Troncones!

From Zihuatanejo, we took a taxi to Troncones, a remote fishing village. We stayed at the beautiful Regalo del Mar, where once again due to the off season we were the only guests.

What I wore when I wasn't in my high-waisted leopard cheetah American Apparel bikini:

scarf and dress from H&M

ocean, rocks, sand, and mountains in the distance

refuge from the serious sun

a view of our favorite spot

my favorite meal aside from tacos in Mexico City, fresh shrimp in garlic sauce.  my word!

smiles and love at the beach

heart

This concludes my four-part Mexico travel series. 
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M

Zihuatanejo

I have been living my dream as a jet-setter this summer, so I'm having trouble keeping up my documenting all the experiences! 

Here are some photos from my travels to the Pacific Coast side of Mexico.  From San Miguel de Allende we took an overnight luxury bus to Zihuatanejo. I mention luxury bus because it is important to take the luxury, though still affordable, buses when traveling long distances in Mexico. These buses make fewer stops and use toll, in other words, safe roads. I didn't know how we were getting to the coast until we arrived in San Miguel and the second person we met told us exactly how to get there. I love that about traveling! We took a bus to Celaya and from there a 7-8 hour bus to Zihuatanejo. 

Upon arriving in Zihuatanejo we stayed at a hostel, El Rincon del Viajero, in a VIP room room with private bathroom. It's the off season so the only other people there were this nice couple also from Brooklyn who were doing a help exchange for a month or two. 

During our few days in Zihua, we went to the beach, had freshly caught fish fried deliciously  on the beach, and did some impromptu hiking. 

Outside our room.

A portrait with our new dog, Troy. 

I've had this colorblock Americam Apparel dress for years!

My favorite bikini top that fits surprising well-- J.Crew floral-- and my favorite high waisted bikini bottoms-- leopard from American Apparel.

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M

Red, Blue and Stripes in Mexico

What I wore a day in San Miguel.  Crop tops and high waist anything are my go-tos this summer.  Super flattering on my shape and easy, summer style.

striped crop top from Forever 21, trusty cloth pencil skirt from Target, Topshop hoops

assortment of rings from Nordstrom

I seriously wore my purple Coach canteen bag as a neutral and loved doing so!

My summer hairstyle: to the side, slightly braided or literally tied back. 

O and I in front of the catherdral, kinda.  Met Mexican tourists from close to Texas who inisisted on taking our picture together. Guapo and guapa!

A Viaje to Guanajuato

We took a day trip while in San Miguel. We traveled about an hour away by bus to the historic town of Guanajuato, in Guanajuato state.

Here's what I wore:

racer-back, crop top from American Apparel, cloth pencil skirt from Target, linen cardigan from Express & gold tone hoops from TopShop. It was much warmer there than Mexico City!!

O and I in the midst of the colors, under the direction of a Japanese tourist also with fancy camera

O made a friend!

a lovely short courtesy of O

Beautiful, colorful town!

On top of the town!

on the way down from the top of town

We only spent part of a day in Guanajuato.  I'd be curious to explore it more. It's not as insular as San Miguel. There were children aggressively selling gum everywhere, especially in the no-car zone. In the town, we went to the market to look around and buy some souvenirs. We also ate lunch there at one of the counters after one of the men gave us some meat to try. Most of our time was spent roaming the colorful streets, checking out the noted attractions on our map. We ended our trip  with a drink, a clamato michelada for me and an Indio beer for him, before catching the last bus back to San Miguel. 

I would definitely go back. 

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M

A Few Days in San Miguel de Allende

From Mexico City we took a four-hour bus ride to the little town of San Miguel de Allende. Upon arrival, our AirBnB host took us for an impromptu tour.  It was a Friday, and apparently San Miguel is lively on the weekend with a lot of Mexican tourists from Mexico City and other parts, so of course there was a parade. 

Stilts!

Dancing lady!

Hmm diablo? 

I believe the different groups of parade participants represented various Mexican states. 

Each group had a different costume, some of which I assume is tradition dress or a take on it. 

I really enjoyed this group. According to our host, their dance is a very common one. 

The guy in the pink backpack was giving the parade performers water. 

From there, we walked up hill to the Jardin, main square of San Miguel. Turns out the Guanajuato International Film Festival was taking place that weekend, so there was a red carpet laid out and some popular Mexican stars attending the premiere. There were also traditional dance performances and lots of vendors selling treats. Eventually we stopped at a little bar with locals for some drinks.  San Miguel is quite touristy in the sense there are overpriced bars and restaurants with mainly Westerners. No thanks. 

The best michelada I had in Mexico! The spicy rub on the rim was so, so delicious!

We sent our days walking the square and the blocks found it. Catching free film viewings, mainly documentaries, people-watching, catching performances in the Jardin and eating at our favorite taco-stand. We learned day one, that the "best restaurant in town" is the taco stand by the yellow building that sets up every night around 8 pm. We ate so many delicious tacos there!

The streets are so narrow, it's customary when walking on the side without parked cards, for the woman to walk on the sidewalk, while the man walks in the street beside her.  

        

We stopped at Don Taco Tequila for lunch.  I highly recommend this place.  Aside from the taco stand, second best place we ate in San Miguel.  The prices are reasonable, the food is good and the atmosphere is nice.  

Al pastor taco and steak taco 

Out of the four places we stayed, San Miguel is number four: nice, insular and easy to see in one day instead of four. I do think it is a good place for families to travel to, as it is very safe with just enough excitement. 

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M