First Impressions of Oaxaca, Mexico

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  • @chrisandsara
    @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +3

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  • @rodrigohernandez2957
    @rodrigohernandez2957 3 місяці тому +8

    Oaxaca is my favorite place in the world!!!!

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  2 місяці тому +2

      It’s so lovely!

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому

      🤯EVERYONE please please PLEASE!!! 🤯Go and watch - A Story About Tourism Industry in Oaxaca, Mexico by the UA-camr Bianca Graulau.
      The video has 1M Views and it talks the extreme inequality and hardship the locals suffer as a direct result of tourism in Oaxaca!!
      Many locals and the staff in your hotel go weeks without running water because it given to the tourist in the hotels and taken away from the locals.
      Many local can only bathe with wet wipes , they cant flush their toilets.
      The wages of the workers are so low that they can't afford their basic needs.
      Locals are suffering
      Truly heartbreaking

  • @TheDetourDuo
    @TheDetourDuo 3 місяці тому +10

    You've really sold on Oaxaca. Food capital of Mexico. Yes, please! It's so peaceful there, too. Definitely pinned Hacienda Santa Martha to our board.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +1

      YES! Y'all are going to love Oaxaca! Wish you could have been there the same time as us. Would have been fun to finally travel and hangout in person. :)

    • @TheDetourDuo
      @TheDetourDuo 3 місяці тому

      @chrisandsara no seriously, we have to make this happen one day because ya'll are such an inspiration

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому

      🤯EVERYONE PLEASE!!! 🤯Go and watch - A Story About Tourism Industry in Oaxaca, Mexico by the UA-camr Bianca Graulau.
      The video has 1M Views and it talks the extreme inequality and hardship the locals suffer as a direct result of tourism in Oaxaca!!
      Many locals and the staff in your hotel go weeks without running water because it given to the tourist in the hotels and taken away from the locals.
      Many local can only bathe with wet wipes , they cant flush their toilets.
      The wages of the workers are so low that they can't afford their basic needs.
      Locals are suffering
      Truly heartbreaking

  • @jodibraun6383
    @jodibraun6383 2 місяці тому +2

    One of the best things about watching travel vlogs is getting restaurant recommendations! And I particularly love when those recommendations are away from the general tourist areas, simply because outsiders rarely go there. I mean, not many people go as far north of Oaxaca Centro as where Hacienda Santa Marta is. That was really great to see, so thanks! I've been marking all of the restaurant recs from your México vlogs on my Google maps. 😊

  • @jamberry1369
    @jamberry1369 3 місяці тому +8

    Mezcal Margaritas are the best! I had a few when I was in Oaxaca in 2021 - smokey, sweet and amazing!

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +3

      They're so good!! I didn't expect to like the smoky with the fruity taste of a margarita but it works so well! Especially with a bit a of Tajin on the rim. :)

  • @lauraboggs4415
    @lauraboggs4415 2 місяці тому +1

    Lol.. that was a great ending Chris! Also, loved you had you collapsed dog bowl on your shoulder at one point! Hope you all stayed clear of hurricane Milton! Praying for the people of Mexico and hoping it didn’t cause too much damage. Stay safe and can’t wait to see your next adventure..
    Oh and ..great video!

  • @susanf7846
    @susanf7846 2 місяці тому +2

    Your B-roll game lately 🔥

  • @sonidosoundwaves
    @sonidosoundwaves 3 місяці тому +3

    You have sold me my next trip... Oaxaca!
    Excellent video

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +1

      Oaxaca is a wonderful place to visit!! I hope you love it as much as we did!

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому

      🤯EVERYONE PLEASE!!! 🤯Go and watch - A Story About Tourism Industry in Oaxaca, Mexico by the UA-camr Bianca Graulau.
      The video has 1M Views and it talks the extreme inequality and hardship the locals suffer as a direct result of tourism in Oaxaca!!

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому +2

      Many locals and the staff in your hotel go weeks without running water because it given to the tourist in the hotels and taken away from the locals.
      Many local can only bathe with wet wipes , they cant flush their toilets.
      The wages of the workers are so low that they can't afford their basic needs.
      Locals are suffering
      Truly heartbreaking

  • @pollyd79
    @pollyd79 2 місяці тому

    Guys, this video is amazing. The colours, what you have fit in, all the flavours 😍and of course Kramer! All the places you went to we have starred on our map and hopefully we will get there in our van some day!

