TravelHoundz

Over the course of the festival, we watched 21 films in ten days…and there were still many more we wish we had seen. Below is the list of our favorites, as well as films to be on the lookout for in theaters (ones that we know have distribution deals as of March 2009).
Fair disclosure: the [...]

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This is my fourth Sundance Film Festival, and Dan’s third. However, this is the first year we came for the entire 10 days of the festival. It was an incredible time. Our friends came for the long Martin Luther King Day weekend and my family came for the second half to celebrate my mom’s big [...]

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We are having a great time here in Mexico City! Read below for an attempt to crystallize why. And, many of you have been asking for photos of our neighborhood and apartment, so check out the link attached!
Kimberly
For photos, click here.

From Mexico City — our neighborhood

Month two in Mexico City, and we still love it!
It’s [...]

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Part II of the Haimsohn family roadtrip was to Oaxaca. This beautiful city is a destination in itself – but the handicraft villages and ruins in the mountains nearby make it a must-see spot in Mexico.
Kimberly
For photos, click here: Oaxaca, Villages

Oaxaca
Villages around Oaxaca

After a six hour drive from Puebla, we finally reached the city of [...]

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My parents came to visit us in Mexico in August – and we took a roadtrip to Puebla and Oaxaca. The beautiful colonial city of Puebla was the first stop on our trip, and we visited a number of the smaller towns in the area, including the giant pyramid of Cholula.
Kimberly
For photos, click here.

Puebla and [...]

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For our first trip, we decided to explore the nearby city of Cuernavaca. This is a very popular weekend getaway, especially for wealthy Mexico City residents. We relaxed in our posh boutique hotel, explored the ruins of Xochicalco, and visited Cortes’ palace.
Kimberly
For photos, click here

Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca is only an hour or so south of Mexico City [...]

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A month after visiting Mexico for the first time in my life – I now live here with Kimberly and Zookie. After arriving in Mexico City and getting partly settled in our new neighborhood, Polanco – we had our first visitors, James and Christina. We did some major exploring of the city sites and had [...]

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