Just under two months until the next out of country run - couldn't be more excited! A chance to replace more photos lost to the dreaded hard-drive crash of 2008, yeah, this is a good thing. And on top of it all, its a group trip, so it will of course be way more interesting. LoL! At this point, the plan is mostly within the city with an excursion to Teotihuacan, but we are also discussing the likelihood of a day trip to the coast at Veracruz, which is awesome too - this is a place I've never been and I always like to add a dot on my mental travel map! :)
After this, I'll only need to hit up Oaxaca and Palenque to be able to replace all of my lost Mexico photos. So many lost photos... shitty. But, it is what it is and technology is what it is. Since then, I've learned to make triple backups of all travel photos - perhaps a little excessive, but I'd rather be safe than sorry and lose them all again.
One week, five friends and a wedding. And of course, all the food and tequila I can handle (which is quite a lot) ~ yeah, going to be epic! And it's really cool that some of our number haven't traveled before, so I get to play guide and mentor - the bride and groom are coming in separately, so it's me and two others who will be on our own devices until they arrive.
This is the thing I love most about traveling - the excitement, the sheer joy it gives to be doing something other than the daily usual routine. And of course, the chance to share that with others who may not have ever done such likewise. What makes it even more awesome is that this trip is a homestay more or less, so its more of a cultural based trip than it is an all inclusive sort of thing; very good exposure for the guys coming with ... it'll give them a taste of what it really means to travel and not simply being a tourist. :)
We've got our flights booked now - $557 return with one layover in Chicago - here's to hoping the weather is on our side that day! They don't call her the windy city for nothing...
58 short little days and counting - yes all you little taquerias, I hear you calling me! :)
After this, I'll only need to hit up Oaxaca and Palenque to be able to replace all of my lost Mexico photos. So many lost photos... shitty. But, it is what it is and technology is what it is. Since then, I've learned to make triple backups of all travel photos - perhaps a little excessive, but I'd rather be safe than sorry and lose them all again.
One week, five friends and a wedding. And of course, all the food and tequila I can handle (which is quite a lot) ~ yeah, going to be epic! And it's really cool that some of our number haven't traveled before, so I get to play guide and mentor - the bride and groom are coming in separately, so it's me and two others who will be on our own devices until they arrive.
This is the thing I love most about traveling - the excitement, the sheer joy it gives to be doing something other than the daily usual routine. And of course, the chance to share that with others who may not have ever done such likewise. What makes it even more awesome is that this trip is a homestay more or less, so its more of a cultural based trip than it is an all inclusive sort of thing; very good exposure for the guys coming with ... it'll give them a taste of what it really means to travel and not simply being a tourist. :)
We've got our flights booked now - $557 return with one layover in Chicago - here's to hoping the weather is on our side that day! They don't call her the windy city for nothing...
58 short little days and counting - yes all you little taquerias, I hear you calling me! :)
