Eating Out!

One thing you won't find in short supply in Cuernavaca and catering for budgets of all sizes are places to eat . Whether its a sit down meal in a first class restaurant, something from a fast food restaurant or a snack from a street stall, there are plenty to…

Pyramids of Teopanzolco

[caption id="attachment_47" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="View of the Great Platform, which once supported the twin temples of Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli"][/caption] Tuesday and more walking. This time I was in search of the the pyramids of Teopanzolco. Located just east of downtown Cuernavaca the pyramids of Teopanzolco are surrounded by a mainly…

A sting in the tail!

[caption id="attachment_17" align="alignleft" width="300"] Looks like a lesser brown scorpon to me![/caption] Did you know that the world's most dangerous scorpions live in North Africa and the Middle East (species in the genera Androctonus, Buthus, Hottentotta, Leiurus), South America (Tityus), India (Mesobuthus), and Mexico (Centruroides). In some of these areas,…

Out and about in Cuernavaca

[caption id="attachment_260" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cuernavaca Government Building[/caption] Monday morning and I awoke early... 4 am to be precise, although considering I must have dozed off around 8pm last night I guess that wasn't too bad. So I decided to start the day by going for a little walk. The intention…

Trip to Mexico

Early Saturday morning and the taxi was beeping its horn outside my house to take me to the airport and the start of my Mexico trip. I've never been to Mexico before and it wasn't at the top of my list of places to visit however I have always thought…