Sofia Somewhere

One of the most famous things associated with Mexico is Día de Muertos , and this year, I got to join in on the festivities. My mom had been planning a trip almost a year ago, and for this 2019, November 1st fell on a Friday which I knew I would have the day off from work, so I decided to go too. I brought Chris along, and we bought our tickets way back in February on a sale, so the trip was sitting on the back of our minds for a long time. The days were finally approaching and we got excited because 1) we love Mexican food (this would be our 3rd trip to Mexico together), and 2) Chris loves dressing up in costume. On Thursday we took an afternoon flight (I had an unexpected day off from a moved holiday, while Chris went straight from work to the airport), and landed in Mexico City at around 5pm. After clearing immigration, and sitting in rush hour traffic for almost an hour, we got to our Airbnb, freshened up, then went to meet my mom and friends for dinner. We were staying at...

With the travel bug bite itching, I was much looking forward to my mid-year break to do some traveling. Our tourists visas were about to expire and we had to leave the country, so we looked to San Cristobal de las Casas for a quick and inexpensive trip. Magical San Cristobal de las Casas Located in the Chiapas region and relatively near to the Guatemalan border, it's a popular town to go to for a  visa run , which is exactly what Chris and I did. We made a short vacation out of it, and here I've written a few things to do, see, and eat while there. Ready to begin our 12-hour journey from Antigua to San Cristobal de las Casas 1. Explore the town Walk around the charming streets San Cristobal de las Casas,  or San Cristobal and even " San Cris" for short, is quite the small and charming colonial town. It gets quite cool in the mornings and evenings, but warms up during the day. Our hotel was located on the main pedestrian street and very near...