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Food! Food! Food!
We attended the 3rd annual Encuentro Oaxaca, a food festival that introduces everyone to the variety of indigenous dishes in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Play the video for a “taste”.
Independence Day Mexico Style
September 15 is Independence Day in Mexico. It’s celebrated with lots of fireworks and parties. Our RV park in Oaxaca had drinks, dinner and a mariachi band! https://storage.googleapis.com/takeabow_vids/2019-09-15-Mexico_Oaxaca_Independence_Day.webm
Lagos de Colón Waterfalls
Lagos de Colón is a recreation area in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the Guatemala border. It has streams and lakes with flowing, fresh, clear mountain water for swimming or kayaking. The entrance fee to the area is a mere MXN $25 or about USD $1.25 per person. The […]
Magical Castlepoint
Castlepoint, New Zealand, located on the eastern shore of the north island was actually named by Captain Cook himself, because the rock at the southern end of the bay resembles a castle. We spotted the Whakataki Hotel just outside the ridge of hills that hides the beach. Unbelievably, this hotel […]