Adventures and fascinations of Matt Pāz
The van from San Cristobal to Antigua was a slight nightmare. It took 13 hours after several delays, and required changing vans three times.
At least the border crossing was easy. On the Mexican side of the border, the van driver took each person’s passport into the immigration office (as well as a required $20 ‘exit tax’ if you’d been in the country more than one week), and returned 10 minutes later with our exit stamps. … Read more
The van from San José to Pochutla took 3.5hours after encountering roadwork on the winding mountain roads. In Pochutla I caught a cab outside the van depot for a 20-minute ride to Puerto Angel and arrived at my Airbnb at 1:30pm.… Read more
I know I’m slacking on the next post. Here is something for the meantime.
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Love,
Matt… Read more
The bus ride southwest to Oaxaca took about four and a half hours. I had a luxury bus, so it was a quite nice trip with scenic views of the dry, steppe, desert scrub land which most people think of when envisioning Mexico that transformed into tropical savanna and rolling green hills. … Read more
At home in Chicago, I had a great time at my brother Chris’ wedding, a trip to Klinger Lake in Michigan, a wild evening with the crew at Demitos, a Cubs game, and a heaps of other fun times. I also spent a lot of time exercising, eating nutrient dense food, and resting. … Read more