Blogs from Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico, North America - page 3

I haven’t done a blog for day 8 but basically I spent the day by relaxing in Cancun, where I chilled by the hotel’s swimming pool and visited a nearby beach. In the evening I met my Chief Experience Officer (CEO) & fellow trekkers for the first time as I am now starting my 22 day G Adventures trip. Anyway, we had to get up early to get to Chichen Itza which was a 3 hour coach journey from Cancun and we used the ADO bus service. Their coaches are really comfortable, which made it easy to have a nap. The coaches do get quite cold with the aircon, so I’m glad I took my fleece jacket with me. When arrived at Chichen Itza, one of the most famous Mayan sites, we had an English speaker ... read more

Photos of Chichen Itza...... read more

It was time to get up early (still normal time for us) and head for Chichen Itza, one of the 7 new wonders of the world. We were both very excited about the day. We skipped having a real breakfast to be able to take full advantage of the all you can eat buffet for lunch, this meant I was bloody hungry on the way to the cenote but didn’t notice because I was looking forward to having a dip in what was essentially an underground cavern with a lake in it. We were placed in a small minibus full to the brim with fellow sightseers. It was hot on there, then too hot, then really cold because of the air con, but nothing you wouldn’t expect in terms of comfort from going on an excursion. ... read more

After 2.5 days it was time to say goodbye to Playa del Carmen, and drive towards Merida for what brought us to Mexico in the first place - Rafa and Angelica's wedding! But before Merida, Chichen Itza, about halfway on the highway between Cancun and Merida, was on the schedule for today! Unfortunately we got there around the same time as most tour buses from Cancun, so we had to share the impressive sites with many, many others. That's the downside of it having been named one of the new world wonders.. Upside - if you linger, you get to listen to the guides for free ;). And the tours often focus on the most popular buildings, so the ones more in the back are a bit more quiet. It's quite amazing though, to realize that ... read more

De ferry nemen vanuit Holbox was een makkie, maar vanop het vasteland een busaansluiting vinden bleek een heel pak minder evident. De bus had uitzonderlijk niet gewacht op de ferry-passagiers van de TWEE maatschappijen en was dus zonder ons vertrokken. Geen ramp, denk je dan. Tot er een tropische regenbui losbarst en de volgende bus pas vier uur later blijkt te komen. Er waren welgeteld drie taxi's in het dorp en die waren natuurlijk alledrie bezet, maar een vriendelijke dame ging na een smeekbede door de knieën en stond ons toe ons met bagage en al op de achterbank te proppen voor de drie uur durende rit naar TizimÍn. Anderhalf uur later was er pas een aansluiting naar Valladolid, waar we weer op een bus sprongen voor de laatste rit. Bijna zeven uur na vertrek (en ... read more