#everywhichaway

[maitecristina]

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“And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's thinking and decision-making is not in its brain at all. It's distributed. It's in its legs.” Kevin Kelly It’s by moving that we materialize our dreams, goals & ideas. • • • • • #costarica #costaricagram #costaricacool #puravida #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #vanlifediaries #vanlife #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #osapeninsula #peninsuladeosa #adventure #explore #offthebeatenpath #rainforest #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps (at Corcovado National Park)

[jakathine]

*gets sent part of a mass text group-chat like message with coworkers* 

oh lordy

[edralorenza]

Dharma Bums

The current song at that time was Roy Hamilton singing "Everybody's Got a Home but Me." I kept singing that as I swung along. On the other side of Riverside I got on the highway and got a ride right away from a young couple, to an airfield five miles out of town, and from there a ride from a quiet man almost to Beaumont, California, but five miles short of it on a double-lane speed highway with nobody likely to stop so I hiked on in in beautiful sparkling air. At Beaumont I ate hotdogs, hamburgers and a bag of fries and added a big strawberry shake, all among giggling high-school children. Then, the other side of town, I got a ride from a Mexican called Jaimy who said he was the son of the governor of the state of Baja California, Mexico, which I didn't believe and was a wino and had me buy him wine which he only threw up out the window as he drove: a droopy, sad, helpless young man, very sad eyes, very nice, a bit nutty. He was driving clear to Mexicali, a little off my route but good enough and far enough out toward Arizona to suit me. At Calexico it was Christmas shopping time on Main Street with incredible perfect astonished Mexican beauties who kept getting so much better that when the first ones had re-passed they'd already become capped and thin in my mind, I was standing there looking everywhichaway, eating an ice-cream cone, waiting for Jaimy who said he had an errand and would pick me up again and take me personally into Mexicali, Mexico, to meet his friends. My plan was to have a nice cheap supper in Mexico and then roll on that night. Jaimy didn't show up, of course. I crossed the border by myself and turned sharp right at the gate to avoid the hawker street and went immediately to relieve myself of water in construction dirt but a crazy Mexican watchman with an official uniform thought it was a big infringement and said something and when I said I didn't know (No se) he said "No sabes police?"—the nerve of him to call the cops because I peed on his dirt ground. But I did notice afterward and felt sad, that I had watered the spot where he sat to light a small fire nights because there were wood coals piled so I moved up the muddy street feeling meek and truly sorry, with the big pack on my back, as he stared after me with his doleful stare. I came to a hill and saw great mudflat riverbottoms with stinks and tarns and awful paths with women and burros ambling in the dusk, an old Chinese Mexican beggar caught my eye and we stopped to chat, when I told him I might go Dormiendo sleep in those flats (I was really thinking of a little beyond the flats, in the foothills) he looked horrified and, being a deafmute, he demonstrated that I would be robbed of my pack and killed if I tried it, which I suddenly realized was true. I wasn't in America anymore. Either side of the border, either way you slice the boloney, a homeless man was in hot water. Where would I find a quiet grove to meditate in, to live in forever? After the old man tried to tell me his life story by signs I walked away waving and smiling and crossed the flats and narrow board bridge over the yellow up in a Mexican calaboose boy. "I've had enough of Mexico. Thanks." So I went to the big intersection in town with the cars turning for the eastward run to Yuma and started thumbing. I had no luck for an hour. Suddenly a big truck pulled up to the side; the drivergot out and fiddled with his suitcase. "You goin on east?" I asked. "Soon as I spend a little time in Mexicali. You know anything about Mexico?" "Lived there for years." He looked me over. He was a good old joe, fat, happy, middlewestern. He liked me. "How about showin me around Mexicali tonight then I'll drive you to Tucson." "Great!" We got in the truck and went right back to Mexicali onthe road I'd just covered in the bus. But it was worth it to get clear to Tucson.We parked the truck in Calexico, me, “he said”

[maitecristina]

Let’s be real. When I’m travelling I never diet & since I’ve been travelling for a while... Well let’s just say it’s all so delicious around me. I like to taste the culture through my fingers as I lick them to the bone. I like to be enchanted by a smell rising from a chimney top. It’s not discovering if you don’t eat their food no matter what anybody says. When it comes to dieting right & traveling right, I choose the lather. And you? • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #zocalocdmx #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #mexicanfood #guacamole #avocado #potd (at Casa Churra)

[maitecristina]

That’s the thing about Mexico, as soon as you’re even half tired of half hungry, you can quickly spot a a corner taco stand, hole in the wall restaurant or street stand to satiate your desires & inspire you to dig deeper into the beautiful & delicious Mexican culture 🌮 🥑 🌶 • Eso es lo que pasa en México, apenas estás medio cansada o medio hambrienta, rápidamente ves un puesto de tacos de esquina, un restaurante en la pared o un puesto callejero para saciar tus deseos e inspirarte a profundizar en la belleza y deliciosa cultura mexicana 🌮 🥑 🌶 • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #zocalocdmx #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #mexicanfood #guacamole #avocado #qotd (at Mexico City, Mexico)

[maitecristina]

Something about these Mexican evening dresses makes me giggle... a little princess girl within wishing for twirls or a warrior woman desire to wear them with leather boots & with a knife wrapped around my arm... who knows? • Algo sobre estos vestidos de noche mexicanos me hace reír ... una pequeña princesita que reside en mi deseando giros o mi mujer guerrera deseando usarlas con botas de cuero y con un cuchillo amarrado en mi brazo ... ¿quién sabe? • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #potd #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #zocalocdmx #vintage #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #modamexicana #mexicanfashion #dress (at Mexico City, Mexico)

[maitecristina]

