts!
2006-12-13, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: nutanp | | These past few days have been filled with tons of personal firsts- oh the thought of it all. Firstly, the bus from Puebla to Oaxaca City was beautiful...apparently 60% of the state of Oaxaca is made ... |
| | | |  | Getting lost in Oaxaca
2005-07-23, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | Her voice was strong enough, but by the end of the six hour bus trip, it was clear the baby next to me was never going to be a singer. Disembarking in Oaxaca at 11PM, my nerves were strained, it was p... |
| | | |  | A Naked Experience
2006-04-22, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: lindy | | So yesterday Moe, Priya and I decided to try out the Temazcal experience. So this guy around our age picks us up from our hostel and took us to his house. There we ate weird plants and got massages.... |
| | | |  | Monte Alban
2006-04-17, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: Lindy | | A few days ago we left San Agustinillo and drove up to this really cool town in the mountains called San Jose de Pacifico. I really wish we had time to stay there, it seemed like a really beautiful pl... |
| | | |  | Bars and Trees
2006-04-20, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: Lindy | | Oaxaca City has been incredible, it´s been nice to be able to just explore the city and meet new friends... I am glad that we are spending a week here. We met all of these awesome people at the hoste... |
| | | | | Change
2006-02-26, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: exploring | | I am staying at a great hostel with bright orange walls that have blue trim. There are lots of plants, a fountain with a monkey sculpture, a terrace area, hammocks, six dogs, hot water showers, and a ... |
| | | | | H and L List
2006-02-24, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: exploring | | Here`s a quick list of high and lowlights from the past few days.
Highlight: Cruising around beautiful Lake Atitlan with Allison and Brooke, stopping only long enough to buy some banana bread and p... |
| | | |  | A taste of mole at Oaxaca
2006-01-12, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: incaqueen | | I shudder at the taste of mole. Pronounced as moh-ley, it is a typical Oaxacan dish and I was fascinated with this sauce ever since I saw it in a cooking program on TV…the host dumped one whole block... |
| | | | | Fight Sin, Get Candy
2006-01-10, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: exploring | | I recently learned that originally piñatas had seven cones on them, representing the seven deadly sins. Kids were symbolically supposed to smash the piñata to represent fighting evil. And, then they g... |
| | | | | Pointsettias everywhere
2006-01-05, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: exploring | | I´ve been staying in a house in Oaxaca with my travel friend and three other Americans that are in Oaxaca to study English. It´s really nice to have a base to explore the city from that doesn´t involv... |
| | | |  | Monte Alban and the Naranja Dios
2005-02-14, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: FrancesK | | Another very pretty town, the Spanish certainly had a large influence on architecture during their reign in Mexico. Sightseeing included a visit to the Museo Rufino Tamayo, a pre-hispanic art museum f... |
| | | |  | Searching for Heaven´s Mouth
2004-01-24, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: janoyo | | We put our thumbs out on a dusty dirt track that headed towards the
coast. A pick-up truck pulled over and we lept into the back to find
a handful of young Mexican brothers and sisters, a surfboard ... |
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