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The Beginning & Mexico

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September 22nd 2008
My adventure started at Heathrow on 16th of September where it took 5 Check In staff to check me in because they hadn't come across anybody who was planning to spend the night at JFK airport before! The plane journey on Kuwait Airways was uneventful and it was a little strange to be a completely 'dry' plane. The night at JFK was OK - I found a quiet area of the terminal to lie down and managed to ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more