Ready for food bigger than your head? 🌮🌯😂 Exploring Puebla Mexico Vlog

Puebla is a city famous for mole sauce, but there is so much more to this colonial city. In this Puebla Mexico vlog we discover the golden churches, giant ferris wheels, and enormous gorditas of the 4th largest city in Mexico.
This week, we packed up from Grutas Tolantongo, an amazing hot springs camping experience featuring cliffside infinity pools, caves, and a teal river. This travel day was actually a positive when we got to sample a Hidalgo state local pastry dish (and it was beyond delicious). Continuing on towards Puebla, we settled into our home for the week: Las Americas Trailer Park in nearby Chulula. This is an excellent RV park with 24 hour security, beautiful landscaping, a pool, full hookups, and great hot water for showers if you want to use their facilities. For digital nomads like us, there is strong (and consistently higher speed) WiFi and a shopping center within walking distance for most anything you need to buy. We enjoyed working poolside or under our awning for change of scenery!
In the evening, we walked over to have dinner, drinks, and some late night Jazz in Cholula. First was rooftop dining at Cus Cus Cus, where we had a wide variety of dishes including trying Chapulines (grasshoppers) for the first time! We continued over to Jazzatlan club de jazz for some (no surprise given the name) live Jazz music and cocktails. There was a small cover charge and great music from the group "Fer Harada Loops & Groove featuring Diego Carbonell." The musicians would build and mix loops of themselves playing to create amazing harmonies and effects, quite the show and definitely a unique spin on Jazz!
Unfortunately, both Katelyn and I were fighting colds (definitely not coronavirus, just your run of the mill colds) so we stayed in for several of the days in Puebla. We did finally go out exploring a few afternoons, which means you get to join us on our journey around Puebla! We check out the city center, visit one of the most famous pottery companies, and yes eat food bigger than our heads! Welcome to Puebla!
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[@NewstateNomads]

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[@slightlyoffthebeatentrack7322]

The more I see of Mexico, the more I would love to visit. Puebla looks lovely. The architecture, the amazing library. And It's also so cool you guys have a home you travel with - guaranteed accommodation always!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much for watching, and you're right. It's an incredible benefit to travel with our home, and we try to go wherever we can with it! Our European and other international travels have been with flying/Airbnb, but that might change for the future... 😉 -Howard

[@ScottHowarthFilms]

Woahhh that architecture took my breath away!! I thought that St Stephens Basilica in Budapest had an enormous amount of gold interior but that was just incredible!!!

[@NewstateNomads]

Right?! It was incredible to see in person, the video doesn't even do it justice. We didn't get to visit St. Stephens when we were in Budapest last fall, but we definitely want to go back so we'll have to add that to our list! Thanks for watching, Scott! -Katelyn

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

I'm going to be moving to Puebla (hopefully) by the end of the year! I'm so excited, I've never been to a place that made me feel more at home than Puebla. I can't wait to call it my home one day. ❤️

[@NewstateNomads]

Ellary, thanks for watching, glad you found our video, and that's so exciting for you! We hope to return in the future, maybe you'll have some recommendations for us by then. 👍 -Howard

[@exploreaswego]

Omg all of the food looks so amazing! Making us hungry all the way from Bali! We really miss Mexican food. Really love your graphics as we mentioned from before would love to learn how to do it! When we travel, it is always so hard to not over eat because you want to tasty everything. That Chalupa looked AMAZING! Watched your whole video

[@NewstateNomads]

Hello to you in Bali! Yes, we have eaten so much amazing food since we've been here, and I'm trying to learn to make as much of it as possible before we leave! Appreciate the compliment on the graphics, feel free to reach out anytime! Glad you're along for the journey. 👍 -Howard

[@theRTWguys]

I'm a new visitor to your Channel and love the idea of your trip and the RVing in Mexico!! We've been in Mexico a few times, but unfortunately not Puebla yet - but you have convinced me to add Puebla to our list to visit someday, soon. Love how tasty and affordable real Mexican food is - I would be like Katelyn with Joker face when I eat the food LOL INCLUDING MACDONALD'S! Beautiful church and amazing how intricate everything is! Thank you for sharing and great job, guys. I just subbed to follow your amazing journey in Mexico (for now)

[@NewstateNomads]

😂 Katelyn's reaction was genuine, I said, "look at your face right now" and she hit record! We have loved visiting the smaller cities of Central Mexico, and would recommend anyone to do the same. Mexico's big tourism areas are worthy of their popularity, but there is so much to explore (And EAT!) in this wonderful country. Thanks again for watching! 👍 -Howard

[@CarolandDerek]

Have subbed you two. Driving something that size must be tricky. Night shots were quality. Catching a cold is a bummer. So many churches! Loved the library great footage. ❤️👍🌈 why toilet paper, I could never figure that out.

