Those bus trips....

I am a big fan of Tarantino. Not only for his weird story-tellings, but I find how he mixes music and picture amazing. The way he used "Cat People" by David Bowie in his last movie, "Inglourious Bastards" was just perfect. Another thing I love is to put my Spotify playlists on shuffle. And it was on a bus trip from San Cristobal to Merida, as a stunning landscape of mountains, valleys and cactuse passed by, Bjørn Hellfuck's "Krabbeklo" was next on my ears .....for second I though Tarantino would have loved this.....surreal...."Krabbe, krabbe, krabbeklo".

Bjørn Hellfuck

For all of you that don't know, Bjørn Hellfuck, he is an artist that invented his own music genre "Bjørn Hellfuck music", and I am not really sure why I like him so much. Maybe it is a mix of the surreal lyrics and his use of organ, one of my favorite instruments. The lyrics are (unfortunately) in Norwegian and are really really weird ("I was on the ferry to Denmark shit faced in a buffet...."), and according to his fan page on Facebook, his interests are "Horer og Brennevin" (hookers and booze). I guess you somehow get it, but if you want, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enGeMFRqmTc

Listening to music ("spotifying") on the bus!

I met this young guy at one of the "bus-breaks". He wantet to teach me how to play a Mexican hide and seek game :)

Most drivers have a cross or a religous picture in their front window....but not this driver...

Well, let's get back to bus trips. You get really used to it as a backpacker, and instead of spending money on another night on a hostel why not just jump on a night bus and see where it takes you. If you travel in Latin America, be prepared for insanely boring movies dubbed in Spanish (bring a book), and remember some warm clothing as it sometimes feels like being in a freezer due to abuse of air conditioning.(Remember, sometimes when you know there is some great landscape to see on the way, go by day).

Together with Carmel and Shiran I spent only 2 days in San Cristobal, which is located in the central region in the state of Chipas. The city is famous for it colorful and beautiful urban designs. This region is also the home of many indigenous people, and their handcrafts can be bought one the market located in the city center.

The colourful streets of San Cristobal

Kids at the market



These hands have made many beautiful and traditional accessories...

The classic Volkswagen Beetle in sunset
(there still exists tonns of this of car in Mexico)

Shiran at a Libonese restaurant!

The owner of the hostel had the coolest dog...so way don't take it for a walk?

:)

The second day in San Cristobal I headed out of the city together with Carmel, to a beautiful waterfall call El Chiflon. The blue water somehow reminded me of The Blue Lagoon in Iceland.

I and Carmel with the main waterfall , El Chiflon, in the backround!

Shiran, Carmel, thank you for great days in Puerto Escondido and San Cristobal, maybe we will meet again at the Caribbean coast!