Category: México

  • Don’t Say No to Cenotes!

    Cenotes (see-no-tays) are peculiar to Yucatan and Quintana Roo in México, and are sink holes bored out by water and erosion of limestone. Gateways to an underworld of drowned caves, stalactites and stalagmites, and strange animals. We booked a car and visited three in a day.   Grand Cenote Quite busy with people as its…

  • Turtle Heads

    Took ourselves off on Tuesday via Collectivo bus to Akumal.  Collectivos are amazing, why aren’t these in other countries? 10-seater (ish) bus that runs a fixed route, but waits to be full before leaving and can divert (slightly) to drop people off wherever they need. School kids, chefs & other tourists on ours. 30 pesos…

  • Bog Standard Days

    Woke up early on Sunday to watch the Grand Prix. Noticed a bad smell. Not Jim, this time. Drains overflowing. Went to eat while room was cleaned before we could shower; El Mariachi Loco put the racing on for us as we ate desayuno. Bonus. Returned to a clean room, but sewers still funky so went off…

  • Melon Spoons

    Spent the morning in Valladolid. Mostly by/in a glistening pool. At breakfast Jim pointed out the pumpkins on the palm trees aligning the garden “Look at those pumpkins!”. Ha ha ha ha ha. I had woken him up early, admittedly. And apparently they’re dangerous… Don’t you know that coconuts kill more people every year than…

  • “Is it a site or a local dish?” – Marian Penny 2014

    What did we fancy after visiting Uxmal and Kabbah? More Mayan Ruins! Bused second class with the locals from Mérida to Chichen Itza. I am totally paranoid, kept checking at each stop off that no one was stealing my bag from the bus hold. Gah, exhausting. Stayed at Villa Arqueologica which is actually in the…

  • Oooooxmal and Kabbahhhhh

    Took our first tour today. Well worth the money (500 pesos each – about £25), we were picked up from our hotel and driven about an hour and a half to Uxmal.. the guide talking about Ruins and Mayan life along the way. Uxmal is impressive. And beautiful. Get ready for some facts. The awesome…

  • Daze of the Dead

    Jim woke up a new man following our Day of the Dead celebrations. Hair. Gone. It seems he’d managed to stay up until 1 or 2 am and shave it all off. I was having an almost literal Day of the Dead, reading and snoozing most of the day away. Lazy bones. Good day to…

  • El Dia de los Muertos in Mérida

    First off, let’s just appreciate how amazing it is to go down to your hotel reception and say “Can we keep the room for an extra night?”. We’re taking our time. Ain’t life grand. Popped to Zocalo Tourist Office to get a free walking tour of the square at 09.30. Plaza Grande is an interesting…

  • Mack, Sack and Craic

    Managed to catch the right bus, this time, to the town of Merida. Absolutely pouring, good day for bus journey. REALLY boring though, long motorway flanked either side by dense green vegetation. Went straight in for some Yucatecan specialities… Sopa de Lima (Lime soup) at La Chaya Maya is an immediate fav. Lovely restaurant; there…

  • On the Blog

    Le blog has arrived! We’re a bit late, we’ve been quite busy. We only decided 5 weeks ago to come travelling. And over that five weeks we have discovered: 5 weeks isn’t enough unless one of you is not working Google becomes your closest confidante and advisor, it (well a cacophony of travel bloggers) can…