Memories of San Cristobal de las Casas
24-29 January 2017. On the first day we climb a broad zigzag staircase to the top of one of the …
24-29 January 2017. On the first day we climb a broad zigzag staircase to the top of one of the …
Every year in January the small Mexican town of Chiapa de Corzo holds a gigantic festival and party. There is …
I’ve lost it completely! Alto! Alto! I scream. Alto! Alto! Todo la pueblo boom boom boom! My hands fly out …
16-23 January 2017. So we’re sitting in the open-air breakfast area at Nomadis Hostel in Merida on the fourth of …
Those of you who follow the blog regularly know that the stories of our travels are told chronologically. Thus, I …
5-15 Jan 2017. Pirate: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Synonyms: freebooter, marauder, raider. Historical: privateer. Archaic: …
24 Dec 2016-13 Jan 2017. From Don: I have to admit that I’m generally lazy when it comes to researching …
22 Dec 2016 – 3 Jan 2017. We’re waiting on the sidewalk. We can see the doorbell but don’t ring …
22 Jan – 3 Feb 2017. It is not an auspicious beginning in Valladolid. We’d looked repeatedly online for accommodation …
20 Dec 2016. We’ve just pulled away from shore and are heading under a low bridge when I see this …
15-22 Dec 2016. We travel by bus from Playa del Carmen to Merida, the capital of the state of Yucatan. …
1 Nov-15 Dec 2016. After a month in an upmarket apartment in the central part of town we move to …
29 November 2016. Arriba! Arriba! He shouts at us with urgency as the boat heaves up and down and the …
Okay, let’s not be pretending here. Play del Carmen is a hyper-developed, over-glitzed tourist resort town. It’s a twenty-something kid …