Whenever we travel around Mexico and ask for directions or seek local advice, we have found in almost every instance that the people are incredibly helpful and friendly. Stephanie and I often kick ourselves for not asking for help sooner, because almost every time we have experienced that people are more than willing to help [...]
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1 Mar
Travel Notes
Traveling almost always brings new observations and knowledge about the world, but traveling outside one’s home country is even more of an adventure, as we found to be true on our recent trip to the border. The following are a few assorted memories and observations from our recent travels.
The Art of Passing: Stephanie hates this [...]
20 Feb
Traveling to the Border
Tomorrow we leave on a road trip to the Mexico-U.S. border. Our goal is to successfully renew our permit for having a car in Mexico, and return safely to Mexico City within six days. A permit to have a car in Mexico only lasts 180 days, which ends for us the beginning of March. Its [...]
27 Sep
For the Beauty of the Earth!
The drive from Mexico City to Oaxaca is a bit stressful at times, but the mountain scenery is well worth any strain at the wheel. Here are a few pictures we took along the way:
26 Sep
Appreciate your Prayers
We would appreciate your prayers today as we are heading down to Oaxaca, but this is the first time we are making this trip on our own. The roads are very tricky, and it may be raining, so please pray for good navigating skills and that we would arrive safely this evening. Thanks for partnering [...]
20 Sep
New Flora
Stephanie and I had a day off today and we traveled north of Mexico City to the town of Tula, to see the pyramid ruins there. Since we were on own own, we had some time to photograph of the fauna in the area. Below is one example, but to see the rest, you can [...]
14 Sep
Storm on the Road to Oaxaca
It was hard to capture this storm while we were driving, but Stephanie caught this picture just before it started pouring:
5 Sep
Made it to Monterrey
The border crossing was painless this morning at Nuevo Laredo, and after a short drive through the bleak landscape of northern Nuevo Leon, we soon reached the Sierra Madre range and the beautiful city of Monterrey. We look forward to writing more later about this city and the work of MTW Northern Mexico here and [...]
25 Aug
International Medical Insurance
Stephanie and I are currently researching good international medical insurance plans. We are leaning toward a plan called Reside Prime Worldwide Medical that covers everything including emergency evacuation and such with reasonable deductibles and a very high maximum for about $200/month for a couple. Does anyone know other plans that have worked very well or [...]
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