Vacations. There is nothing better than taking a few days off and getting to know the world. This time, our destination was Los Cabos, Mexico where the sun, clear skies, and summer heat made us sweat even in the shade. Vacation destinations make great traveling stories. Four days here allowed us to look at local art, taste native meals, stay in hotels, use taxis, seek entertainment, and watch shop owners 'push' us into buying their crafts, and overcharging everything.
WATCH OUT!... As everyone wants your business; taxi companies located in their airport and at their hotels will overcharge you. Things like this are typical scenarios and sad for tourists when they find they've been had. The Mexican government should control and stop it from happening, but who am I kidding, your solace is to know Spanish. I caught someone trying to overcharge us when he "consulted" with his pal about prices, in Spanish. What a shame to see them squirm when they both realized I understood every word!
As we enjoyed Cabo beaches, we looked forward to their local history and found it when we taxied to a nearby city of San Jose de los Cabos and located their Mission. A very old building reconstructed after a hurricane, but that maintained its original layout. The interior looked very simple but strikingly beautiful.
The surrounding shops were a great way to pass time until our next adventure into another nearby city, this time in a bicycle taxi! He pedaled his way around and it was fun to be bicycled around while taking photos and seating comfortably behind him.
We then went for their customary afternoon little siesta and resume our trip with more eating, more beach walking, and more local entertainment. What a great way to spend time away from social networks and the constant writing on each of them.
We felt our batteries were renewed, and blogging about it was something had to be done when we got back, and not while we were there.
WATCH OUT!... As everyone wants your business; taxi companies located in their airport and at their hotels will overcharge you. Things like this are typical scenarios and sad for tourists when they find they've been had. The Mexican government should control and stop it from happening, but who am I kidding, your solace is to know Spanish. I caught someone trying to overcharge us when he "consulted" with his pal about prices, in Spanish. What a shame to see them squirm when they both realized I understood every word!
As we enjoyed Cabo beaches, we looked forward to their local history and found it when we taxied to a nearby city of San Jose de los Cabos and located their Mission. A very old building reconstructed after a hurricane, but that maintained its original layout. The interior looked very simple but strikingly beautiful.
The surrounding shops were a great way to pass time until our next adventure into another nearby city, this time in a bicycle taxi! He pedaled his way around and it was fun to be bicycled around while taking photos and seating comfortably behind him.
We then went for their customary afternoon little siesta and resume our trip with more eating, more beach walking, and more local entertainment. What a great way to spend time away from social networks and the constant writing on each of them.
We felt our batteries were renewed, and blogging about it was something had to be done when we got back, and not while we were there.
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