Hi "Dreamers"
I would like to make a couple of suggestions for your dream trip. I will not be making the trip since I was there last year.
Flying to Guadalajara and making it your starting point for the trip is an excellent idea. From Guadalajara there are several
ways you can go:
1.-Guadalajara, Yahualica (there is a good sea food restaurant right as you turn off the main road to go into Yahualica, their
specialty is "Pescado Sarandeado" ) Mexticacán, Nochistlán, Teocaltiche , Villa Hidalgo ( Villa Hidalgo is a big textile manufacturing
center. There is a huge shopping center in the middle of town where people from all over the country come to buy clothing for their
shopes or boutiques wholesale and retail. Good bargains can be found here). The town also has an excellent Chinese food restaurant
in case you get tired of Mexican food. Villa Hidalgo is almost half way between Teocaltiche and Aguascalientes. From Aguascalientes you'll probably want to continue north to Rincón de Romos and on to Zacatecas about 80 miles from Aguas. Zacatecas has an airport with daily scheduled
flights north in case you choose to return that way, but then, that would only be half the trip!
The return trip from Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and then on to San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalostotitlán ( here you can go to Santa Ana
and visit Santo Toribio, you don't want to miss this! ) Tepatitlán, (famous for it's "Carnitas") and Guadalajara. Instead of going directly into Guadalajara, the trip should take you Chapala and Ajijic. A beautiful, lush, green, place on the shore of Lake Chapala. Here, you are only about 30 miles south of Guadalajara.
2.- The other Option would be to fly into Zacatecas and start your trip from North to South or
3.- Fly to Aguascalientes and split your days. Two or three days to go north to Zacatecas and then the rest to go to Guadalajara and return to Aguascalientes, make it your "Home base" .
These are only suggestions...The members of the group making the trip should decide where, when and which way they want to go.
Planning is the key to any succesful and enjoyable trip. I am sure all of you will enjoy it and will have a lifetime of memories from it.
I know most of you have already thought about this, but I'll remind you anyway: A U.S. Passport or Green Card will be required. A digital camera is a must, and maybe a small voice recorder for interviews, and last but not least: Imodium A-D.
John González
Wildomar, CA.