What better way to finish off five months in Latin America than a few days in Mexico City. We had three things to tick off the list – sampling the…
Popocatepetl and the Great Pyramid of Cholula
Puebla was just a quick two night stop on our way to Mexico City, although we had a lovely little hostel in the centre of the city and wished we…
Oaxaca – The Culinary Capital of Mexico
The journey from San Cristobal to Oaxaca is an 11 hour overnight bus. With all the teacher protests that had been going on and recent bus hijackings we were a…
San Cristobal de las Casas and Shamanic Rituals
San Cristobal de las Casas is a small colonial town up in the mountains of the Chiapas region of Mexico. It sits at an altitude of 2200 metres so can…
Valladolid and Chichen Itza
Valladolid is a pretty little colonial town in Mexico’s Yucatan region. It doesn’t see that many tourists but is a great base to visit Chichen Itza which is only 45…
Playa Del Carmen and Mexico’s Best Chicken Shop
Playa Del Carmen is just an hour down the coast from Cancun and is a much more compact town. All of the beaches are public and there is a small…
Cancun and a First Taste of Mexico
You may have noticed we haven’t posted as much about food on this trip. Sadly, apart from Ceviche, the cuisine in South America just didn’t live up to the standards…