Author Archives: Luis

Guanajuato, Guanajuato (City, State)

We spent a few days in Guanajuato after Luis’ first visit from the stomach fairy, otherwise known as Montezuma’s Revenge… Oh yeah, he was down for the count 2 days.  No fun.  But we have a pact that goes something like this: if one of us gets any kind of stomach problem we pause the [...]

Fruit post I

We love food.  One of the wonderful things about travel is not just seeing new places and meeting new people, but trying new foods.  Different spices and cooking techniques make all manner of dishes taste completely different even within the same towns we visit, but nature’s bounty is what has us mesmerized and constantly titillating [...]

Our 6 month Half-iversary…

Friends and family,
6 months ago today we sold all our earthly belongings, left our home in California and moved into our cozy new home: our trusty steed, the tight quartered Landcruiser.  In the last 17,500 miles and 6 months we have grown to love the Landcruiser and its dependable diesel engine even more than we [...]

The coast from Los Mochis to Puerto Vallarta

This post will have a bit of everything and a lot of photos…
To be perfectly honest the coast of Sinaloa and Nayarit is beautiful, but so far nothing quite compares to what we saw in Baja.  Sorry Edmundo.  Don’t get me wrong there are awesome places all along the coast, but not quite there for [...]

The Copper Canyon Part Deux

After the long and arduous drive down to Urique it was necessary to sit back and enjoy the amazing views of the towering mountains that stand above the town.  The lush tree covered hillsides and big rock slabs jutting out of the top of the mountains are incredibly awe inspiring.
We found a great place to stay called [...]

The Copper Canyon Part I

We took a fairly nice dirt back-road from Basaseachic to Creel, which is only a few hours away.  Creel is, for most, the starting point for trips to the Copper Canyon and is perhaps most famous as being one of the main stops of the famous Chihuahua al Pacifico train (El Chepe).  Most of the [...]

The ferry from Baja California to Sinaloa, Mexico

With slight fear of being berated, I (Luis) must say I am not a big fan of ferries… there I said it.  Most people seem to lay back and enjoy the ride, but I am usually seasick and fairly immobile throughout the ride. In order to leave Baja California and continue our trip through Mexico [...]

Recipe: Machaca Burritos

We love food (maybe Luis more than Lacey) and a great deal of this little experiment in travels is for us to experience the regional foods of all the places we visit.  We make it a point to eat what the locals eat. We will, on occasion post recipes for any who want to try, [...]

Ensenada and the Baja 1000

After an uneventful border crossing we visited our friends at BajaRack in Ensenada.  A few months ago we attended an event dedicated to like minded vehicle based travelers called Overland Expo.  At the Expo we camped next to the BajaRack exhibit and after our four day stay Sergio, the owner of BajaRack was kind enough [...]

Luis’ misadventures…

Some of you may remember the August 16th post in which Luis recounted his “running out of gas when in reality he had a full tank of gas incident.” Well, this post revolves around a series of similar incidents that have happened/ been caused by Luis…
First and foremost is the “near expedition killer”: while driving [...]