Credit: @chepocdt I've hesitated to write this article because budgeting is based on so many variables and is highly personal (and therefore subjective). But since I ultimately decided to share our experience of how much it costs to overland through Mexico, I'll include the disclaimers and leave you to draw the conclusions that apply to you. I'm driven by the fact I … [Read more...]
Dipping Into Hot Springs Near San Miguel de Allende
On our way to visit the "Sistine Chapel of Mexico," in the little town of Atotonilco, our taxi driver pointed out the hot springs in the area. He said that, of the various spa businesses built around the hot springs, Escondido Place was the nicest. We didn't think too much about it because #twoyearold. But fast-forward a few days, and I managed to find a local babysitter … [Read more...]
That Time We Took Our Jeep on an African Safari in the Interior of Mexico
That time a lioness jumped on an old Jeep Caspian was driving at Africam in Puebla, Mexico Eric spent part of his childhood in Puebla, where we've spent the past 19 days. In fact, it was here that he learned the Spanish language before he learned English. One of his fond childhood memories is of a place called Africam. At Africam, just outside the city of Puebla, you can … [Read more...]
The Best Hotel in Bernal, Mexico: El Cantar del Viento
We'd spent three days off-roading through dust and rivers, up and down mountains. We'd put in two nights of rooftop tent camping. At the end of our journey, we pulled into the small town of Bernal, which rests in the shadow of one of the tallest monoliths in the world. When I stepped into a room at El Cantar del Viento and saw the imposing silhouette of Peña de Bernal out … [Read more...]
Overlanding the Mountains of Sierra Gorda With Overland Bound Friends
We were breaking every overlanding rule we set for ourselves. It was pitch black as we tentatively pointed our Jeep's nose down 45-degree mountain switchbacks. There was no shoulder. There were no barriers to keep us from the drop into the valley far below. "You know I don't scare easily," I told Eric, remembering the thrill of Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park … [Read more...]
