We just finished up a house sit in San Miguel de Allende (SMA). We were to be there for five days, take a week elsewhere, and then return to San Miguel for a different, much longer sit. Our plans changed a little when our homeowner invited us to attend an event with her the day... Continue Reading →
Querétaro: The rest of the week
As well as being a beautiful colonial city, Querétaro was a city of surprises for us. Every time we walked through Jardin Zinea we were delighted by something new. We already mentioned the street food festival we happened upon. We returned the next night and found that, in addition to the food festival still set... Continue Reading →
Daytrip: Vino, queso, magico and street food
We are spending a week in Querétaro and will have more to say about this beautiful colonial city in another post. This one is about a day trip we took and the delicious surprise that awaited us on our return. Vino & queso tour We are spending longer than we really need to in Querétaro,... Continue Reading →
Mexico City: Final 3 days (for now)
The last half of our week in Mexico City was, thankfully, a little slower paced. Though we walked our tushes off exploring neighbourhoods and parks. First up was Condesa, the neighbourhood next to ours (Roma Norte). There is a bit of a blurry line between Roma Norte and Condesa, and the two are often referred... Continue Reading →
Mexico City: The first four days
Day 1: Arrival After a 5:30 am arrival time, we had expected to drag our luggage through the streets for several hours waiting for our apartment to be ready for check-in, but our kind AirBnB host made the apartment available to us by 6:00 am. We thought we might need to wait at the airport... Continue Reading →
Off to México
The time has come for another adventure, and México is calling. We have been house sitting (a third-time-repeat sit) in Oliver, BC, the self-proclaimed Wine Capital of Canada. After our driving tour of Utah, we were looking forward to staying put and sorting out our travel plans for the next many months. And, other than... Continue Reading →
Utah loop road trip: Final tallies
Artie has been put to bed and we probably won't see him again until at least next summer. Here are a few statistics about our Utah loop road trip. Road stats: 7,676 km (4,770 miles) The following calculations are gathered from our fuel log and not based on exact mileage driven start to finish: Volume... Continue Reading →
Utah loop road trip: Yellowstone to Vancouver
After our no-shower days in Yellowstone National Park, I was determined to book a campground with showers. Using our Passport America app and discount, we found a well-reviewed place in White Sulphur Springs, about 1 ½ hours south of Great Falls, Montana. The campground had no shade trees to speak of, but it was clean,... Continue Reading →
Utah loop road trip: Yellowstone National Park
When we were deciding how to get Artie back to Vancouver and if we could fit in a stop in Calgary to see family, we noticed that Yellowstone Park was roughly on the way from Salt Lake City to Calgary. The only things I can lay claim to knowing about this famous park is that... Continue Reading →
Utah loop road trip: Salt Lake City
We arranged to stay at two different Harvest Host locations: one a little south of the Salt Lake City, and the other a little north. We weren't sure how much time we wanted to spend in the area, but thought we could drive in from the south one morning, park, walk around, and drive out... Continue Reading →
Utah loop road trip: Canyonlands and Arches National Parks
From our campsite at Green River State Park we drove just over an hour to Canyonlands National Park. We thought we would arrive much later than we did, so had planned the afternoon in Canyonlands, a night of camping, and then a full day at very nearby Arches National Park. The drive was shorter than... Continue Reading →