One tequila, two tequila, three tequila… oh look icecream

In typical Flightless Kiwis style, we had made plans to be somewhere, faffed about and now had limited time to get to where we had planned to be by the time we had planned to be there. This time the place we wanted to be was Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato we had to […]

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De Tequila ao Trópico de Câncer

Calma, não estamos dirigindo pelo México alcoolizados, são apenas os lugares que passamos entre Querétaro e Los Mochis (onde estamos agora). No dia 27/04/15 saímos de Querétaro cedo e seguimos até a segunda maior cidade do México, Guadalajara. Nesse dia não fizemos nada, apenas aproveitamos para descansar um pouco e fazer coisas normais, como andar pelo Shopping e assistir um pouco de TV. Na manhã seguinte caímos novamente na estrada para cumprir um… Ler mais

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Baby turtles and Christmas in Los Barriles

After four days camping on a beach with not quite enough water, it was time to drive somewhere with a shower. We arrived in Ciudad Constitución ready for a nice hot shower. This didn’t eventuate, luckily they had cold water and we had a home-made hot shower packed on the roof-rack. Problem solved. We finally parted […]

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ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA…FLOOR.

After a heavy night of tequila slammers you’d be correct in thinking you’ve imbibed a cocktail of compost and spent fuel isotopes, condensed in a rusty radiator by a moonshiner wearing a floppy sombrero and a sweaty moustache. Though not all tequila is made this way…apparently. In ancient times the Indian tribes of Mexico believed […]

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for the love of Tequila

both the drink and the town. We made the quick trip from tonala to tequila and pulled in with giant smiles on our faces.  Our shortest road day in weeks, a town we know and have missed, and knowing that we are only one day away from the pacific… all’s …

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Tequila Herradura at Hacienda San Jose del Refugio

Just outside Amatitan is the Hacienda San Jose del Refugio. This beautiful old ranch is parked right in the middle of Tequila country. Padre José Feliciano de la Trinidad Escobado Romo was ordained in 1802, and purchased this beautiful ranch… Read More ›

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The Road to Tequila

After retracing about 50 miles of road from Puerto Vallarta, and passing some pineapple and corn fields, we turn northeast. I’m back in Nayarit State and wind through the low mountains by tracing soft turns up hillsides and then down… Read More ›

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Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico

Tequila…What a recognizable name. I can think of no other place name that is so directly associated with an alcoholic beverage. It reminds me of college days and a night out that included shots of tequila, the bad hangover that… Read More ›

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