Haruki Murakami. I read The Wild Sheep Chase and didn’t really enjoy it that much but I wanted to try another book and see if I liked that more. So I read Norwegian Wood and loved it. I’ve also read South Of The Border, West Of The Sun now and loved that as well. I’m considering getting 1Q84 next.
Probably Oaxaca. If you head down to the bus station area of town it’s not so nice but the centre is lovely, and it’s surrounded by nature.