Koh Phangan (spelled as Ko Phangan or Ko Pha Ngan, too) is a breath-taking island in the Gulf of Thailand with 168 square kilometres. It offers to its visitors a lot of different beaches, depends on what you are looking for. Anyone can choose what fits you the most. Koh Phangan is just a place […]
If you come to Ixtapa and need a hotel, the best choice for you is Hotel Villas Paraíso opened in 1994. It is a hotel that can be characterized by many contrasts, both rich and middle class people visit, not only Mexican, but mostly Canadians and the U.S. citizens can be seen here from the […]
Location and Geography The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos in Spanish), commonly known just as Mexico, consist of 31 states and DF (Federal District with the capital.) Mexico is located between the longitudes 86° and 119° W and latitudes 14° and 33°N in the Southern part of North America. Together with the United States […]
Even those who do not know anything about Mexico, they have heard of the fact that Cancun, together with Acapulco and Los Cabos are the most famous holiday destinations in Mexico. All three of them are lovely even though in a very different way. Anyway, I spent 3 days in Cancun and while there are […]
As I write this, I am sitting on the floor at the Mexico City airport on the 6th June 2011. Like I said in an earlier post, I love meeting new people. Right now I am just thinking about all the amazing people I met in Mexico. Eating chocolate turtles I am thinking about my […]
It was Sunday afternoon, the 22nd of May 2011. It was one of those ”bad” days when I was angry and sad and disappointed at the same time. It seemed like the end of the world when I was robbed in Mexico. I still cannot believe it happened to me. I spent 2 and a […]
After 2 amazing days in the Island of Holbox where you can walk it through bare-foot in an hour, I went to the absolutely opposite place – Cancún. For the last years, together with Acapulco, Cancún has been the most famous beach destination in Mexico. Many people come here for honeymoon, spring break, 2 week […]
Chiapas has a lot to offer. It is not very known outside Mexico, but out of 31 Mexican states, it is the state with the most trees, lakes, rivers and green colour is everywhere around you even during the dry season. As it reminds me a little bit of my home country Slovakia, I had […]
10th – 12th April 2011. My three days in Acapulco in Mexico. Finally. I was always dreaming about this place. It all started already when I was still a child when Acapulco used to be the number one beach resort in Mexico. The most known in Europe and all over the world. But the things have […]
Planning a trip to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and wondering where to stay at night? Do not know which hotel to choose from so many? Let me help you. I stayed 2 nights in hotel Catedral, which is one of the newest hotels in Puerto Vallarta. It was inaugurated only in September 2010 after approximately […]
Lake Chapala is located close to Guadalajara, between Jalisco and Michoacán; there is actually a line between the states along the lake so small part of it belongs to Michoacán. It covers 1,100 km² and it is situated 1,524 m above sea level. The depth varies from 5 to 10 metres. The lake was made from Lerma […]
My name is Alexandra Kovacova, called Saška at home and Alex abroad. I was born in 1984 in Snina in the Eastern part of Slovakia. I started traveling already as a kid, my parents would take me on road trips all over Slovakia and also shopping to Poland, Hungary and Ukraine. I guess it all […]