We walked into Hotel la Casona in Condesa, and it felt like stepping back in time. With waxed floors, cleaners in pinafores and artefacts all around. It felt like being in a movie set.
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Awesome music, tasty mezcal and frigging delicious Mexican food, what more do you need? Maybe friendly people and a relaxed vibe? Well, we are feeling pretty chuffed because we found…
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The ceramics mission This year I want to make things. So when I was asked if I’m still interested in making ceramics I was like “hell yeah!” And that is…
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Niek and I made an amazing trip to La Sierra Gorda ( details of where to go and how to do it to follow soon in a seperate post). Before…
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Ceramics in Baja California Sur After a quick stop at the beach in Los Barilles we enjoyed a much needed coffee to recover from a not so comfortable night on…
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….bombastic buildings, strolling cobbled streets, taking a siesta to escape 40 degree heat, people watching and eating gelato.
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The Pueblos Magicos of Queretaro and Guanajuato From our base in Santiago de Queretaro we took several day trips to some of the surrounding colonial towns such as Cadereyta and…
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Why do I like Jardin de Cerveza Hercules? The home of Hercules beer There’s a pretty simple answer; it hits 3 of the things I like; beautiful buildings, though ugly…
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A Mexican friend said we just had to go to a Charreada, she really loves it. It is a competition for cowboys and cowgirls, who compete in teams from different…
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Cycling, sailing and camping – From Schiphol to Vlissingen Our cycling trip started at Schiphol where I picked up Tanya from the airport. We rented OV-bikes (public transport rental bikes)…
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We heard a lot of mixed stories about Napoli. On one hand: the drugs, maffia, pickpocketing, garbage On the other hand: friendly people, pizza, ancient buildings, art, the ocean.
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The Otomi people of Queretaro Before coming to Queretaro I looked into craft in the area and found out about the Otomi indigenous people.
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What to eat in Naples when you’ve had enough pizza and pasta Pol sambol, seeni sambol, string hoppers, egg hoppers, hodi, dhal, devilled chicken, fish curry, fish rolls, mutton rolls,…
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Surrey – Oxfordshire – The Costwolds – Anglesey – Snowdonia – Breccon Beacons – Cheddar. During our year off we decided we should show each other a little more of…
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Exploring Snowdonia National Park After climbing Snowdon we headed towards the southern part of the national park and set up camp at Nantcol Waterfalls campsite (see link below). It costs…
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Taking the Rhyd Ddu Path I would like to say this was a well-planned climb up Snowdon, but sadly that would be a lie. We drove straight from Holyhead to…
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Anglesey – Holy Island and the Coastal Path Visiting the Isle of Anglesey was actually a bit of a last minute addition to our itinerary, after my brother in law…