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PESOS IN MY POCKET

stories from a budget traveler + surfer gal

welcome, thanks for being here:)

i'm katia, a california girl that has been living, traveling, and working abroad for 4 years. feel free to explore my adventure travel guides -- from hidden gems of mexico, surfing perfect points, high altitude mountains, and more. send me a message if you are ready to start planning!

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Shaka from Oaxaca!

Jul 15, 20216 min read

Shaka from Oaxaca!

Read on for seeing one of my favorite beaches, Puerto Escondido, on a budget. If you just want the low-down on surfing and the waves,...

All is Swell in Puerto Escondido

Jul 10, 20217 min read

All is Swell in Puerto Escondido

a beginner to intermediate's surfers guide to mexico's best surf town: puerto escondido!

To Puebla and Puerto Escondido!

Jul 6, 20214 min read

To Puebla and Puerto Escondido!

On this particular day we found ourselves up early and checked out of our Mexico City hostel, left our bags there for the day, and made...

La Casa Azul, la Línea Amarilla

Jun 30, 20213 min read

La Casa Azul, la Línea Amarilla

We woke up early for an adventure-packed Thursday in CDMX (fun fact, Mexico City was formerly called D.F. en español but has recently...

Sunny w a Chance of Thunderstorms

Jun 29, 20214 min read

Sunny w a Chance of Thunderstorms

Ah yes, back to the Motherland. If you look up the weather for Mexico in June, you will very likely find 90-100% chance of thunderstorms...

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