Tlaquepaque is its own municipality, yet geographically located in Guadalajara. It’s sort of like what Burnaby is to Vancouver. Here, you’re in Guadalajara, and the next block, you’re in Tlaquepaque. My Spanish language school took us to their Tlaquepaque branch and we met with Mexican students for a language exchange. […]
Guadalajara , Mexico , travel
Guadalajara, Historic Centre
I spent my first full day in Guadalajara in the historic centre of the city, el Centro. It was a Sunday, and a lot of the roads are closed to cars on Sundays. The city was certainly full of people. And police, and even military with machine guns. I did […]
Guadalajara , Mazatlan , Mexico , travel
Bus Ride from Mazatlán to Guadalajara
Seriously, Mazatlán is extremely hot. We had a heat wave in Vancouver in 2021 and in Europe, too. It was hot… day and night! So, we all know what it’s like. Now imagine this heat plus humidity – feels like 40+ degrees Celsius – the sun burning, sweat just trickling […]