[@NewstateNomads]

Carol and Derek, thanks so much for watching, the compliments and coming along on our journey! Believe it or not, our Navion drives like a big car/van and is suprisingly easy for both of us to drive. I think if we had not gotten colds, we would have loved to explore Puebla more! 👍 -Howard

[@TravelKiwi]

ohhh that food looks so yummy!!! nice wee jazz place too!! awesome video guys!!

[@NewstateNomads]

Yes yes! Glad you enjoyed it, we had a great time. Thanks for watching! 👍 -Howard

[@TravelKiwi]

@@NewstateNomads no worries!!

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Just subbed today, loving this Mexico adventure. Also, I suspect the Pasty you’re having has its roots in the Welsh miners who came to Mexico in the 19th century. Local tastes adapt and create their own amazing versions :)

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying our videos and along for the journey! Yes, you're right, the pasty feels strangely out of place and Hidalgo is certainly a major mining area of Mexico. I think you may be on to something! 👍 - Howard

[@peacefulwife5199]

This video was so interesting. I love historical buildings, fountains and old cities. Your chalupas made me so hungry. I've been binge watching your vids ever since I found your channel. Each video is better than the one before. You two compliment each other so perfectly. I adore your doggos. I've told many of my friends about your channel and send them links to the new ones. I'm looking forward to all of your videos. 😊

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Rosita! WOW....thank you so much for the great compliments. We really appreciate you watching and sharing and are so glad you love our videos. We're missing the food in Mexico so bad! It's delicious. The pups say hi! 😀❤ We're so glad you found us! -Katelyn

[@andrewpopescu2085]

There are way more churches than the videos says. In the entire state of Puebla: According to the archdiocese, the figure is only slightly exaggerated: there are 283 parishes registered, not including chapels, minor temples, oratories and other religious buildings. Puebla is perhaps the most historical and heroic region of Mexico, it's on my travel list, hopefully we will be able to go there soon.

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks for watching, and yes, the 365 (a church for every day of the year) is a legend more so than fact based on what we read as well. Regardless, there are a lot of churches! Also found an interesting reference to it from an NPR story: www.npr.org/2017/09/25/553405847/earthquake-in-mexico-hit-churches-hard-in-puebla-state

[@TheNearAndAway]

OMG…the size of that gordita! 😳 The food is stupid cheap there…love it!! We spent about 4 months in Mexico, but we didn’t make it to Puebla…but it looks like a good choice for food! Great video…looking forward to more. New subscriber!

[@NewstateNomads]

So glad you're enjoying our adventures and are along for the journey! Wow, 4 months in Mexico, any particular favorites or recommendations? We've just scratched the surface of exploring South of the Border and we've been here for almost 5 months! 👍 -Howard

[@tarac5137]

As usual, the food looks amazing! 🌮

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Tara! Recurring theme here for sure! We've been cooking every meal since we've been quarantining (which has been nice!) but we sure do miss the delicious food here. -Katelyn

[@armandovera2304]

The church was amazing and beautiful..

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Armando! Yes it was, there are so many incredible churches all across Mexico! Thanks so much for watching our video! -Katelyn

[@thepharmacistwiththesuitcase]

Oh guys!!! I love so much your style!!! It is soooo clear that what you do is not only your passion, but that you also have the great abilities of professionals!!! :D Watching your videos is always a delight!!! :D This Summer I went for one month to Mexico on a solo trip, but I did not visit Puebla, so I am very happy you are showing me its beauties!!! I do not know if you went or not, but I would suggest you to go to Mahahual to see the tortoises, to Bacalar ( water over there is terribly amazing!!!!), to Merida and Celestun and to Tequila!!! I saw many other places, but these for sure have a special place in my memory and heart, so I think I should recommend them to you!!! :)

[@NewstateNomads]

Wow, thanks so much for the compliments and glad you're along for the journey! We have been to exactly NONE of those places yet, so much more to explore here in Mexico when the restrictions are lifted. Thanks for all the great suggestions! -Howard

[@thepharmacistwiththesuitcase]

@@NewstateNomads please, keep them in mind! I went there this August and they all left me breathless!!! Truly worthy!

[@ericvaneck4296]

Like the lime green sunglasses:). LOL

[@NewstateNomads]

Lol, they're not my "forever" sunglasses, just trying them on! Still on the hunt for another pair... -Howard

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

You guys are making me hungry, so much go food😊 Great vlog 👍

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much for watching, glad you're enjoying our journey together! -Howard

[@ItsAllTripToMe]

I absolutely loved this video! For one thing, Puebla looks so colourful and cheerful. Also, the food looks delicious especially those pastes in the beginning. But most of all, I enjoy the way you vlog! Keep it up😊😊

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks for watching and appreciate the compliments! Yes, the food is one thing we will never forget from our time here in Mexico. 👍 -Howard

[@ConsidertheWonders]

Great video 👍. We’ve never even heard of this city 😁. I’m excited to see the next video to see what happens with that “beaches never close” comment 🤣. Glad y’all were safe!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks so much for watching! 🙂 It was a fun city to explore with some definite highlights, like all the delicious food and beautiful art! Haha... oh how young and naive we were back in the middle of March! 😂🏖🚫 -Katelyn

[@fredotob]

@@NewstateNomads In this city Mexico defeated the French in a very important battle in 1862... EL CINCO DE MAYO.