  • @lauraguerra6450
    @lauraguerra6450 3 місяці тому +3

    Love your filming skills guys: stellar job getting high quality image in all kinds of places, lighting, etc. Gorgeous!
    An unnecessary comment but a funny one is that “pan con madre” literally translates as “bread with mother” but that’s not what it means. “Con madre” is an expression originally from northern Mexico to qualify something as reeeaaally goooood, as top notch.
    Sorry that you couldn’t find the best food in Oaxaca… if you are still there a few recommendations: leche quemada and tuna ice cream, tlayudas, enchiladas de mole amarillo, empanadas de queso con flor de calabaza y mole amarillo. Oaxaca is famous for its chocolate: there is a mill where you can go and make your own mix and have a dozens of chocolate bars made for you to prepare your own hot cocoa. Tamales oaxaqueños are different to tamales everywhere else in the country and are soo good. Best food is usually found in small stands (not so much in restaurants) or traditional markets. Oaxaca is famous for its arts & crafts: textiles, embroidered clothes, alebrijes, pottery… every town is known for a different craft so it is great to visit small villages to seeing each. If you are on your way to the coast, San José del Pacifico is a gorgeous town with incredible views high in the mountains. I am going to stop here cause you might not be there anymore so maybe all of this is useless. Don’t hesitate to ask the locals whats best to see and do… we locals do it all the time and follow the most passionate recommendation we get 😂. Happy travels!

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for these recommendations!! :) You have no idea how helpful this is! Recommendations from locals are by far our favorite to follow. 😀 Also, thank you for telling what "con madre" means! I had no idea and now I love that expression.

  • @JesusRodriguez-rw6fy
    @JesusRodriguez-rw6fy 21 день тому

    Gracias por visitar México.

  • @yesandnoynada
    @yesandnoynada 3 місяці тому +2

    I ❤ Mexico!

  • @dang6738
    @dang6738 2 місяці тому +2

    What camera do you use ? The quality and clarity is so goooooddd

  • @alalesc3796
    @alalesc3796 2 місяці тому +1

    Oaxaca is beautiful just like the rest of Mexico! Enjoy!😀
    Pan (pastries) in Mexico are awesome!! Some of the best in the world! Infinity variety!

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  2 місяці тому

      Oaxaca is beautiful!

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому

      The PEOPLE IN OAXACA ARE SUFFERING 🤯EVERYONE PLEASE!!! 🤯Go and watch - A Story About Tourism Industry in Oaxaca, Mexico by the UA-camr Bianca Graulau.
      The video has 1M Views and it talks the extreme inequality and hardship the locals suffer as a direct result of tourism in Oaxaca!!

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому +1

      Many locals and the staff in your hotel go weeks without running water because it given to the tourist in the hotels and taken from the local people.

    • @monzorella1
      @monzorella1 2 місяці тому +1

      Many local can only bathe with wet wipes , they cant flush their toilets.
      The wages of the workers are so low that they can't afford their basic needs.
      Locals are suffering
      Truly heartbreaking 💔💔💔

  • @freelyroaming
    @freelyroaming 2 місяці тому

    We really liked staying at that campground. A little expensive for 5 people but we still stayed for 2 weeks. We make a lot of Mexican-inspired Shakshuka for breakfast. I believe it's originally from Tunisia.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  2 місяці тому

      Yes that campground can add up the more people you have. It’s such a lovely campground and that Shakshuka sounds great!

  • @alalesc3796
    @alalesc3796 2 місяці тому +1

    Go to puerto Escondido, is beautiful!

  • @hectorcampos9244
    @hectorcampos9244 3 місяці тому

    You guys making me hungry😂😂

  • @PallideMeam
    @PallideMeam 2 місяці тому

    🫵🏻Shot🥃😂lol made you part of the group right away 🙏🏻🤲🏻❤️💐

  • @conniebeal6000
    @conniebeal6000 3 місяці тому

    Yes you are right. I made a mole negro and it had 32 ingredients. I am sooo jealous! You don’t even have their yummy tamales.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  2 місяці тому

      32?! Wow! And yes love some tamales!

  • @jeffreyb5333
    @jeffreyb5333 2 місяці тому +1

    I really like the scene at the end where you're sliding down the slide and commenting that you will burn your butt if it's too hot.
    Then, it pans to an aerial view of a huge plume of smoke.
    You weren't kidding it was hot! I hope you are OK ! 😊

  • @selfscience
    @selfscience 3 місяці тому +1

    21:32 That is "chicharrón de harina", that is supposed to be eaten with a lot of stuff on it. Valentina first of all.

