Vagabondette

Vegging in Valladolid, Mexico

by vagabondette on January 29, 2009

I arrived in Valladolid later than I would normally prefer and it was already well dark when I started looking for a place to stay. Lonely Planet had its recommendation but I’d learned of another place from and Aussie girl I met in Cancun. The place doesn’t really have a name (Student and Traveler Hostel I think) but it has a good price for what you get.

For 90 pesos (@$6.40) per person per night you get a private room, private bath and double bed. You also get your own TV which has multiple English language travel so it’s good if you’re jonesin’ to catch up on your news or just watch your favorite TV shows (CSI seems to be popular). It’s definitely not the Ritz, and there is a psychotic rooster next door who doesn’t seem to sleep, but if noise doesn’t bother you it’s a good alternative. It’s convenient, it’s pretty clean and it’s private.

After the heat and exertion of Coba my body was just tired. Add to that the fact that I’d not been alone in a while and I pretty much just alternated between taking showers and being a veg. Unfortunately that means I didn’t see as much of Valladolid as I would have liked but I needed the recharge time.  One thing I did notice while foraging for food was an over abundance of shoe stores.  It was really quite amazing.  If you ever need shoes, this is the place to go!

Alone Time is Gooooood!

by vagabondette on January 17, 2009

It’s been about a month since I left Portland on my goodbye tour of the US (which has lasted longer than anticipated unfortunately).  In that time I’ve stayed with several different friends and family members, with a few nights at a hotel thrown in for good measure.

Aside from one short night at a hotel in Chicago I am now alone for the first time in a month.  The friends I’m currently staying with have fled DC to escape inaugeration chaos and I have 4 days of just chillin’ solo in front of me and honestly, I’m going to cherish every one of them.

It’s not that I don’t love being around the people I’ve been staying with, but as someone who has been living by myself for the last 3+ years, a month solid of being a guest in someone else’s house has been  challenging.  So while I give huge thanks to every one who has put up with me occupying their guest rooms, I also have to thank my current hosts for giving me the last few days of me time I’ll probably have for a while.

Thanks guys!  You rock my world!