2022-11-25

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 6)

Today, we spent most of our time hiking! The highlight was this morning when we visited the Auditorio Guelaguetza, a prominent cultural venue. Situated...

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2022-11-24

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 5)

Happy Thanksgiving from the Water Boils! These petrified waterfalls formed from calcium carbonate and other minerals present in the waterfall. There are only two...

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2022-11-23

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 4)

This morning, we visited several local mercados where we had a traditional Oaxacan breakfast. I wish I could say that I enjoyed it, but...

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2022-11-22

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 3)

Had breakfast and ordered this bagel, guacamole, and egg sandwich. Much better than the avocado toast we have in San Francisco, mainly because they...

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2022-11-21

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 2)

My lack of sleep these last few days finally caught up to me. I slept about 8 hours last night, then another 4 hours...

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2022-11-20

Exploring Oaxaca (Part 1)

Day 1 of our trip to Oaxaca! We kicked off our vacation with a red-eye flight to and a 10-hour layover in Houston! Why...

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2014-10-10

Top of the mountain: A hike to Machu Picchu (Part 8)

This is our last full day in Peru. Ironically, this day came as a bit of a surprise to us. After being away from...

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2014-10-09

Top of the mountain: A hike to Machu Picchu (Part 7)

We finally made it to Machu Picchu! We woke up at 4:30 AM to get ready and spent the whole morning exploring the ruins....

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2014-10-08

Top of the mountain: A hike to Machu Picchu (Part 6)

Today, like yesterday, was relatively easy. We had a big breakfast and went zip-lining all morning. Eventually, we finished the evening hiking along the...

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2014-10-07

Top of the mountain: A hike to Machu Picchu (Part 5)

I went to sleep soon after we arrived at our camp yesterday and I woke up feeling much better this morning. Good enough to...

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