Travels
vino de mexico
We’ve had cravings for some wine drinking for quite some time, restaurant folks as we are. In San Cristobal there where small cozy winebars in every corner, we tried one of them out, they only had cheap mexican and a few south american wines on the list, not anything to cheer out loud for but
a stroll in San Cristobal de la Casas
We acclimatized quick to the cold weather and it was kind of nice to be freezing again. We slept with two blankets each, but daytime when the sun came out it felt like Swedish spring! San Cristobal de la Casas is a beautiful town where you can walk around enjoying life and the nice surroundings
nature’s moisturizer
Just came back after a visit in a lovely little store here in San Cristobal, in the same building as the vegetarian restaurant “La Casa del Pan Papalotl”. I picked up some nice apple pie and this jar with cold pressed coconut oil. It is a good source to nice, moist skin. And it smells
a sami in a mayan dress
San Cristobal de la Casas in Chiapas, Mexico offers some amazing shopping! A dress similar to this was 700 pesos in Puerto Escondido and here it’s 250 pesos. So hold your horses and monies until you get to the mountains where they’re made. I have never felt so blonde and nordic before as I have
Tierra’Dentro
From a beach to a mountain town 2200 meter above the sea level, talk about culture chock. We got to San Cristobal de la Casas with a night bus from Huatolco and the first thing we did was to take a taxi to the restaurant Tierra’Dentro. Just the taxi part was a little mission and
Seea
“The name Seea comes from my love for the sea,” explains Amanda. “As an Italian, I pronounce the name ‘see-ah’. It’s a feminine word, with a musicality and beauty to it. We are women… We are the graceful sliders of the Seea.” The designer and founder of Seea is Amanda Chinchelli born and raised with
a pizza night
Reminds me of the amazing pizza nights we had at Papazela’s in South Africa, this local restaurant in Barra was almost as good. Their drinks however were out of this world! Pizza, beer, pina coladas, margaritas and new friends; a great night!
