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Life at the top: San Cristobal
Making our way to San Cristóbal de la Casas from Palenque (Warning: loo talk) Our OCC bus to Sancris, as the locals call it, was less impressive than the previous ADO buses we’d had. When the driver stopped for food, I rushed off to the banos, only to be handed a bucket of water to flush…
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Palenque: A morning in ruins
After a peaceful sleep in our semi-jungle abode (we were promised howling monkeys to keep us awake! But it was just me snoring!), we had our fruit and headed off in a taxi ordered by Adriana at Villas Adriana. Palenque ruins are 10 minutes drive away and we had a very fast speaking Mexican driver…
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The White City to the Rainbow City
Merida to Campeche Did Merida impress? Not massively. It had nice things going for it like a beautiful new park area that incorporates the past tastefully with its train carriages; a perfect area for a family afternoon and a food hall to start early drinks. We were there during Merida Fest but quickly realised this…
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Valladolid: A Rustic but Charming Gateway to Chichén Itzá and Magical Cenotes
Valladolid sounds like buy-a-duh-leed Mexico is so vast (you can fit most of Europe into it) and it has 4 time zones. We knew this, but forgot it the instant we stepped on the bus from Valladolid. The times suggested the journey was 1 hour 15 minutes but the new time zone means it is…
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Touchdown in Cancun: The Adventure Begins
Congratulations! Your booking has been successfully cancelled for free. You’ve spent months preparing to leave your life; booked the first 23 days of accommodation in Mexico; held a job down whilst stressing about all the big and small things you need to remember; done Christmas for everyone and then on the morning of your departure…
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The Pivot: From Routine to the Road
Before we get into travel blogging, I’m going to detour into the how this all came about. When I met Stewart, he had already given everything up, sold his Family Law Practice and house and got rid of the car to go travelling in India and beyond. Being someone who had always toyed with working…