Got back from La Paz yesterday. Sun, seafood, ocean, and a couple of Margaritas 🙂
Landed in the evening and headed straight out for food. Everyone said La Paz has great seafood and these tuna and smoked fish tacos at Hambrusia were sooo good!
Priority numero uno for me in the mornings is my coffee. That’s a lie, feeding Hunter comes first actually. Since Hunter stayed home with Julieta, I checked out Doce Cuarenta for caffeine and breakfast which was great.
Passed by Gratitude and tried their coffee too. Very good and went back a couple of more times during my stay.
After a couple of relaxing hours by the pool it was time for a late lunch at Claro Fish Jr. There was all kinds of options like tacos, burritos, tostadas, seafood cocktails, aqua chillies and to have your seafood fried, smoked, battered or raw. I finally settled for this huge seafood tower that was as big as one of my calfs!
Found and negotiated with an Uber driver to take me to the dunes and back. No problem to find Ubers in town, but not so many available to take you back if you head outside of town. It felt very remote driving out there and I remember wondering how many bodies laid buried there. Yes, I watch too many movies…. But I really liked it and the beach went on forever.
Only had a cocktail and french toast for dinner when returning to town. One of my big dreams when I was kid, to just eat dessert 🙂
I was supposed to snorkel with sea lions and check out the Espirito Santo Island the next day. Unfortunately they cancelled the tour necause they said the water was choppy and it wasn’t going to be comfortable on the boat. I hit the Uber driver up and went to check out the town Todos Santos. It’s one of the Pueblos Magicos here in Mexico. Meaning ‘Magical Town’. It was very cute. Started by checking out Hotel California. Supposedly the Eagles song with the same name was inspired about this hotel. I just googled it, and it turns out it’s not true. Hahahaaa, but cool story though 🙂
More fish tacos and coffee while walking around town…
I saw these cool and a bit freaky masks made with animal hide. I kind of wished I’d gotten one 🙂
There was this cool pink wall with cactuses. Not sure if they were for sale, but if I had to pick one, it would’ve been this one LOL…
Then headed to a beach called La Cachora. Barely any people there and the waves were huge. There’s something very peaceful walking barefoot on sand and hearing the ocean!
If I ever go back, I would definitely plan a couple of days in Todos Santos 🙂
Next day it was time for a whale shark tour. It was kind of the whole purpose of this trip. They only swim here at certain times of the year and I really wanted to swim with them. And it was amazing! They are so majestic and you’re just a little fart next to them. I did bring my GoPro to film underwater, but then decided to just observe them. It would’ve been hard because you have to pay attention to stay alongside them when swimming. This was the highlight of my trip!
A little bit more pool time after that. And bikini pics…
The Uber driver had been going on about the fantastic Margaritas at this place called Buzos. He wasn’t wrong! Tamarindo is now my new favorite flavour in Margaritas or Mezcalitos by the way! I think they were almost a liter and I was drunk when walking to dinner hahhaaaa…
Grabbed breakfast at this place called Paradiso yesterday. They were playing vinyl records and I obviously noticed the Black Pumas. Not bad 🙂
Better to not be starving when going to the airport so I stuffed myself with this so I could get through my 2h flight 😉 La Mäsa is a very popular coffee and bakery in town.
And the leftover pics of a cute cat, piñata store, and ME 🙂
It was a great trip and I felt I needed some beach and pool time. Feel refreshed now. Booked my Japan trip for next month this morning. Very excited. I want to see more than Tokyo and I’m considering Kyoto. Have you been? Or do you have any other place in Japan to recommend?
Need to go buy food for next week now. Hunter has a special order of some ground chicken mix that has come in that I need to pick up too 🙂
Catch you later and wish you a fabulous week coming up!
XXX Puma
You always find the nicest places in Mexico!
That trip looked like a lot of fun!
I will ask some friends I know for nice cities to visit in Japan.
Have a good week!
Lou
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I think Mexico has so many beautiful and cool places 🙂 Just trying to check them off one at the time from my bucket list 🙂
Yes, please ask your friends and thank you in advance 🙂
XXX Puma
Nice trip and lovely cactus… Like my… Japani varmasti mailman hienoin maa tekee parhaat autot ja lumi mailman parasta tahtoisin sinne joskus snoukkaamaan…
Hahahaa, cactus oli paras 😉 Pitaiskohan lie auto ostaa kun oon Japanissa sitten? En ees tieda mita autoja teetetaan Japanissa hahhaaa…. Kuvittelen vaan etta autot ovat pienia. Mita tarkoittaa ‘snoukkaa’?
XXX Puma
I visited Japan last year. First time. Main recommendation is to get a bullet train pass which weirdly you need to do online ahead of your trip. With that you can hit Tokyo for a few days, then on to Osaka which is unbelievable. So much history. My favourite day was a visit to the temples (and deer) in Nara. From Osaka it’s a short trip to Kyoto which, with its grid system, has US vibes and amazing food and lots of stunning temples. From Kyoto you can head back to Tokyo but I’d also make time for at least a single day hike up Fuji or a hill/mountain close to Fuji for the views. We did Mount Mitsutoge. Can give additional tips should you require.
Khabi
Yes, I’ve been recommended the bullet train pass 🙂 I plan to go to Kyoto, but now you mentioned Osaka and I’m thinking of going there too hahhaaaa… Yes, I would love to see Mt Fuji and do a bit hiking. Did you go by yourself or did you do like an Airbnb experience or something similar?
If you got any cool restaurants, cafes, stores or anything else you think was cool, please feel free to share 🙂
Thank you for the tips 🙂
XXX Puma