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North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida November 1st 2019

After the quiet encounter with the barracuda, we grabbed a yummy juice from the sweet old man at the market, packed our luggage and made our way to the pier to get the boat, then the bus (bone shaker) and then finally a first class ADO bus for 4 hours to finally arrive the main city of Yucatan called Merida. It was even hotter here than Isla Mujeres and without the sea breeze this town felt boiling hot. We tried to walk to our airbnb but just half block down we stopped a taxi that took us in front of the door of what would be our house for the next three days. Calle 68 Number 465. The house was pretty and very nicely decorated with Mexican features all around, extra shabby chic pieces of furniture, ... read more
Mega Mayflower Road
El Pozole de Caty!
The gorgeous Caty

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Isla Mujeres October 30th 2019

It‘s 6am. Daria is ready, loaded with both a big and mini rucksack (and of course the bum bag) all matching with her new turquoise Gore-Tex shoes (a last minute purchase). I have my decent sized shoulder bag, I am a light traveler going with hand luggage only ;) because in London I live with too many possessions (Daria says I am a hoarder). I like the experience of travelling light and want to enjoy having only what’s minimal and indispensable; it’s important for understanding how nice and happy life could be when you just have a few essential things with you (like Bicarbonate of soda, very important for Travelling!) Ciao to Tulse Hill, East Croydon and Gatwick and your 9 Degrees! One TUI flight later we arrive at 4pm local time in Cancun, Mexico with ... read more
First beach selfie
View from our airbnb
Where dreams come true

North America » Mexico » Yucatán October 20th 2019

Things happen for a reason right? Welcome to Marco and Daria’s Adventures blog around Central America, South America and beyond! We are five days into our trip and already have made so many new memories that we decided to set up this travel blog. The idea is to share our experience with our friends and family and also for this to act as a repository of our memories and experiences to go back to when we are old(er) and grey! We will both be sharing our experiences on here; sometimes Daria will post, sometimes Marco. So how did this all come about in the first place? We took our first “big” trip together to the Philippines over Christmas where it turned out that we made great travel buddies (Phew!) We found a good balance of his ... read more

North America » Mexico » Guanajuato » San Miguel de Allende October 19th 2019

An impossibly long time ago, my childhood friend J-- and I embarked on a summer vacation to Europe. Two months on a far-off continent would be ambitious and exciting, an adventure we were sure would connect us forever. To ready myself, I purchased a sturdy blue backpack and stuffed it with the requisite essentials: a plastic poncho that would double as a bathrobe, curlers made from large juice cans, a wad of American Express traveller’s cheques, an unflattering shift that promised not to wrinkle, and the traveller’s bible, “Europe on $5 a Day.” My father took me to the jewellery store and bought me a silver-plated bracelet that listed my full name and blood type. I often think of his fragile faith that this would keep me alive. We were reckless from the get-go. I snuggled ... read more
carpé mañana

North America » Mexico » Guanajuato » San Miguel de Allende October 17th 2019

This post will be mostly photographs. We took a LOT of them yesterday on our tour. The tour was put on by Patronato pro Niños, a group that helps kids with mostly medical care and transport: http://www.patronatoproninos.org/events/tours.html The volunteer guides are mainly expats (ours was Jay) and they each have a wealth of knowledge about the history behind the buildings of San Miguel de Allende. The tour is 300 pesos per person, well worth it. 119 pictures and 3 panoramas. Enjoy.... read more
Grackel haven
Out little tour group
Church Door


Here we go again! We departed the US on September 30, 2019 (I have to do that so I can remember when we traveled to where). We arrived in Mexico City (CDMX) and had a twelve hour layover for our next flight. We stayed at the Airport Hilton which was actually IN the airport. We took an elevator from the concourse, and BOOM! We were in the lobby. Too convenient. Had we known then what we know now, we would have probably grabbed a bus to San Miguel de Allende (hereafter known as SMA). We are taking the bus back to Mexico City. We took our bags to our room and went back into the airport to get some food. Mexico is not like the US in that they don't try to rip you TOO BADLY ... read more
Un Huarache
Street Tacos
Thor

North America » Mexico » Yucatán October 3rd 2019

Selten habe ich den Unterschied zwischen zwei Ländern so deutlich gespürt wie beim Überqueren der Grenze von Guatemala nach Belize. Plötzlich ist die Karibik da: Man spricht plötzlich wieder Englisch als Muttersprache, die Hautfarbe der meisten Menschen ist sehr dunkel, es erinnert vieles an Afrika, die Lebenshaltungskosten sind höher und der Belize Dollar ist im Verhältnis 2:1 fest an den US-Dollar gekoppelt, so dass man plötzlich auch schon mal zwei Währungen als Wechselgeld erhält. Es ist ein Gefühl, als käme man aus den zentralamerikanischen Hochland direkt in der Karibik an. Und auf der Straße wird man mit Sweetie oder Lady gerade als Frau ständig angesprochen, eine Mentalität, die ich auf Reisen immer sehr anstrengend finde. Während man in Gutatemala City oder Managua zumindet noch zentrale Plätze mit kolonialen Gebäuden oder ausgedehnte Shopping Malls vorfindet, hat Belize, ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque September 29th 2019

I'm not going to go into too much detail here because, as you can see from the title, I visited more ruins and there's not much I can say which I haven't already. The ruins at Palenque (Palen-kay) are unique due to their artwork and carvings. Their location, situated on the side of a mountain also seems to be unique. The jungle scenery surrounding the former Mayan city was just as impressive as the structures, with some beautiful trees around 30M high. Coupled together with the former Mayan city this made for a very eerie atmosphere. Whilst walking around the central palace area, which seemed like a maze of different rooms and courtyards I managed to get lost. I'm not joking, it took me around ten minutes of walking down different passageways and ending up in ... read more

North America » Mexico » Campeche » Campeche September 27th 2019

It’s our last day in Campeche and second last day in Mexico. Despite being by the sea the humidity is very high. We have a leisurely start at around 9 and by 5 past I’m soaked in sweat. Breakfast of scrambled eggs and then a walk around the square. The girls go to the market and a museum. A dog befriends them and waits for them outside the market and follows them till he buys them a hamburger. They name him Ratty. I head back to the hotel to work on the blog and my photos. Wilko is very keen to see the sunset. First he has identified a cantina for a beer. I’m sceptical as it doesn’t look overly inviting for foreigners, but I am proved wrong and our host is clearly very excited to ... read more
Catherine nails it again
Ratty

North America » Mexico » Campeche » Campeche September 27th 2019

Breakfast at Santa Rosa is lovely. We interrupt the Monday team meeting as we arrive. Seems to me that there are about 5 staff per guest assuming we are the only guests which seems likely as we haven’t seen anyone else since we’ve been here. With Wilko navigating we head off for Uxmal. The roads we have experienced in Mexico have generally been very good and the drivers are also easy to deal with. There are a lot of motorcyclists and also a lot of 3 wheeled motorcycle things that usually contain a whole family or just your mate who you can talk to as you cruise along. The only issue is that they do about 5kph. We arrive at Uxmal and as per usual there are very few people here. Again you require two tickets ... read more
Flat out
Wilko's fish




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