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You Can’t tell a Mexican Book by its Cover
It was a night of surprises.

You Can’t tell a Mexican Book by its Cover

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 8, 2016
  • Post category:Hiking / Travel
  • Post comments:2 Comments

When we organized our Oaxacan hiking trip, we arranged to spend a night living with a Mexican family. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. However, as we…

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Pueblos Mancomunados – The Hiking – Off and away

Pueblos Mancomunados – The Hiking – Off and away

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 27, 2016
  • Post category:Hiking / Travel
  • Post comments:1 Comment

It turns out our great sleep may have been drug-induced. Quite possibly, the tea we drank before bed was te limon, made by stashing a knot of semi-dried stems that…

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Pueblos Mancomunados: The Hiking – Getting Over the Jitters

Pueblos Mancomunados: The Hiking – Getting Over the Jitters

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 24, 2016
  • Post category:Hiking / Travel
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Getting Over the Jitters At about 9:30am on Sunday, February 14, Valentine's Day, we arrived in the small hill town of Llano Grande. We feared we might have made made…

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Fab Hiking in Mexico — Who would have thought?

Fab Hiking in Mexico — Who would have thought?

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 23, 2016
  • Post category:General / Hiking / Travel
  • Post comments:3 Comments

  When my internet search uncovered a 7-day hiking trip that involved walking from Zapateco village to Zapateco vilage in the Sierra Norte in central Oaxaca, I thought: This I…

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Pachamama! That’s some tree.
The world's widest tree.

Pachamama! That’s some tree.

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 12, 2016
  • Post category:General / Travel
  • Post comments:4 Comments

I knew the Tule Tree was the widest tree in the world before I visited it yesterday evening. But nothing prepared me for a tree that is over 14 meters…

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Sunset Hiking in Mazunte, Mexico

Sunset Hiking in Mazunte, Mexico

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 10, 2016
  • Post category:Hiking / Travel
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  After too long walking on cobblestones in the graceful old colonial city of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico, I was pleased to feel warm sand between my toes…

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A Hiker’s Guide to Oaxaca

A Hiker’s Guide to Oaxaca

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:January 11, 2016
  • Post category:Hiking / Travel
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As some of you know, Alex and I spend winters in warmer climes. Since Alex’s lodge – The Lodge at Pine Cove – is closed for winter, and winter hiking…

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Hiking in La Gomera

Hiking in La Gomera

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 22, 2015
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Hiking in La Gomera   Our first day, when we woke up to the sun climbing over the ridge, we explored our temporary home. Later in the day, we set…

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La Gomera — La GoWherea?

La Gomera — La GoWherea?

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:February 1, 2015
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La Gomera -- La GoWherea? When we arrived in La Gomera on January 5, it was about 10pm and we’d been up since 3:45am. We’d caught a cab in London…

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In Hindsight and on to the Future

In Hindsight and on to the Future

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 21, 2014
  • Post category:Travel
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We celebrated Julio's 65th birthday with his family and friends.Julio is taking the picture.Believe it or not, but this shot is taken inside his stable.In Hindsight and on to the…

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