The trip from Merida to Playa del Carmen was a study in contrasts, the fruits of various human endeavors and stamina. We got an early start so we could get the jump on the hordes of cruise ship day trippers at Chichen Itza. Rafael, our guide spends the rest of…
Bec
Previous lives include graphic designer, trainee chef and favourite child. These days I'm living each day as it comes...otherwise known as giving up my good job, giving up my house to tenants, giving up a lot of material possessions and even giving up my cat. The future includes traveling to South America, Canada, the US and Central America to work out where next...
multicoloured and cultural Meridá
/ 05/02/2013Meridá is a bright, lively city containing buildings dating back to the 1540’s courtesy of the invading Spaniards including the impressive cathedral built using the stones from the Mayan temple that used to occupy the site and Francisco Montejo’s house, of which the façade remains. Horse drawn carriages clip clop…
checking out the past in Palenque
/ 31/01/2013Palenque township has grown up around tourism forged by visitors to the important Mayan city of Palenque, a centuries old and enormous city that is all but covered by jungle now. The trouble with tourism was evidenced by the absolutely enormous meals we were served on our first night, all…
getting out of town in San Cristobal de las Casas
/ 31/01/2013After arriving in San Cristobal in the early hours and being lucky enough to find our rooms ready, I signed up for an excursion to Sumidero Canyon after breakfast. After a decent bus ride we boarded fiberglass open boats in uncomfortable life jackets and set off up river. Along the…
oh oh Oaxaca
/ 29/01/2013Oaxaca is an old city, complete with cobblestone streets, glorious churches built over ancient Mayan temples by the Spanish, numerous mescalarias, awesome rabbit warren markets, hordes of tourists and hawkers and nightclubs that give you hangovers. Casa Arnel was our base…lovely setting but what hotel doesn’t put room numbers on…