All About Gueretaro – Mexico Gueretaro is a large historic city located about three hours northwest of Mexico City. Although its metropolitan area is a sprawling, modern industrial mess, the compact central historic district offers many wonderful attractions, including several intriguing features unique to Gueretaro. With blocks and blocks of stone-paved roads lined by gorgeous …
10-100 Free Things to do in Mexico City
10-100 Free Things to do in Mexico City Mexico City is currently the 12th most populous city in the world (as of the Demographia World Atlas 2016 stats) with over 20 million inhabitants. Established by the Spanish in the early 1500s, it’s a city offering an astounding variety of art, culture, history, architecture, performances, entertainment …
Introduction to Mexico City
Introduction to Mexico City Walking around central Mexico City feels very much like wandering around an old old European city. Everywhere you stroll past massive stone buildings with graceful architectural detailing, large open plazas, worn stone streets and large leafy parks. In fact, essentially Mexico City is an old European city. The Spanish established it …
January 2017 Travels in Review
January 2017 Travels in Review This monthly review will be short and sweet – simply put, January was a complete non-travel month for me! In fact, I was almost entirely housebound the whole month. That was the result of two main factors. First off, I was sick with bronchitis the first two weeks of January. …
9 Surprising Facts about Mexico City
9 Surprising Facts about Mexico City On Sunday, February 19th I will fly into Mexico City and begin another full year of world travels. I’ll explore Mexico City for 1-2 weeks then head on to other fascinating towns in central Mexico and the beautiful, rough beaches of the country’s extensive Pacific Coast. Eventually I’ll reach …
BIG NEWS: My Photography Site is now Live!
BIG NEWS: My Photography Site is now Live! I’m thrilled to announce that, at long last, my photography website is now live. Please stop over at LashA Photography to take a look. Let me know your thoughts and opinions! What’s your favorite shot? As many of you might already know, I’ve been focusing more and …
My 2017 Travels & Blogging Plans
My 2017 Travels & Blogging Plans 2017 will be another full year of world travels and blogging for me & LashWorldTour. This year, I’m most excited about two major objectives: * Exploring all of Central America and central Mexico * Travel Photography Travels through Mexico and Central America Last year I spent an entire nine …
9 Best Travel Perspectives and Stories in 2016 on LashWorldTour
9 Best Travel Perspectives and Stories in 2016 on LashWorldTour 2016 was another full year of world travels for me and, boy, did I enjoy a huge diversity of activities and destinations! Although I only traveled through three new countries – Belize, Mexico and Puerto Rico – I explored them all in great depth. I …
December 2016 Travels in Review
DECEMBER 2016 TRAVELS IN REVIEW On December 3rd, 2016 I left Mexico, having used up my entire 6-month visa exploring that vast, intriguing country. I returned to Florida to visit family over the Christmas & New Year’s holidays. Once I landed in the Sunshine State, I quickly jumped into cycling, gardening, visiting St Pete’s gorgeous …
Best Travel Tips of 2016 on LashWorldTour
Best Travel Tips of 2016 on LashWorldTour In 2016 I spent the entire year traveling, as per usual. I didn’t travel very far, in terms of number of countries or huge global distances. In fact, I only visited four countries – Belize, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US – but I explored them slowly …