Beach in Tulum

Cancun to Tulum

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July 4th 2012
Right then! Day one began with an emotional farewell at Gatwick Airport. Sad to say goodbye to the people I love but for all the negative emotions I was excited that Jim and I were on day one of a seriously exciting adventure. I won't bore you with the details of the flight other than to say they don't do champagne in economy and they run out of beer in a couple of hours. On this basis ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán

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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