Blogs from Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 17

Feeling un-inspired for things to say. So just going to give you all some brief news and fill you in for the last few days fo travels. We lazily booked ourselves onto a full day tour from Palenque that took in three sights, being bussed between and left us in San Cristobal at the end of the day. Hassle free. Or that was the plan, Isla's bag was very nearly lost by the tour group though, so we add some heated Spanish arguments in the middle of the day, but all was later resolved. Palenque ruins are beautifully kept. The lawn is neatly mown between towering temples, the plaques are well translated and they even comb the stones on the path in between people walking along them. Ot feels more like a city park than an ... read more

The bus journey from Merida to Palenque was long. We set off at 8.30am, and arrived in Palenque at 6pm. We then got a taxi from the bus station to our lodgings, the Don Mucho cabins. The site is made up of cabins which is pretty much in the jungle. Its a really cool place, and the cabins are extremely comfortable. We checked in, and then had a meal in the restaurant, where there was a live band, and flame throwers for entertainment, and was very good. We sat and chatted to the other travellers that were there ( which there were many, its a popular place for travellers ), had a few beers and then to bed. The next day ( Friday 7th April ) there was an option to visit another local Mayan ruin, ... read more

Jep, ei vielakaan ole onnistunut meksikon polyjen pudistaminen kenganpohjista, san cristobalista matkasin marcoksen ja kolmen norjalaistyton kanssa palenqueen torstaina. Marcos siis oli san cristobalin hostellissa toissa ja lahti meidan mukaan tanne. Toissapaivana tarkastettiin palenquen mayarauniot, joka on melkos suosittu turistikohde. Nyt sunnuntai-iltana taalla olisi pitanyt olla fiesta de luna, koska on taysikuu, mutta koko yon ja paivan on satanut, joten taitaa melko hiljaiset juhlat olla jos mitaan edes tulee tapahtumaan. Eilisillalla iski ensimmainen pienimuotoinen ripuli, ei mitaan vakavaa ja nyt on jo mainio olo. Ei ole vahaan aikaan tullut maitohappobakteeritabletteja syotya ja eilinen matka misol-han, agua claran ja agua azulin vesiputouksille, siella kiipeily ja uiminen, kasienpesemattomyys ja matkan jalkeinen ateria aiheuttivat siis muutaman tunnin sankylevon. Acidophiluk... read more

Or it’s a long way to go to avoid turkey! Our transition to Mexico began the first night; we camped at Nogales, USA side and immediately sensed a difference There was a Mexican Christmas fiesta in progress, hey Macerena was playing loudly, Kids were kicking up the autumn leaves in 70 F sunshine. Santa was handing out gifts, a very loud disco (Mexican norm we soon realised) commenced; we began to feel almost festive. The most reoccurring piece of advice we kept reading for Mexico was, do not travel in the dark, so with this in mind, we started early so we could cross the border in good time Once we had packed the satellite navigation “Susan” away, it was time to return to maps & books. My plan is to keep the sea on the ... read more

At 8am the bus arrived in Palenque, a small touristy town located in the jungle area of Chiapas in the south east of the country. After such a long 14 hour journey we were feeling a bit crap and in need of rest, but thanks to the 'totally useless' Rough Guide to Mexico which is full of inaccuracies and downright lies we couldn't find the hostel we were going to stay at, indeed, we couldn't find anything using this useless loo roll of a book. Don't get me wrong, I like the Rough Guide series and have used them successfully elsewhere but this book is a big fat lemon and needs burning, so many times this book let us down, the authors need shooting and replacing with proper researchers with new information, anyway, enough of my ... read more