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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Sunday Market, Tlacolula

DrFumblefinger ·
Another great market!
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, El Picacho & Teotitlan

PortMoresby ·
Another interesting item from the OLL newsletter regarding the weaving village of Teotitlan: TOUR: ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS in TEOTITLAN Presented by Dr. Robert Markens Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas—sede Oaxaca Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 / 9 AM-4 PM MX$350 (M) MX$400 (NM) Local archeologist Dr. Robert Markens will lead a tour of the archeological ruins located in the ancient village of Teotitlan del Valle, world-famous for its woven textiles. This...
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Xochimilco

DrFumblefinger ·
I love the colors of the neighborhood. Was this unique to Xochimilco or a common feature in Oaxaca?
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Xochimilco

PortMoresby ·
It's everywhere. I touch on the phenomenon in next Saturday's post.
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, El Picacho & Teotitlan

George G. ·
I like how you captured the contrasting colors of the dusty brown landscape with the vibrant colors of the Teotitlan woven cloth and thread.
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, El Picacho & Teotitlan

PortMoresby ·
Thanks, George G., it hadn't occurred to me. I think often we're too close to our own subject and it takes another's eye to know what we've actually done, doesn't it.
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, El Picacho & Teotitlan

GarryRF ·
The beautiful, bold colours of Mexico. Is there anywhere else in the world that has such a display - with no pastel shades to be seen ?
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Re: Back to Oaxaca: VWs Everywhere!

DrFumblefinger ·
Even more than mole, I believe we now have an ironclad reason to visit Oaxaca! The first car I can remember my father owning was one of these classic bugs -- a light blue one.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip (beyond eating & drinking...mostly)

DrFumblefinger ·
I certainly look forward to hearing and seeing more of your in-the-field reports about Oaxaca, esp the markets. Hope you're having a wonderful trip, PM!
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip (first things first, where to go?)

Paul Heymont ·
While I've never (unfortunately) been away long enough to worry my insurance company, the rest of the tale feels so familiar—all the possibilities spread out before me, all the questions, the doubts and self-doubts, and finally the sense of really "owning" the journey. I'm looking forward to the rest!
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip (first things first, where to go?)

Jonathan L ·
I have to say, i have never seen that much bouncing around of flights, except when one of my daughters took Air Pakistan to Europe in the mid-90's. I am also looking forward to what else happens with your trip.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Mercado Benito Juarez

DrFumblefinger ·
Love me a good market! I would have loved wandering those aisles with you -- sampling as we go.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip (Why Oaxaca?)

Mytraveledroad ·
Traveling can definitely be an addiction. I feel there are so many Mexican dishes to choose from.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip (Mezcal for the Uninitiated)

DrFumblefinger ·
So I'm dying to know....Is this your drink?????
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Getting Acquainted

Travel Rob ·
Excellent description and photos of the start of the trip! I especially loved your first street sweeper photo.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Getting Acquainted

PortMoresby ·
Thanks Rob. I like that one too.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Getting Acquainted

DrFumblefinger ·
I like the VWs, the street art, and am especially looking forward to learning about the food you enjoyed.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Getting Acquainted

GarryRF ·
I knew VW made cars in Mexico for the North and South American markets. I was surprised to see the VW Jetta I bought this year in the UK - was made in Mexico too.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food

Paul Heymont ·
I wish it were possible to quick two 'Likes' up at the top! Sometimes reading about food leaves you hungry...this is so good I feel as if I've eaten it and am now full!
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food

Travel Rob ·
Wow! I felt like I was right there with you! You definitely aced picking the right destination.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food

PortMoresby ·
I think it was definitely the right place for me, Rob. And not entirely because it was so inexpensive but, in addition, it was inexpensive. Including abandoning my prepaid lodging and paying for another for 2 weeks in a modest nice hotel, the private mezcal tour and all other expenses, I spent about $1000 for the 3 weeks, not including airfare. That was $340 on Aeromexico. I think a return visit may be in my future. The 1 thing I'd change next time is I'd find an apartment instead of a room.
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Re: Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food

DrFumblefinger ·
That was a delicious piece -- my favorite in this series so far --and your photos of your food made me want to eat Mexican tonight. Sadly, Canadians just don't know how to cook Mexican food.
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Back to Oaxaca: Xochimilco

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby finds her ideal neighborhood for a return visit to colonial Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Back to Oaxaca: Michael's House

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby finds her perfect place in Oaxaca, Mexico, in a strikingly modern house tucked into Xochimilco, the oldest neighborhood in the city.
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Back to Oaxaca: Mercado de la Merced

PortMoresby ·
Escaping from winter in Mexico, PortMoresby finds yet another market and realizes no two are ever the same.
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Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, El Picacho & Teotitlan

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby sets out on the first of several walks in the countryside of southern Mexico, ending in a Zapotec weaving village.
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Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, Dainzú to Tlacochahuaya

PortMoresby ·
This week’s walk in the southern Mexico countryside takes PortMoresby from an ancient Zapotec Ball Game site to a beautifully decorated church in the valley below.
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Back to Oaxaca: Hoofing It, Zegache to Tilcajete

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby’s southern Mexico walk this week takes her from a wildly colorful church to an even wilder Carnival celebration.
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Back to Oaxaca: San Felipe del Agua

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby visits a community just outside the city and wonders if she’d enjoy staying there on her next visit to Mexico.
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Back to Oaxaca: The Textile Museum

PortMoresby ·
Join PortMoresby on a visit to her current favorite museum in Mexico, the Museo Textil de Oaxaca.
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Back to Oaxaca: Sunday Market, Tlacolula

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby winds up another month-long visit in southern Mexico at the famous Sunday market in Tlacolula.
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Back to Oaxaca: VWs Everywhere!

