My first (English) travel-story.

On request of some other travellers who were curious after my future experience, I´ve decided to try to write an English travel report also. My journey started on 2-8-2003 at Mexico City, with a strange feeling in my stomach. I was exited; my journey had finally begun, but also a little afraid. The next 11 months i would be al on my own and when I will return, I´m not even sure if will get my job back? Ok, don´t worry and don´t think about it. Mexico City, a big dirty city with, during the day, a lot of things to see and do, but before and after I felt it a stinky, dirty and boring city.

But maybe you have to know where to go? My best experience were; meeting other travellers, seeing Teotihuacan and travelling with, I think, the cheapest and fastest subway in the world. My worst experience were; getting serious ribbed off (we needed to pay much too much at a bar), stomach problems on the 3e day (food?) and running in the ¨fresh¨ morning air of the city....

Up to Oaxaca. A friendly town with lots of things around to see. Of course you can go to the ruins of Monte Alban,

but I will also recommend to go to Apoalla, a very small village nearby and to stay there for at least one night between the rocks and nearby a beautiful waterfall, before you go back to Oaxaca! A lot of people I met in Oaxaca came from or went to Porto Escondino, so I decided to go there too. Although there were 2 nice beaches surrounded by rocks, the main beaches and the village were not very special. I think this is only a nice place to go to if you can surf and if you don´t stay in hostel Shalon. Following the advice of other travellers, I went up to Manzute. I felt immediately at home! Beautiful surrounding, beaches, hospitable atmosphere, some friendly travellers and not (yet) too many travellers, I hope it stays like that????

After three days I had to say goodbye, a little sad, but too much time doing nothing is not good for my. Now I´m sitting in Tuxla and ask myself why? The city is not that bad, but everything I wanted to visit today was closed or half closed. I hope the Canyon is still open tomorrow????