My blog is the non personal online diary of my life in Mexico. It’s neither about me, nor Mexico, but of both together. Mas o menos. If you get what I mean. But other people tune in too, from time to time, and not just my mum. Blogging has its benefits. I think I’ve built a little place on the web that has plenty of information that is of use to others. Perhaps it could even be said to have its own little community, with the same old faces commenting again and again. And it is, of course, a record of my wanderings across the country that I can refer back to.
But blogging has other benefits. A couple of years ago a couple of Englishmen happened to be coming over to Mexico to climb a few mountains, just before my own attempt on Izta. And they kindly rescued my adventure by bringing with them a pair of Gringo sized boots. Yesterday I met another person coming into Mexico from the US, who kindly brought with him a camera for me. The mysterious Mr K, a long time faceless presence on my blog, providing many of my posts with better context and explanations with his informed comments. Anyway, the same camera would have cost me more than twice the amount I paid had I purchased it in Mexico. I’ve thanked him profusely, of course. And once more – gracias amigo!
Anyway, I’m now a very happy chappy, in possession of my brand new Panasonic FZ35. I’ve written a few posts on my photography blog, First Impressions, a review and one with a short video sample, as well as uploading a few shots from my first 24 hours with the camera onto Flickr – click here to see those. Hopefully I’ll get to post many more photos in the coming months and years! The photo below was the first I took, inside a hotel in the centre of Mexico City.
The Mexile 
Wow! from where’s that photo
Impressssive….
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A hotel….but which one escapes me!
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Great first shot! Lemme know if you’re selling any cameras — I’m in the market. Realized that bonito Mexico is passing me by and my crap camera is not doing it justice.
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Sadly I’m not selling at the moment! I’m keeping my little TZ5 to have a poacketable carry anywhere camera! You’ll just have to find your own net friend who’s kind enough to bring one into the country for you!
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Very kind comment! Nice shot of the hotel too! I hope you share many fabulous pics with us that you take with your new camera.
Saludos,
Kim G
Mexico City, DF
At least unti Saturday
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My pleasure. And I’m pleased that the very first shot turned out to be quite a good one. That bodes well! Hopefully put the camera to good ude tomorrow too. I’ll email/text shortly…
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Yo,
Get a pic of Ajusco before the snow melts!
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I would if it were anywhere near my home! But anyway, coming from the UK, snow isn’t such a novelty for me!
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I know, but still, it’s an unusual and pretty sight. One of the fondest memories of my childhood was when there was a massive snowfall all over the Ajusco area back in 1995, my parents drove me to a place where there was at least a meter of snow (to date I haven’t seen that much snow on the ground). We did what all chilangos do when they find snow: build a snowman on the bonnet of the car.
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Building a snowman on the bonnet of a car…that made me laugh! So you can take it home with you, right! 🙂
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wow! What a shot, love this photo! You’ve inspired me, I think I’ll take a peek inside some of NYC’s famous hotels this weekend, and try to get a cool pic… never occurred to me before. Thanks!
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Hotels are often great places to go and get some cool shots!
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