Chichen Itza, Mexico’s Wonder of the World

On my travels around the Yucatan peninsula, I had a decision to make – whether to visit Chichen Itza, the most well known Mayan ruins in Mexico and one of the new seven wonders of…

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Three Days in Valladolid

Valladolid…pueblo magico, cenote central and close to Chichen Itza.  I stayed in Valladolid for three nights where I spent my time biking to cenotes and visiting Chichen Itza (yep I finally decided to go!). This…

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Merida

After ruins and waterfalls in Palenque, I left the Chiapas region for Yucatan. My first stop was Merida, the capital city of the Yucatan province.  I spent three days in Merida exploring the centre, visiting…

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Palenque – Ruins and Waterfalls

From San Cristobal, I headed further south in the Chiapas province to the town of Palenque, home to the Palenque ruins, jungle and waterfalls.  Only staying one night, my visit to Palenque was brief. By…

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A week in San Cristobal

After beach and town hopping along Oaxaca’s coast for two weeks, Rosie and I swapped the Oaxaca region for Chiapas and went to San Cristobal. I was really looking forward to visiting San Cristobal. I’d…

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Two Days in Huatulco

Finally leaving Mazunte (what a place – loved it there!), we went to Huatulco, home to nine bays and thirty six beaches (no shortage of beaches!), and our last stop along the Oaxaca coast!  Beaches…

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Five Days in Mazunte

After three days in Chacahua, we continued on to our next destination on the Oaxaca coastline, Mazunte, a small hippy town. We passed back through Puerto Escondido very briefly to collect our big rucksacks and…

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Three days in Wonderful Chacahua

After three days in Puerto Escondido, we headed a few hours up the coast to Chacahua. Bordered by the sea and a lagoon, I’d best describe Chacahua as a lagoon beach village – quite unique…

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