Gemma's World Teaching Journal

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Gallery: Festival Cervantino

MEXICO | Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery

The Cervantino festival in Guanajuato
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Mexico D.F.

MEXICO | Monday, 1 Dec 2008 | Views [110]

We started our trip incredibly early in the morning so that we could get to Teotihuacan early and avoid the heat and the crowds. We really did avoid the heat and it was absolutely freezing when we arrived, but this didn't stop us exploring the ciudadela ... Read more >


Festival Cervantino

MEXICO | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | Views [290]

This weekend we went to the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato. It's an annual arts and culture festival in one of central Mexico's prettiest cities. We hadn't really planned this trip that far in advance and unfortunatley every hotel within our ... Read more >


Gallery: Puerto Vallarta

MEXICO | Sunday, 28 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

A 5 day holiday for my birthday
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Puerto Vallarta

MEXICO | Saturday, 20 Sep 2008 | Views [87]

We'd been planning this trip for months as a bit of an Independence Day and birthday treat, so we were pretty excited about it. The holiday didn't start out that well as our 10 hour bus ride turned into almost a 13 hour one, there was a lot of traffic ... Read more >


Gallery: La Huasteca, Xilitla

MEXICO | Tuesday, 26 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery


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La Huasteca and Xilitla

MEXICO | Saturday, 23 Aug 2008 | Views [151]

Anyway - the trip was good and bad...  we hired the car and were so so happy with it cos they upgraded us to a car 2 models up from what we'd ordered for only $300 which is about £15 so that seemed like a bargain!!!  We set out at 5:30am but took the ... Read more >


Ciudad Valles and Waterfalls

MEXICO | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [569] | Comments [2]

This weekend i felt the need to get away by myself. I'd had a bit of a stressful week and the idea of heading out to the countryside of La Huasteca appealed greatly. So early on Saturday morning I headed out to Ciudad Valles - a town about 5 hours ... Read more >


Gallery: Cascadas de Tamasopo

MEXICO | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Another set of waterfalls in a Huasteca
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Gallery: Ciudad Valles

MEXICO | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Small town in La Huasteca Potosina
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Gallery: Cascadas de Micos

MEXICO | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Waterfalls near Ciudad Valles
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Gallery: Barcelona (2nd time round)

SPAIN | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Andorra

ANDORRA | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

A couple of hours on the way back to Barcelona in Andorra
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Gallery: Ax-les-Thermes

FRANCE | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

My weekend in the mountains with Ed
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Our Weekend in France

FRANCE | Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Views [110]

When i went to visit Ed in Barcelona this time round, he'd booked a weekend away for us, just over the border in the mountains in France.  I was excited about going somewhere mountainous and snowy and having a nice weekend away - just as long as Ed didn't ... Read more >


Guanajuato

MEXICO | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Views [144]

Feeling very glad not to be at work, me and Sam and Lesley headed for Guanajuato, via Leon as the only direct first class bus to Guanajuato from San Luis left at 4:25am and we weren't up for starting our holiday quite so early.  So it was quicker to ... Read more >


Gallery: San Miguel de Allende

MEXICO | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Pretty town but full of retired americans...
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Gallery: Dolores Hidalgo

MEXICO | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

The birthplace of Mexican Independence
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Gallery: Guanajuato

MEXICO | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Easter in Guanajuato - another silver mining town of central mexico
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Queretaro

MEXICO | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008 | Views [329]

This weekend I had Monday off for Semana Santa, so idecided to make the most of it and head off on a little trip to Queretaro on my own.  I went early on Sunday morning, dropped my things off at the youth hostel (comically named La Jirafa Roja) and headed ... Read more >


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