32 Oaxaca — February 2024


Puerto Escondido

MEX (Benito Juárez International Airport) to NLU (Felipe Ángeles International Airport) Driving Time: Directions

Our hotel in Puerto Escondido:  Casa de la Olas

https://www.casadeolashotel.com/

100MEX = $5.75USD

https://www.unitconverters.net/currency/mxn-to-usd.htm

Restaurants:  

https://www.atastefortravel.ca/2728-8-weird-foods-to-try-in-puerto-escondido-oaxaca/

https://www.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-puerto-escondido-oaxaca-mexico

Restaurants in La Punta:

https://trvlcollective.com/the-best-restaurants-in-puerto-escondido/

Elephant Garden: Next to Olas, hidden, good for breakfast

El Arebol: food park in La Punta

Fish Shack

Best Breakfasts:

https://www.atastefortravel.ca/3003-epic-breakfasts-in-puerto-escondido-mexico/

For beginners (beach descriptions):

https://www.atastefortravel.ca/2551-beginners-guide-to-puerto-escondido-beaches/

Made in Oaxaca Food Tour: 

(Puerto Escondido) on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 3PM

meeting point

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Authentic Oaxaca Food Tour:

Oaxaca, meet at Italian Coffee Company on Friday, Feb 23rd.

meeting point

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OAXACA

Authentic Oaxaca Food Tour:  (Oaxaca) on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 9AM

Meeting Point:  The Italian Coffee Company

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Oaxaca Accommodation: Hotel Boutique Parador San Miguel (Expedia)

Independencia #503, Colonia Centro, Oaxaca, OAX, 68000 Mexico 

Check-in: Feb 22, 2024 

Check-out: Feb 24, 2024

Oaxaca Restaurants:

https://www.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-oaxaca-mexico

https://www.theinfatuation.com/oaxaca/guides/best-restaurants-oaxaca

Origen:  https://www.origenoaxaca.com/

In case I get stuck in Mexico City

Flights:

AA: FLG to MEX

6:37AM to 7:46AM

9:39AM to 4:05PM

Viva: NLU to PXM

6:55PM to 8:10PM

Aerotoucan:  PXM to OAX

8:00AM to 9:25AM

Viva: OAX to NLU

10:55AM to 12:10PM

AA: MEX to FLG

2:55PM to 5:22PM

6:44PM to 7:42PM

Friday:  arrive in puerto, met Monica at the bar, kiwi Thai basil mint mescal cocktails 

Saturday:  breakfast in the palapa at casa de olas, yoga class, walk around town, light lunch sativa cafe, 3:00 food tour, collectivo home, shiny spicy, 2nd night with Monica at the bar

Sunday:  breakfast in the palapa at casa de olas, beach in the morning, rented scooters, scooters to play zitacala for brunch, Mercado zitacala, highway ride to Agua Blanca, wrecked my knee, no water, dinner at the bar

Monday:  Jen did pharmacy tour, found brace and cane for my knee, returned scooter, 

Tuesday:  lunch at la Espadín overlooking la Carrillo beach, Jen went down stairs to beach, taxi with Canadian couple, 

Wednesday:  went down in room, breakfast at 

Turtle release

Dinner at La Nene. La Almoraduz 

Driving scooters down wrong way

Thai food 

Bars with swings

Thursday:  fly to Oaxaca on a 13 seater plane,  Jen got to ride in the copilot’s seat. No instructions just took off. 

I cannot check my suitcase. I have to hurry to make it to my next flight or I will miss it.