March 30, 2011 | 13 Comments

What do you do on a religious day?
In Taxco, after the culmination of a catholic parade, people went straight to watch a wrestling match....
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March 25, 2011 | 25 Comments

Originally intended to be a half-day stopover, I was caught unprepared as this little town of Taxco charmed me into staying there for three days. I hiked to the top of the world, ate pozole, rode a scooter on narrow cobblestone streets and even saw a fiesta de San Sebastian among other things....
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March 16, 2011 | 18 Comments

It was dawn, my favourite time of the day. The sun had just begun rising and I opened my eyes only to find myself looking directly at it. Its soft golden rays, filtering through the tinted windows, had lit up the interiors of the bus which was now making a sharp turn on the winding roads of the northern mountain ranges in Guerrero, Mexi...
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March 11, 2011 | 15 Comments

Tula, the capital city of Toltecs, has intriguing gigantic stone statues of Toltec warriors in its archeological zone. It is also believed that the ancient Toltec ruler was very "white" and had to leave his throne for some reason. He pledged to come back. When the Spanish arrived centuries later, people thought that the mythical king was back. As if this was not interesting enough, I visited a cat...
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March 10, 2011 | 10 Comments

Being so close to Toronto, I have been to Niagara falls about half a dozen times, including thrice on my bicycle. The layout of this area is quite interesting. On the eastern bank of Niagara river is USA with just a random building or two. On the western (Canadian) side of the bank is the busy walking trail hugging a densely packed, loud and bright commercial zone. This post is about that zone....
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