[@lorihuber775]

Love you guys❤️❤️❤️

[@NewstateNomads]

Aww! Thanks so much Lori! 🤗 - Katelyn

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

We did not have any pastes while in Mexico...how did we miss these? They look so tasty! And 80 cents is a bargain! Which flavor was your favorite? Sucks being sick while traveling...we were so sick with colds/coughs when in Eastern Europe in December. We just judged you for your McD's guilty pleasures, hahaha! 😜😂 OMG, that gordita looks like something I would make! (I only know how to cook large quantities, haha) Yummy...making us miss Mexican food. Nice views from the Ferris wheel (which looks more to us like an "Eye")

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks for watching, and you really should come back to explore more of Mexico! The food, people, and culture makes this a very affordable (and safe) place to explore. Love the "eye" comment, it's kind of a marketing thing to not call it a wheel (or Ferris Wheel), but there's no difference. Still a bunch of gondolas on a wheel. 😂

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Perhaps someday we will... LOL, yep

[@sherriweber7105]

Puebla looked nice not too bad the food looked good. I liked the other places you’ve been too better though. Hopefully where you are going will be fun especially at the beach. Stay safe and travel safe and see you soon!

[@angelesgaleno6545]

I am poblana Puebla is so pretty ♥️

[@NewstateNomads]

Yes it is! Some of the churches in particular are incredible. ❤️

[@nbragtop]

Such a good video, thank you!

[@NewstateNomads]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! ☺️ -Katelyn

[@DaVinciStudio]

Omg I.miss junk food so much couldn't eat a burger for almost a month...love this video and you guys are fun.The library is huge and the place is so colourful even the city..like it so much

[@NewstateNomads]

Katelyn NEEDS McDonald's when she isn't feeling well. 😂 Glad you can relate! Thanks for watching. 👍-Howard

[@luyzqint3760]

The Joker 🤣🤣🤣

[@NewstateNomads]

Haha! When he told me I looked like that, it didn't quite register. Until I flipped the camera around and saw how ridiculous I looked. 😂 It was just that good! Thanks for watching, Luyz! - Katelyn

[@LinaandDanTravel]

wow, 365 churches! the historical center looks very lovely. 9:13 sooo yummy!

[@NewstateNomads]

That gordita was huge and delicious! Katelyn said it best, "We're doing Chalupas and Gorditas all wrong in the States." 👍

[@WillKupfer]

I do love a good pastry and they love great, we don't have good quality ones here in Thailand sadly. I want to try the Gordita! You did well not to make a huge mess, I probably would.

[@NewstateNomads]

Will, you HAVE to try all the great food here. It's great value, delicious, and filling. Perfect combo! Thanks for watching. 👍 -Howard

[@kelanth462]

@4:18 Why so SERIOUS??? LOLOLOLOL

[@NewstateNomads]

HAHAHAHA, right? We were dying!! 😂 -Howard

[@ronhoffman632]

We are thoroughly enjoying your vids!!! Gotta give a thumbs down to the new glasses though. Keep rving!!!!!

[@ronhoffman632]

The green glasses.

[@daviscrt]

love Mexican food. nice video

[@NewstateNomads]

Glad you're on the journey with us Don, and thanks for watching! We're clearly big fans of Mexican food, too. 😉 -Howard

[@acg2215]

Mexico's architecture is extraordinary. I wonder why this country is not that popular in the Philippines. Do we need Visa to ho here? I wanna visit pueblo

[@NewstateNomads]

Mexico is an incredible place to visit, glad you're along for our journey! I found this (official) link that explains the process for Filipinos to get a tourist visa. 👍 mrandmrshowe.com/lifestyle-blog/mexico-tourist-visa-application-filipino

[@jacobthrockmorton5073]

Great video! Thank you

[@NewstateNomads]

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching! 👍 -Howard

[@AHPSC]

A few comments, PASTES are actually pastries that originated when the Cornish miners settlers brought them to the State of Hidalgo. They're now a bit different. A "fonda" is an eatery, normally with a set menu for the day. "La Biblioteca Palafoxiana" is not a public library. It's actually a museum that was a library. That's why books having been checked out.... in a while. You seem nice people are your videos are very entertaining but check your naivité at the border. Looking forward to watching more of them.

