World Tour to Mexico (B#294)

As I was posting this, the words “Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!" came to mind. If your are not too familiar, a certain very fast mouse from Warner Brothers Looney Tunes who used to cry this before zooming off as fast as the speed of light. I remembered Speedy Gonzales all too late as I had ready packed. Nevertheless since I grew up watching Speedy (for lack of cartoon choice), I just had to make mention of this Mexican animated mouse who usually wears an oversized yellow sombrero, a white shirt and trousers and a red handkerchief teasing poor Sylvester the cat. Of course naughty Sylvester deserves what he gets as he kepts wanting to capture Speedy to make a meal out of him.

Picture source from Internet.

From USA, our tour leaders, Diana and KaraChiwie ushered us down south to neighboring country, Mexico.

I’ve never been to Mexico but it sounds like a very sunny, colourful and exotic country.

Its probably just me but when I think of a country I usually associate them with food, ha ha ha.

Well nacho’s is my number #1 all time favourite snack and Wikipedia confirms that nacho originates from Mexico. Tacos are ok too but I much prefer nachos corn chips especially if you can dip them into a spicy salsa dip, yummy!

When I was young, my grandmother knitted some poncho knit wear for us. Never really got to use them since its perpetually sunny and warm in Malaysia. I’ve definitely out grown it but I think we still kept it, hidden deep within the wardrobe somewhere, ha ha.

Wasn’t sure what to bento for this tour so I kept it simple.



In this bento is a sombrero pancake hat with the usual condiments, maple syrup and butter (shaped as a cactus) and some fruits – strawberries, peaches and papayas. I piped in the colours of the Mexican flag with some cream.