I can’t help but be honest... I’m in love with breads & coffees ☕️ • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #potd #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #cityscape #citywalk #zocalocdmx #vintage #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #bakery #coffee (at Panaderia La Esperanza)

[maitecristina]

Beautiful, unique & delicious. • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #potd #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #cityscape #citywalk #zocalocdmx #vintage #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #helado (at Nieves 100% artesanales)

[maitecristina]

“I wasn’t my best, and still Mexico made me feel alive. There were hundreds of people walking everywhere & as if their steps fuelled my own I felt energized. Staring at this gorgeous yellow building, I realized the world was filled with beauty & I had enough shine inside me to notice it. No more would I waste my time in this heart break, there were innumerable places to see, faces to meet & flavours to perceive. Mexico inspired me. Mexico set me free.” • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #potd #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #cityscape #citywalk #zocalocdmx #vintage #mexicodesconocido #viajeromd #viajeroexpertomd #mexicosorprendente #mexico_maravilloso #writersofinstagram #writer (at Plancha del Zócalo en La Cdmx)

[maitecristina]

Churches ⛪ remain one of my passions to visit & photograph. For me, may the universe not throw a lighting on my head, these places are historic a lot more than Holy. You ought to thank religious for that: never ending buildings representative of a time & place. • Las iglesias ⛪ siguen siendo una de mis pasiones para visitar y fotografiar. Para mí, que el universo no tire un rayo a mi cabeza, estos lugares son históricos mucho más que Santos. Deberías agradecer a los religiosos por eso: edificios representativos de un tiempo y lugar. • • • • • #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #latinfootsteps #zocalo #ciudaddemexico #mexico #monument #gypsysoul #gypsy #wanderlust #potd #instagood #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #cityscape #citywalk #zocalocdmx #vintage #iglesiasanfranciscodeasis (at Iglesia San Francisco de Asis)

[maitecristina]

My grandfather Rogelio is in love with Mexico City & he wrote down on a piece of paper the directions to one of his favourite pedestrian walks through the city. I jumped on a bus & sat near the driver as I snapped pictures left & right. The friendly driver called my attention & pointed across the street, “usted pase la calle y cruza al frente del Palacio de Bellas Artes y ahí mismo está la entrada a la Avenida Francisco I Madero”. I walked through the early morning Mexican fog as women ran quickly in their heels with coffees in their hands & men sold newspapers in corners. As I entered the avenue I found this beautiful building & saw the plate with this beautiful inscription. Like he was standing next to me, I could feel his love for this city appear before me. And I began to explore enchanted... • Mi abuelo Rogelio está enamorado de la Ciudad de México y me escribió en un papel las direcciones a uno de sus paseos peatonales favoritos por la ciudad. Salté en un autobús y me senté cerca del conductor mientras tomaba fotografías de izquierda a derecha. El conductor amistoso me llamó la atención y señaló hacia el otro lado de la calle, "usted pase la calle y cruza al frente del Palacio de Bellas Artes y ahí mismo está la entrada a la Avenida Francisco I Madero". Caminé a través de la niebla mañanera mexicana mientras las mujeres corrían rápidamente en sus tacones con cafés en sus manos y los hombres vendían periódicos en las esquinas. Al entrar en la avenida, encontré este hermoso edificio y vi la placa con esta hermosa inscripción. Como si él estuviera de pie a mi lado, pude sentir su amor por esta ciudad aparecer ante mí. Y comencé a explorar encantada... • • • • • #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #adventure #explore #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps #avenidafranciscoimadero #mexicocity #mexico #city #cityscape #writersofinstagram #mosaic #architecture (at Francisco I. Madero Avenue)

[maitecristina]

Patterns & Beauty 💙 Patrones & Belleza • • • • • #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #adventure #explore #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps #mexico #ciudaddemexico #mexicocity #zocalo #patterns #city (at Zócalo, Centro Histórico)

[maitecristina]

Mexico land my of heart ♥️ • • • • • #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #adventure #explore #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps #mexico #divineprotection #ciudaddemexico #mexicocity #palaciodebellasartes #palaciodebellasartesmexico (at Palacio De las Bellas Artes)

[maitecristina]

There’s a sunset in the skies 🌞 • • • • • #costarica #costaricagram #costaricacool #puravida #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #vanlifediaries #vanlife #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #costagrammers #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #adventure #explore #offthebeatenpath #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps (at Cascajal, San Jose, Costa Rica)

[maitecristina]

As we wander back, I take a second to let the mesmerizing Corcovado beach enchant me. There’s no words really, I’m just breathing it in 🙏🏽 • Al devolvernos, me tomo un segundo para dejar la cautivante playa del Parque Nacional de Corcovado hechizarme. Realmente que no hay palabras, solo lo estoy respirando. • • • • • #costarica #costaricagram #costaricacool #puravida #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #vanlifediaries #vanlife #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #osapeninsula #peninsuladeosa #adventure #explore #offthebeatenpath #rainforest #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps (at Corcovado National Park)

[maitecristina]

I sit here & dip my fingers in the running water. It’s cool & calm. What a magical region of Costa Rica this is! Everywhere I look is beautiful, & magic runs through my soul as it runs through this river. • Me siento acá y sumerjo mis dedos en el agua corriente. Está fresca y calmada. ¡Que región tan mágica de Costa Rica es esta! En todas partes donde cae mi mirada es hermoso. La mágica corre por mi alma tanto como corre por este río. • • • • • #costarica #costaricagram #costaricacool #puravida #freespirit #gypsysoul #gypsy #vanlifediaries #vanlife #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #backpacking #wildadventures #wildandfree #wanderlust #osapeninsula #peninsuladeosa #adventure #explore #offthebeatenpath #rainforest #potd #lifestyleblogger #lifestyle #paradise #travelbyclick #everywhichaway #latinfootsteps (at Corcovado National Park)