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby returns to Oaxaca, Mexico for another lingering escape from real life.
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Back to Oaxaca: Friday Market, Llano Park

PortMoresby ·
PortMoresby finds figs and goat cheese at a weekly market in the heart of her favorite Mexican city.
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Anatomy of a Trip (first things first, where to go?)

PortMoresby ·
  To date, all my travel stories on TravelGumbo have been in the past tense.  And all my travels out of the country have been multi-month, multi-country affairs.  Now, after a move home to California and short adventures closer to home,...
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Anatomy of a Trip (Why Oaxaca?)

PortMoresby ·
  In a word, food.  More on the subject later.   I’ve lived most of my life between 10 and 500 miles from Mexico.  For 24 years my house was 10 miles from the port of entry at Naco, Arizona/Sonora, in Bisbee, 1988 to...
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Anatomy of a Trip (planning begins in earnest)

PortMoresby ·
  I love planning a trip and that may have been what kept me thinking about the next one, even when I wasn’t sure there would be a next one.  After a couple of decades traversing the planet, the process of putting them together had...
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Anatomy of a Trip (Mezcal for the Uninitiated)

PortMoresby ·
  from:  PortMoresby to:  Al vin Starkman date:  Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 2:45 PM subject:  Mezcal for the Uninitiated.     Greetings Alvin -   I'm going to be in Oaxaca for 3 weeks, beginning in late...
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Anatomy of a Trip (beyond eating & drinking...mostly)

PortMoresby ·
  I believe I mentioned, or alluded to, the fact that roaming the earth alone has lost its glow. If there’s an English language library in a foreign place, it’s a magnet for me, just to visit and admire, if not to officially...
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Anatomy of a Trip (details, details)

PortMoresby ·
  Money    Planning well under way and a picture emerging of how I might spend my time in Oaxaca, the question of obtaining pesos begins nagging.  We all know what to do, assuming there’s nothing left from the last...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Mercado Benito Juarez

PortMoresby ·
  A great number of things in Mexico are named for the country’s most beloved historical leader, Benito Juarez, born in a Zapotec village in the State of Oaxaca.  It’s fitting, then, that the original market in the city is named...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Books

PortMoresby ·
  Every indicator points to Oaxaca being a sophisticated place, with posters everywhere announcing music, dance and theater performances, art events, film festivals, and most importantly, as far as I’m concerned, many opportunities to buy...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Getting Acquainted

PortMoresby ·
  Oaxaca de Juarez is a beautiful city, no question, but what impressed me most were the people I met, Mexican and expat, in all walks of life.  I’ve never visited a place where the warmth and kindness of the residents stood out as it...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food

PortMoresby ·
  Street Food   While I didn’t partake this trip, vendors selling food from carts on street corners definitely have a following.  Sitting down at a table seems easier to me but if I return to Oaxaca I plan to seek out adventures...
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Anatomy of a trip, Oaxaca: Mezcal

PortMoresby ·
    When I began planning my visit to Oaxaca, I knew nothing about mezcal beyond having heard or read the word.  I discovered early on in my research that the beverage is the distilled product of the agave, also called maguey, plant...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Monte Alban

PortMoresby ·
During the months of preparation for my trip to Oaxaca, I wrote " It remains to be seen if archeological sites are in my future but, as an activity of which I've never partaken, I really should give it a go."
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Centro Cultural de Santo Domingo

PortMoresby ·
Saving some of the best for near the end of her trip, PortMoresby visits the huge former monastery that is now the Cultural Center and its treasures.
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: El Jardín Etnobotánico

PortMoresby ·
Located on 5 acres in the city center, within the walls of the former Santo Domingo Monastery, the Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca is a remarkable collection of plants, in the state with the greatest biodiversity in Mexico.
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Mercado de Abastos

PortMoresby ·
Not just any market, Mercado de Abastos on a Saturday morning, numbers swelled by sellers and buyers from the countryside, is said to be the largest in Mexico. Intimidated, PortMoresby reports on a Tuesday.
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Anatomy of a Trip: Postscript

PortMoresby ·
At the end of a journey to Oaxaca, Mexico, and possibly a new chapter in her travel life, PortMoresby comes to some conclusions and ponders some lessons learned. And more pictures, of course.
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Re: Anatomy of a trip, Oaxaca: Mezcal

Travel Rob ·
Great piece, PortMoreby! Did you find your drink? Could it be that it's pulque instead of mezcal?
 
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