Gracias, Guanajuato, y adios!

[DonJuane]

I can't resist this either ....

Not sure why so many feel compelled to be nasty, the city and also Mexico speak for themselves. Cumulatively or in parts, it's not for everyone. Still I'd vote to allow everyone to express themselves online. GTO and other cities affect different people different ways. I know in my case my own leg muscles have taken over my entire body and I now ask them where I am going for dinner instead of other cities I've spent time in where they humbly ask me.

I have been traveling trough Mexico for some time now and have found almost everywhere has a list of shortcomings that will build over time. In the US all you can complain about is the weather and water because outside of the weather and if there is a body of fresh or salt water around, there is nothing different to be discovered or discussed anywhere - all the houses look exactly alike, are all the same color, tan to beige and every mall has the same set of stores and every city has the same restaurants and every building is made out of the same cheap construction materials via the same methods. You will notice a little difference in accents in the US but blindfold someone and drop them in any city and they have no idea where they are because outside of these 3-4 things, no city in the US is different than the other.

At least it's a bit of a different situation in Mexico. Now while Zacatecas will have bowls of birria and a few rodeos, it will also have some of the most harsh and cold weather that you will soon be suffering through here in Mexico. The US northers will blow through to make you cold to the bone and if you are not, you'll be so soaked with rain so often that you will be tapping on your knees to see if they are frozen. And just like good old GTO once the new wears off you'll be wondering if you made the right decision or not, because as much as we like to believe we are converts, you can take a Gringo out of the US but you can't take the US out of a Gringo (double wink and spoken by a Gringo). If you've invested in property here there or anywhere, you'll start combing the forums and FB groups to attempt to squash those who bring up the shortcomings of your new home and investment opportunities as well, because the money may not be coming in like you had hoped, after all every shack seems online for rent these days.

Still with all there is to discover out there, I'll have to agree that leaving Ajijic was a great start. Or maybe you'll end up like me and won't be able to stop searching for the perfect stop. Regardless, I do hope that we all one day "find the eternal spring"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKV_HTHFjZY