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Sunday in Mexico City
Sunday is cycling Day in Mexico City! Many streets are closed off to cars. Many families are out riding. Many people believe that Mexico is a dangerous place, full of drug lords and kidnappings. The reality in Mexico City is that the locals are getting on with their lives – just like everywhere else in […]
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A couple of gringas in Mexico City
1.Is it safe? 2.Why? 3. Are you going on a tour? We had had all of these responses when we announced to our colleagues, family and friends that we were going to Mexico, and the answers were: 1: Relatively 2: It’s amazing; warm friendly colourful, delicious, cultural, cheap…. what’s not to like? 3: Absolutely […]
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Get off the Sofa! – 10 good reasons to ‘go it alone’ as an independent traveller.
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A new start…
What is a former Construction Project manager, General Manager, wielder of huge power and political manoeuvrings doing now? It will be a journey, but one that has actually already begun as I moved away from the shady corporate world of covering for those who can’t. Working for and with those that make a living “hiding” […]
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by way of introduction…..
Hi I’m Christine and I’m writing from Auckland, New Zealand and on my literal horizon is Rangitoto, a dormant conical volcano (we think) in sparkly blue Auckland Harbour, ferries whizzing across to the gulf islands and a few shipping container stacks being moved around like a Rubiks cube. On my travel horizon is South and Central America – […]
on my horizon... 