Southern Mexico

• February 10, 2012

  Part Twenty-Four: Mexico City to Veracruz

  6th February (Mexico City – Calpulalpan) (88km) 7th February (Calpulalpan – Huamantla) (84km) Heading 440km East-South-East from Mexico City to the gulf coast and the seaside city of Veracruz. Am still at altitude (2,000 – 2,500 metres) and it’s cold. The snow-capped mountain beside the road is the highest in Mexico and I’m feeling the…

• February 8, 2012

  Part Twenty Three : Mexico City Photos

  To celebrate the purchase of my new camera lens (a Sony 1.8f 135mm) a thing of the most wondrous beauty, here are some shots I took in central Mexico City. The bicycle shots are mostly from the Sunday morning when some of the streets of Mexico City are cordoned off for bicycle use only (there…

• February 5, 2012

  Part Twenty Two: Mexico City and Why Cars Are Shit!

  29th January (Tequisquiapan) 30th January (Tequisquiapan – Tula) (100km) 31st January (Tula – Mexico City) (120km) The working title for this post was, “Why cars are shit and mini-van drivers have unnatural relations with dogs”. My editor, ever mindful of losing readership prior to the release of my forthcoming series of travel books, advised against…