MEXICO | Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Views [296]
We hadn't really planned to do any other trips over the xmas holidays and were just going to stay in San Luis, but on the recommendations of several of my friends we decided to have an overnight trip to Zacatecas, another mexican silver mining town about ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
MEXICO | Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Views [694]
Finally, after a long day's travelling, we arrived in Real de Catorce. Or rather on the other side of the Ogarrio tunnel from Real de Catorce. We had to wait for a bus to take us through the tunnel, which was long, lacking in oxygen and one of the ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
MEXICO | Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Views [2643] | Comments [1]
Well, I did a lot over the xmas holidays, and enjoyed my new camera that Ed brought me from Spain to replace my old one which gave up on taking landscapes to my annoyance... We visited Matehuala, Real de catorce and Zacatecas and of course spent some ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
MEXICO | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Views [401] | Comments [2]
This weekend we decided to do a day trip to San Pedro, a small silver mining town 20 mins from San Luis Potosi. No buses go there but we'd been assured it was easy to go by taxi and it wouldn't cost excessive amounts. Unfortunately the taxui driver ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
MEXICO | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [2052] | Comments [2]
My first month in Mexico is completed now. I've not been working so hard and I'm still waiting for my schedule to truly fill up. I'm moving house on Saturday, which is something to look forward to except for all the furniture i now have to buy. The ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MEXICO | Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | Views [244] | Comments [1]
Well, I've been here in Mexico for one week now and to be honest i haven't seen that much but i'm learning how different mexican life is from european life. I live next to a huge modern shopping mall where my school is, on a kind of industrial estate ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
CANADA | Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | Views [331]
My day started out looking pretty gloomy. I decided to head to the Hockey Hall of Fame once I got into town in the hope that the clouds which were completely obscuring the CN Tower may have lifted by the time I had been round the museum. I learnt a ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2007 | Views [295]
maybe it's just because it's the day before I leave and so I'm feeling a bit sentimental... but today even though it's grey and a bit wet outside I did feel a strange rush of fondness for England particularly in autumn when the leaves are changing and ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 28 Sep 2007 | Views [289]
I've just arrived back to the cold and drizzle of the UK after 2 fabulous weeks in Barcelona, but not for long because in only 6 days I'm heading to my new job in Mexico! Very exciting! Barcelona was great, saw loads, did loads, took loads of pictures, ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
FRANCE | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [237] | Comments [2]
I'm in love with this city! Why would anyone want to go to Paris when they can go to Lyon? It's so beautiful here, I don't want to leave. I know I'm gonna live here at some point in my life. Glad to have left Paris and the CELTA behind and it's ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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