Sur notre route vers Palenque nous avons decide de nous arreter a Ocosingo pour visiter les ruines de la cite maya de Tonina. Ce site etant hors du circuit touristique traditionnel, le voyage fut difficile a orchestrer (sans parler des troubles gastriques dont je fus la victime ce jour la et de nos sac a…
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San Cristobal de las Casas
We decided to spend an unprecedented 3 whole days (and 4 nights) in San Cristobal to enjoy this laid-back bohemian town, hoping some relaxing vibes would rub-off on us, as we were starting to suffer from ‘travel fatigue’ (and yes there is such a thing!). San Cristobal is the main city in the Chiapas, a…
Chiapa de Corzo
Apres Oaxaca, nous avons fais le douloureux choix de ne pas aller vers Puerto Escondido pour une triste raison de timing. C’etait le Chiapas ou la cote Pacifique ; ce sera le Chiapas qui nous semblait plus authentique. Et puis nous verrons la Mer des Caraibes et ses plages de sables blanc dans peu de…
Oaxaca
Our night bus from Puebla to Oaxaca took double the expected time due to the closure of the highway for an unknown reason. The journey was quite tiring and stressful due to the delay, the tight windy alternative route, and the noises outside (many kids playing with crackers sounding like gunshots, even got the local…
Mexico City & Puebla
Nous voila donc arrives a Mexico ! Arrivee tardive aux alentours de 23h, la balade en taxi vers notre hostel nous laisse entrevoir une forte presence policiere dans la ville. L’hostel est une tres bonne surprise, nous avons paye aux alentours de 25 euro pour une chambre privee, le tout est tres propre. Une cour…
Los Angeles
We had no expectations for LA, our main aim for this stop being to catch up on some much needed rest. We found there isn’t much to do in LA if you’re on a tight budget and don’t want to drive around in traffic for hours to get from place to place. We went to…
The Mojave Desert
This last unplanned stop on our roadtrip turned out to be one of our favourites and an unexpected surprise. We arrived at the camp at sunset and left the next morning so didn’t have time to explore. But we enjoyed the silence and just being in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by desert, cactuses and…
Van-camping
Camping in National Parks turned out to be an experience in itself, mostly good, but sometimes requiring minor adjustments to our expectations. But hey, that’s what travelling is all about right? Our first camp at Fallen Leaf Lake turned out to be one of our favourite, but also the most expensive at $33 a night….
Grand Canyon North Rim
We opted for the less commonly visited North Rim because Renaud had already been to the South and we figured it would be more enjoyable with less people. We drove through 3 states to get there, passing through Las Vegas twice, astounded by the opulence of this giant city in the middle of the desert….
Death Valley
Notre arrivee dans la Death Valley fut mouvementee. En effet plusieurs chaines de montagne nous barraient la route depuis Sequoia Park (les memes montagnes responsables de l’aridite de la Death Valley). Pour contourner nous avons du conduire plusieurs heures et nous sommes arrives au portes de la valley de nuit sous une pleine lune presque…
Sequoia National Park
On a beau essayer d’imaginer ou evaluer ce que represente ces sequoias geants, il faudrait etre infiniment arrogant pour ne pas etre frappe d’humilite en arrivant au pied de ces geants naturels. De nombreux arbres dans cette foret depassent les 10m de diametre, les 80m de haut et approchent l’age inconcevable de 3000 ans. Parmis…
Our Bear Encounter!
Running into a bear in the Sierra Nevada Parks is not that common, except if you’ve left food out in your camp. To prevent this from happening, each camp is equipped with heavy-duty ‘anti-bear’ containers that you must store all your food and hygiene products (?) in, which can be quite tedious when you change…
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