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Category Archives: Mexico

Fantastic Fiestas: three of the world’s great festivals

October 12, 2021

This is the second post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …

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Of Shamans and Shams: the Tzotzil of San Juan Chamula.

May 27, 2017

January 29, 2017. We’re sitting on a carpet of pine needles on the floor leaning against the wall. There are …

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Memories of San Cristobal de las Casas

May 5, 2017

24-29 January 2017. On the first day we climb a broad zigzag staircase to the top of one of the …

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Beyond Beach Resorts and Tourist Towns – finding the real Mexico

April 21, 2017

An article I wrote for Retirement and Good Living has just been published. Head on over and have a look: …

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Chuntas and the Canyon – the Fiesta Grande De Enero in Chiapa de Corzo

April 13, 2017

Every year in January the small Mexican town of Chiapa de Corzo holds a gigantic festival and party. There is …

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Chasing Chuntas – the Fiesta Grande de Enero in Chiapa de Corzo

March 22, 2017

I’ve lost it completely! Alto! Alto! I scream. Alto! Alto! Todo la pueblo boom boom boom! My hands fly out …

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The Dazzling Rhythms of Tradition – the Fiesta Grande de Enero in Chiapa de Corzo

March 12, 2017

16-23 January 2017. So we’re sitting in the open-air breakfast area at Nomadis Hostel in Merida on the fourth of …

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Up Against The Wall – in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico

February 12, 2017

Those of you who follow the blog regularly know that the stories of our travels are told chronologically. Thus, I …

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Campeche: You Had Me At Hello. Villahermosa: Not So Much.

February 7, 2017

5-15 Jan 2017. Pirate: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Synonyms: freebooter, marauder, raider. Historical: privateer. Archaic: …

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Ancient Cities of the Maya: Ek’ Balam, Chichén Itzá, Edzna, Palenque

January 29, 2017

24 Dec 2016-13 Jan 2017. From Don: I have to admit that I’m generally lazy when it comes to researching …

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Created By Hand, Created By Nature – Mexican Folk Art, and the Yucatan’s Cenotes

January 23, 2017

22 Dec 2016 – 3 Jan 2017. We’re waiting on the sidewalk. We can see the doorbell but don’t ring …

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Beguiled by Valladolid

January 16, 2017

22 Jan – 3 Feb 2017. It is not an auspicious beginning in Valladolid. We’d looked repeatedly online for accommodation …

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The Birds of the Yucatan Wetlands – Celestún and Rio Lagartos

January 9, 2017

20 Dec 2016. We’ve just pulled away from shore and are heading under a low bridge when I see this …

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Not Much Merriment in Merida

January 2, 2017

15-22 Dec 2016. We travel by bus from Playa del Carmen to Merida, the capital of the state of Yucatan. …

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