Hola amigos! As we transition from our six-week road trip, to our next six-months (or more!) house-sitting, this is a perfect opportunity to both reflect back and look ahead.
We started in Puerto Vallarta (Jalisco), then visited Mazatlàn (Sinaloa) for Carnaval, followed by the states of Durango, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, the State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla, and Morelos. We visited seven ‘Pueblos Màgicos’, which are a collection of cities considered to be particularly culturally significant: Zombrerete, Bernal, Mineral del Monte, Zempoala, Cholula, Atlixco, Tepoztlán. And we got to explore many ancient pyramids and archeological sites: El Cerrito, Tula complex, Teotihuacán complex, The Great Pyramid of Cholula (Tlachihualtepetl), the Underground Tunnels of Puebla, and Xochicalco complex.
Two things I gained from the trip:
1) a growing love for this big, beautiful country, and
2) over 3,000 photos to sort through… Ha!
We also gained some valuable insight into what areas we might like to re-build our homestead, based on climate, culture, and business opportunity. We’re still deciding between Mexico and Japan, so we have a lot to consider! Mexico was relatively easy to move to, and cost of living is low, but property prices are fairly high. Japan is complicated to move to, cost of living is high, but property prices are super low. There are pros and cons to both. So we’ll see where life leads!
What comes next? We continue our travels via house-sitting! We’ve already booked about six-months of accommodations, in exchange for home, garden, and pet care. I’m confident we’ll be able to book sits throughout the country as long as we like. As I write this, we’ve just started our first one: We’re on a beautiful remote ranch near Aculco, about two hours outside of Mexico City. Complete with chickens, sheep, horses, a kitty, and a sweet dog named Laila, we’re helping the ranchers design their new chicken coops and garden area! After this, we’ll find ourselves in Guanajuato, then Oaxaca for three months, back to Puerto Vallarta, then Leòn in the fall. So, the number of photos to sort through continues to grow, rather than shrink 
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