We had a wonderful four weeks in the beautiful mountain community of San Cristobal de las Casas. My traditional “We’re Home” post covered the first half of our time there, so this post will cover the final two weeks (except our trip to Sumidero Canyon, which was its own post). It was a busy period…

My overnight Christmas gift to Chad (category: Science & Nature) was a trip to the Sumidero Canyon National Park near San Cristobal de las Casas. There are plenty of tours that go there from San Cris, but most just take you on a boat ride through the canyon from Chiapa de Corzo, rather than including…

The main reason we love spending time in CDMX is just the high quality of life we experience there, primarily access to movies, meals, and parks. But there are also plenty of tourist attractions in Mexico City and we frequently enjoy checking those out as well. A six-day visit from Chad’s folks was a great…

Chad and I decided to schedule part of my Christmas gift from him, an excursion to Sancturario Piedro Herrada, for Valentine’s Day so we could spend the whole day together. And seeing thousands of butterflies at this ecological monarch butterfly sanctuary sounded pretty romantic to me.  There didn’t seem to be an easy way to…

We’ve been in San Cristobal de las Casas for two weeks now. The time has flown by but we’re really enjoying it. The town is just as beautiful and artsy as promised, though with plenty of typical Mexican style to it. We love being surrounded by mountains and the town itself is at an altitude…

Typically I try to write these “We’re Home” posts within the first two weeks of our long stays, mainly to record our initial impressions. However, these four weeks in Mexico City mark the first time we’ve had a second long stay in the same city. So none of our initial impressions were a surprise or…

We’ve been curious about Guadalajara ever since falling in love with Mexico City. Depending on the source, Guadalajara is the second or third largest city in Mexico (after CDMX and perhaps Monterrey, which has now jumped to the top of the list of Mexican destinations we’re curious about). So, we decided to take a week…

The more time we spent in Puerto Vallarta, the more it grew on us, from our initial underwhelming impressions to the real nostalgia we felt as we enjoyed our last evening in the city. The weather stayed perfect for our entire four weeks (we had sprinkles once at the very end of the stay) and…

A few days before we left Puerto Vallarta, we took a really fun day trip that was eventful enough to warrant its own post. And, if you find yourself in Puerto Vallarta, you can use this as a guide to get to a really fun remote beach.  Step 1 – The Bus to Boca The…

When we’re in the midst of a long stay, Chad and I love exploring the region by doing day trips and when we can, an overnight trip. For our stay here in Puerto Vallarta, we chose the nearby beach town of Sayulita as our overnight trip.  Getting to Sayulita Sayulita is about an hour by…