Photos and words about what we've been up to
By far our favourite thing about visiting Mexico was the cuisine. If you're heading to Mexico City then we definitely recommend that you find a way to go on a food tour, because you'll learn things and discover places that you wouldn't have easily done on your own. But even without a guide there are…
Continue reading ➞ Mexico City Restaurants – All Our Hits & Misses
CDMX refers to La Ciudad de Mexico... known in English as Mexico City. CDMX refers to the municipality that encompasses Mexico City, home to nearly 22 million people. On Sundays, many of those people have the day off, and the downtown core is filled with people and families who come in search of festivals, entertainment,…
Continue reading ➞ A Sunday in CDMX & Visiting Palacio Belles Artes
Hello readers! It's been a long hiatus, but I'm picking up where we left off, with stories from our 2018 trip to Mexico. My last post was about our trip to Teotihuacan, and this post is about another nearby site. While the site of Teotihuacan included some housing, it was primarily a centre for celebration,…
Continue reading ➞ Visiting Zona Arqueológica Palacio Atetelco
Intro | Part I | Part II | Part III Day 7 - Campamento Italiano Map (link) | Distance: 7.5 km + 5 km | Time: 1.75 hours + 3 hours The hike from Paine Grande to Italiano is one of the shortest hikes in the park, designed so hikers can enjoy a "day hike"…
Continue reading ➞ Torres del Paine – III – Completing the Loop
Intro | Part I | Part II | Part III Day 4 - Campamento El Paso (John Gardner Pass ⛰️) Map (link) | Distance: 8 km | Time: 7.5 hours We had been gently warned by the rangers that most hikers should leave camp around 7:30 am to climb the John Gardner Pass, so despite…
Continue reading ➞ Torres del Paine – II – John Gardner and Glacier Grey
Intro | Part I | Part II | Part III Day 1 - Campamento Serón Map: (link) | Distance: 13 km | Time: 4.5 hours Saturday morning was an early one. We had a 7 am bus ride to the park ahead of us, which meant getting up at dark o'clock and double checking our…
In Toronto our neighbours, Greg and Adrienne, also happen to be old friends of ours. Greg and I attended high school together, and so we were all delighted to find out we were living in the same building, on the same floor. To keep the coincidences coming, a week after we booked our trip to…
Continue reading ➞ Adventure with our Toronto neighbours in Mexico City!
Our first full day in Mexico City fell on a Saturday. Our Airbnb host recommended that we take this opportunity to visit "El Bazaar Sábado" (aka the Saturday Bazaar) as it's a unique event that only happens once per week. And so on Saturday morning we took an Uber south into the historic neighbourhood of San Angel.…
For the next week we are in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in the Americas (fighting neck and neck with Sao Paulo for the top listing). We arrived yesterday, and so far we are having a great time! Of course, if you've been reading the news you also know…
Continue reading ➞ We made it to Mexico City! (Just in time for an earthquake)
Every year for Christmas, my Nana Helen (mother of my mother) makes pierogies. My mom's side of the family is Polish/Ukrainian, and while we dabble only very lightly in Eastern European holiday tradition, pierogies and sour cream are staples at all family events (along with cabbage rolls and borscht, but pierogies are the undeniable fan…
Continue reading ➞ We learned how to make pierogi this Christmas!
the stories that I'm telling. 