Category Archives: Traveling

More World Heritage Sites — Morelia and Zacatecas

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Bryan Keith

Somehow in just a few weeks in Mexico, without even realizing it until after the fact, I’ve visited seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I’ve already written about five of them: the historic centers of both Mexico City and Puebla, the … Continue reading →

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Teotihuacán and Xochimilco

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Bryan Keith

December 21, 2012.  The world didn’t end.  I was surprised how much talk there was about this date in Turkey before I left.  On the streets of Antalya I heard multiple people discussing the Mayan prophecy.  “Do you know where … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterfly Day!!! by Wendy

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Bryan Keith

This is an e-mail that Wendy wrote just after spending the day with the butterflies, a couple days before Christmas.  I’ll only add that the “small city” is Zitácuaro, Michoacán’s third largest city. The reserve area we visited is called … Continue reading →

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Playing tourist in Mexico City and Puebla

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Bryan Keith

Virgin de Guadalupe is about as Mexican as you can get.  You see her image all over Mexico, in houses, in shops, on buses, even burned into people´s cloaks.  The most important shrine in Mexico is the Basilica of the … Continue reading →

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Four days in Kapadokya

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Bryan Keith

I completed another month of Turkish lessons.  I passed the two-day five-part test and can now continue on to the B level classes!  Woo hoo.  Whether I’ll actually do that remains to be seen.  Instead of sticking around for the … Continue reading →

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