Leaving amazing Mexico was a lot easier to do when the next stop turned out so beautiful. Caye Caulker in Belize’s Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is white sand, aqua and brilliant blue water teeming with nurse sharks, eagle rays and sting rays, parrotfish, stunning coral gardens, green turtles and all manner…
Central America
tranquility in Tulum
/ 07/02/2013Tulum was our final stop in Mexico, a peaceful time spent cycling everywhere to swim in the Grand Cenote, tour the ruins of the Mayan city of Tulum perched on the cliff tops above the postcard perfect beach, laze in hammocks, swim in the aqua heaven of the waves and…
cenotes, Chichen Itza and going coco loco at Coco Bongo
/ 07/02/2013The 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…
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…