Moving Along, Checking the Air

Mid-afternoon Thursday in the historic district of Mexico City as pedestrians cross the street en masse in front of the impressive Palace of Fine Arts.

I spent only two nights in Mexico City, mostly resting except for a brief bus ride into the Historic Center of the city, following several long flights in the jet-lag direction over the past eight days from Crete, Greece, to Mexico.

Who was that masked man on Arab Street in Singapore last week?

 I've become very conscious of the air quality in my choice of destinations lately, and I was concerned about the  air quality in Mexico City after I'd made my flight reservations. So I cut this leg of the trip to two nights, then realized I misread the reports and it was not as bad as I thought. I did see a faint brown layer under a bright blue sky Thursday and Friday but overall the Mexico City air was not too bad.  Nevertheless, I wore a mask though not many people that I saw did, and then I took a 16-hour overnight bus trip north to Culiacan, Mexico, where I am currently, visiting good friends I'd made there early in my travels in 2017.
Not bad air here in Culiacan, either, and not even a discussion of the Coronavirus.
I did see lots of masked faces in Singapore during the four days I was there earlier in the week, before spending almost 20 hours airborne with layovers in San Francisco and Los Angeles while getting from Singapore to Mexico City.  I was concerned more with the Coronavirus than bad air in Singapore, however, and since I left reports from there are getting worse. 
​Although I'm glad to be out of Southeast Asia now, I have many photos to post from that short but memorable trip to Singapore, and I'll get to them soon now that I have a little time to relax in Culiacan. 
My travel schedule has picked up considerably after spending 11 weeks on the lovely isle of Crete, Greece, and the pace won't be slowing down much as this year rolls along.
Later this month I'm planning to return to Hawaii, then head back to the Americas, South and Central, for a few months exploring places I didn't get to on my first go-round.
Then in June I'm going to  New Jersey for the 50-year celebration of my high school's graduating class in June.
I've got a lot to look forward to.

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