  • @EarthRoamingAdventures
    @EarthRoamingAdventures 3 місяці тому

    Does Cali still work at the campground?
    That's a great place to be broken down plenty to explore around the area.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому

      Haha Yes! He does! 😂 He's the one who doesn't like Kramer (or Chris lol). He's always super nice to me though and he keeps the grounds spotless. We couldn't ask for a better place to be "stuck."

  • @dacstgo
    @dacstgo 2 місяці тому

    when you use a tortilla to eat the meat, you created basically a taco. You usually put some sauce on it, red sauce or guacamole, you can add veggies, there are smoked spring onions (cebollines) and I like my meat taco wiht those.
    That taco was definitely missing flavour :D

  • @margaretdeavila
    @margaretdeavila 2 місяці тому

    nice video

  • @elconquistador5095
    @elconquistador5095 2 місяці тому

    There are faces on the Tule tree. You have to find them.

  • @naf821
    @naf821 3 місяці тому

    How’s the truck doing? Also how’d your place in TN weather Helene?

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +1

      Hey! The truck part JUST arrived and we're waiting for the mechanic to make time for us later this week. Our house in TN was perfectly fine thankfully. We got about 7" of rain in 24 hours and a few trees down in the neighborhood, but nothing compared to Asheville and further east TN. Thank you for checking!

  • @David-bg9wv
    @David-bg9wv 3 місяці тому

    I love to eat it with onion and cilantro. chill verde

  • @chasingchelsee
    @chasingchelsee 3 місяці тому

    Who was the blogger you referred to that lives in Oaxaca?

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому

      Hi there! So sorry I forgot to link that in the description, I'll go back and do that now. :) Here is a direct link to her website though. I found her blog super helpful and full of good insight! www.brooklyntropicali.com/

  • @lornabausan
    @lornabausan 3 місяці тому

    Chile en nogada is sweet is typical in independence day is from puebla .
    About traditional oaxaca food are moles, tlayudas, caldo de piedra, etc. Here in oaxaca is common to eat tasajo, chorizo, carne enchilada (carne asada) with sauce and vegetables like onion, radishes,etc. Santa martha is a restaurant with many plates some of them are not from oaxaca. This restaurant was better 10 years ago.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for the info! So good to know!

  • @laurazavaleta6929
    @laurazavaleta6929 3 місяці тому +6

    pan con madre means its sourdough bread

  • @jesusramirez6791
    @jesusramirez6791 2 місяці тому

    ❤❤👍

  • @artlagunas9698
    @artlagunas9698 2 місяці тому

    The state with the best Carne Asada in Mexico is Sonora.

  • @WeDidntExpectthis
    @WeDidntExpectthis 3 місяці тому

    So did Chris crash into Sara at the end of this video on the slide, lol😅? We want to see what happened!

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +2

      😂😂😂 Thankfully I moved in time, but that would have made for good video content!

  • @tomgardner8825
    @tomgardner8825 8 днів тому +1

    retired to oaxaca in 2015. seen lots of really bad visitors videos. this is one of the worst.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  8 днів тому +1

      Thanks Tom! Would love to see your videos. Can’t wait to subscribe!

    • @RR64434
      @RR64434 4 дні тому

      Why do you consider it one of the worst?

  • @datadinkusmc001
    @datadinkusmc001 Місяць тому

    Say it with me Wah Ha Ka....

  • @marciovianna2398
    @marciovianna2398 3 місяці тому

    Pan con leche = bread with milk

  • @rone7927
    @rone7927 3 місяці тому

    What evidence is there that the tree Is only one tree?

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Árbol_del_Tule

  • @jayreszy4398
    @jayreszy4398 3 місяці тому

    Empañada??? 😂😂😂. EmpaNada!

  • @rone7927
    @rone7927 3 місяці тому

    Is the food all you talk about? You used to talk about other aspects like the countryside etc.

    • @chrisandsara
      @chrisandsara  3 місяці тому +1

      Oaxaca is specifically known for food so that’s why this episode leans more into that aspect of their culture.

    • @GPosner8
      @GPosner8 Місяць тому

      @@chrisandsaraI have NO problem with your talking about all the food😉 🫶🏻from a new subscriber ✌🏻👍🏻🤙🏻

  • @paulyeatman303
    @paulyeatman303 2 місяці тому

    It would be great to pronounce the name correctly

  • @joshok2440
    @joshok2440 3 місяці тому

    Be Still and Eat Sugar