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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...