Yes, you read this right. We are writing about beaches and we are ranking them! You can now safely unsubscribe. This travel blog is hopelessly ruined. In all seriousness, we are not beach people and rarely spend our vacations on a beach. In a normal year, you are more likely […]
Read More• Mexico
Sunbathing in the Murder Capital
Acapulco. What a fantastic name for a city! The first time I heard of Acapulco was as a kid from a cheesy 1990s Russian pop song. And although I could not place Acapulco on the map and did not even know that the city was in Mexico rather than some […]
Read MoreAll Aboard the Booze Train!
After visiting blue agave fields on the way to the town of Tequila, our tour continued at the Jose Cuervo tequila distillery known as La Rojeña. The decision to visit Jose Cuervo, and not any of the other numerous tequila distilleries in the area, was an easy one. Jose Cuervo […]
Read MoreWe Drink Tequila in Tequila (Mexico)
Those who live in Mexico or regularly visit know of such Mexican drinks as mezcal and pulque; yet, for everyone else, the queen of all Mexican drinks and one of its most known exports is tequila. So, when we visited the city of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco […]
Read MoreHand of God and Goal of the Century: Azteca Stadium
-Arbitro corupto! Arbitro corupto! We are sitting in the nosebleed section of Azteca Stadium on the outskirts of Mexico City listening to hilarious chants of local boisterous soccer fans. We are sitting so high that I feel a little dizzy and a bit worried that my nose may actually bleed. […]
Read More