Author Archives: Günter und Sissi

Guatemala

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

Crossing the border from Belize to Guatemala is a complicated undertaking. But I think they all are. There are papers to sign, copies to be produced, fees to be paid and you have to wait and wait. We finally got … Continue reading →

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Belize

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

A small country with lots of diversity. Formerly British Honduras their official language is still English. On the coast it boasts coral reefs, islands and atolls, white sand beaches and mangrove forests. The interior was probably all jungle at one … Continue reading →

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Yucatan

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

Palenque and its Mayan ruins was our next stop, we parked at Maya Bell resort and were very happy to have a swimming pool. It was getting hotter and hotter as we traveled through the jungle and we both do not … Continue reading →

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Oaxaca to Chiapas

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

Oaxaca is a beautiful city and a favorite of most Mexico visitors. We parked our camper in a campground that has seen better days, but is close enough to the historic center so you can reach it by foot. The … Continue reading →

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Popo, Itza and La Mixteca

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

  Mexico City is worth seeing, but we both decided to drive around the city and go to the temples of the sun and the moon in Teotichuan. Both of us had visited Mexico City before.   We went to … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterflies, a different kind of “snowbird”.

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

February 2015 Years ago I read a National Geographic article about the incredible migration of the Monarch Butterfly. They leave their range in Canada and USA in the fall and fly all the way to the mountains east of Mexico … Continue reading →

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more of Michoacán

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

We left the Michoacán coast and headed up into the mountains again, there were several police stops but they usually just gave us some advice where not to go and sent us on our way. We also saw armed civilian … Continue reading →

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Michoacán Coast

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

When we talked to our Mexican friends this fall they warned us about this state. There has been some unrest and a lot of media attention. Gang rivalry is a problem for the people of this state.  But we also … Continue reading →

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The mountains are calling and I have to go! ( John Muir)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

  After a few days in San Blas we had enough of the jejene (tiny biting bug) battle and left for the hills around Guadalajara. San Blas was fun though, we rode our bicycles around town every day, got the … Continue reading →

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Christmas, good friends, farewells and a new year.

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Günter und Sissi

Christmas recipe for traveling Oberstorfians and Walsers: Take some beautiful traditional Christmas music from the alpine region, mix it with the trumpets playing Stille Nacht from the church steeple on Christmas eve and muffle that with the quietly falling snow … Continue reading →

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