[@elycanto1486]

FONDA IN MEXICO, ITS LIKE A HOME MADE FOOD RESTAURANT, THEY SERVE PLATES LIKE IF YOU ARE EATING IN A TIPICAL MEXICAN HOME, IS NOT FANCY BUT SURE IT WILL BE DELICIUS...

[@NewstateNomads]

Hi Ely! Oh wow! Thanks for explaining that, so glad we know now. ☺️ Gosh, Mexico has the BEST food!!!! We can't wait to go back. -Katelyn

[@elycanto1486]

@@NewstateNomads thanks for love my country...

[@chapu122]

You should guys go to Taxco, Guerrero

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks for watching and great suggestion! Keep the ideas coming if you think of other places we should visit in Mexico! 👍 -Howard

[@potrancasalvaja3422]

9:11 noooooo!!! A las chalupas no se les pone limón ☹️🥺😢

[@gm-qn8ri]

were you in Puebla for 5 de Mayo ,did you see any type of celebrations .I know mexico really doesn't celebrate 5 de Mayo,But I hear they do have some small celebrations in Puebla .Do to the fact that the actual battle with France took place in Puebla in 1862 . I think they need to change the name from Cinco de Mayo to Gringo de Mayo . Just a excuse for Americans to get hammered .

[@NewstateNomads]

Richard, thanks for watching, and you're exactly right on this. Cinco de Mayo we saw is just a normal day in most of Mexico. Americans have taken it an ran with it for drinking and partying. This episode was filmed back in March, now we're near the Yucatan. Definitely didn't party during quarantine. -Howard

[@kevinagullana742]

I'm hungry now!!

[@NewstateNomads]

You and me both, Kevin! As I sit here wondering what quarantine meal 347637658 will be. 😂 I could certainly go for one of those pastes or gorditas right now. Thanks so much for watching! -Katelyn

[@tekila00985]

Should have stopped in Actopan on the way from Tolantongo to Puebla. 3 words: Barbacoa de Borrego.

[@hopeulikenudes]

With all the great food down there still find McDonald's

[@NewstateNomads]

Katelyn needs her double cheeseburger when she isn't feeling good, m'kay? 😂🍴

[@romulolopezr.2790]

😂😂😂

[@montyhades]

how does Diego Luna have time to travel Mexico while filming Stars Wars?

[@NewstateNomads]

Haha, that made us chuckle! We love Diego Luna, we were a big fan of his when he was in Narcos!

[@garyaberle603]

More great looking food! Can Katelyn take big bites or what? 👅

[@mxstreetsoldier1199]

🗣March 16th!?!?!?!?!?!?!.....

[@NewstateNomads]

Yep! Feels like a lifetime ago, back when we could actually explore. 😢 Thanks for watching! -Katelyn

[@wjutjck1]

Katelyn, sorry but you didn't do as well in rolling your taco as Howard.

[@cashstt716]

Howard….you must be way smarter than me….the only word that I can remember from High School Spanish class is “chimichanga.” I have good news and I have bad news… The bad news is that the 1980s called and they want their sunglasses back…The good news is that your friends and family can now easily track your RV travels from afar… I looked at the NASA live-cam satellite website and its official… There are only two man-made objects that can now be seen from outer space… The Great Wall of China and those neon green sunglasses. Only a few people in the world can pull off looking cool wearing shades like those. Unfortunately you are not one of them. I’m not being condescending because I couldn’t do it either. I actually had a pair just like yours in 1989… I supersized my Coke at McDonald’s and they threw them in for $1.99. I wore them proudly over the next few weeks but unfortunately it proved to be a bridge too far from a fashion perspective for my girlfriend….she ultimately decided she needed a permanent break as we transitioned into the 1990’s. As you can imagine every time I see neon it triggers these old emotions. At this point you might as well go “all in” and grow big hair, wear MC Hammer pants (acid wash jeans will do if parachute pants aren’t your thing), get some Reeboks, fingerless gloves, and a Members Only jacket. Katelyn did give us a glimmer of hope while you guys walked through the market…..It appears from the Vlog that the neon sunglasses were just and intermediary step in the now famous sunglass hunt. Everyone in the USA is hanging on by a thread with anticipation and the possibility this could be true.

[@NewstateNomads]

Cash, thanks for your understanding as I go through this painful time. 😂 Like you, I didn't find the neon green sunglasses, they found me. For free. With a cocktail at a pop-up for a liquor brand a few years ago in Miami. Thankfully for everyone (including NASA), they are a backup pair that I keep on hand when forces of wind, water, fire, earth, or heart (By your powers combined, Captain Planet) take my most recent pair of "favorite" sunglasses from me. I am still on the hunt, and promise to all our viewers updates once "the pair" are sourced and rightfully placed on my face. Now you got me hungry for chimichangas. -Howard