Travel experiences across the world
I left sleepy Richmond, Virginia this morning, its airport a blessed 15 minute drive away, and began a long trip to my next destination, Chicago. There is actually a direct Richmond-to-Chicago flight, but it was prohibitively expensive, so I took a combination that had me connecting at New York’s LaGuardia airport. It should have been… Continue reading Arrival in Chicago: the Willis Tower
Today it was rainy and cold, not particularly inviting for walking around, so I sought refuge indoors and spent the best part of the day going from one museum to another.First on the list was the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. Unbeknownst to me, Poe lived in Richmond and may even have written The Raven here.… Continue reading Richmond museums: Poe, Valentine, the Confederacy
Today, greeted with a sunny if rather chilly morning, I was left to my own devices, and so I took the chance to walk over to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. I arrived shortly after they opened at 10:00, and I figured I could see the whole place at my leisure in a couple… Continue reading The Virginia Museum of Fine Art
My first day in Richmond, my first day of this trip, was cold but sunny. Ed, Sudha and RJ regaled me with a king’s breakfast (homemade pancakes included, forever grateful) and then we set off for our first adventure: Monticello, the retirement home and plantation of the 3rd US president, Thomas Jefferson.Monticello is about an… Continue reading Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s house
It’s time for my next adventure! I am going back to the United States, to keep exploring this enormous and diverse country! Over many different travels, I’ve been slowly crossing off states from the list: as of now I’ve been to New York, D.C., Massachusetts, Illinois, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, California, Nevada, and… Continue reading Back to the US
After five days of intense sightseeing, and with a Mexican wedding coming up tomorrow, I wanted to take it easy today, so instead of a list of monuments and museums I chose instead to walk around nice neighbourhoods.I began in the Centro by checking out the Shops At Downtown, which is an old hacienda that… Continue reading Alameda, Roma
(I just noticed that this is my 100th entry in this blog. A hundred days of travel in four years!)Today I got another high-octane culture injection: after working through the anthropology museums, today I went to art museums!The first on my list was the Palacio de Bellas Artes, an impressive turn of the century building… Continue reading Art Museums: Bellas Artes, MAP, Frida Kahlo
Today was another road trip day! Reader, I was just as excited about sitting for two hours as about the actual destination.The mission was to go to Puebla, a city east of Mexico City notable for being one of the first towns that the Spanish founded from scratch. The city's historic centre is a Unesco… Continue reading Puebla
Today I took off to Chapultepec, east of the old town. It is an area with an enormous park, an urban forest, which is home to an impressive collection of museums.I took the metro for the first time; at $5 a ticket (just €0.25!!) it is by far the most affordable way to move inside… Continue reading Chapultepec Museums
Most museums are closed on Monday, so I thought today was the perfect day to visit the great pyramids of Teotihuacán! Here's a picture just so it comes up first in the preview!Initially I thought of going by myself (you go to the Northern Bus Terminal, take a bus, then buy a ticket to the… Continue reading Teotihuacán
