Tag Archives: Dispatches from the road – After spending a year feeling mostly cold in the highlands of Mexico, we drive 300km down the mountain and emerge into a new world – a steamy, sunny land with coconut trees, endless stretches of sand and surfable waves. How does coastal Mexico measure up to its central highlands so far?  Mark my words, friends: I will be back to Louisiana one day. Maybe with a few girlfriends, or on a romantic adults’ only trip with Bruno. It will involve much late-night dancing in New Orleans, an alligator-filled swamp tour, and as much sampling of Cajun/Creole food (what’s the difference, anyway?) as a vegan can taste. Louisiana has been so confounding and confusing that my curiosity is officially peeked!  People come to the Gaspé Peninsula to visit a place that holds a unique place in Canada’s story. Located at the very tip of continental Canada, it has that “end-of-the-road” feel to it. The Gaspé Peninsula calls out from afar to curious travelers, but you truly have to want to come here to be here. We heard the call and came. And we’re glad we did.  I used to think the Prairie Provinces were the armpit of Canada. I’m not quite sure where this bias came from, but I’m now ashamed of it. I’ve now been to the Prairies, and I’ve been proven wrong.  Here I am, for only a second time in Mexico, having my senses utterly overwhelmed again by the traffic, dirt, taco stands, street dogs, garbage, potholes, and staccato Spanish of another Mexican town. After spending over a year in Europe, Canada, and the United States, Mexico has come as a shock – even if it is just Mexico-light, as they call Baja California. |
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