The Journey So Far
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Welcome to Belize, Bienvenidos Guatemala !
While the hotels were a welcome break (as was the break from doing our own cooking in this heat), we won’t get to Argentina sitting by pools in Mexico. Funnily enough, right in the middle of our rest, while walking down the main street in Tulum, we bumped into a...
The Long Road to Palenque
Choosing to visit the world renowned Mayan ruins of Palenque was easy. Deciding how to get there, however, required more careful consideration. In last week’s blog I mentioned the widespread protests against literally anything and everything in these parts ( often...
Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas
Fifteen years ago Lois and I had travelled to Oaxaca state en route to the beachside community of Puerto Escondido where we spent a memorable 10 days. Memorable, for the great weather, great surf and as always, the people we met. Memorable as well for the windiest,...
Mexico City to Oaxaca
More often than not by the time we leave the place we are at we are pretty pumped about the next place we are going to - not so this past week. We’d already extended our planed stay in delightful San Miguel de Allende and in truth we could have stayed even longer - it...
The Colonial Highlands
Having spent the last weeks in smaller towns and mid sized ( more easily driveable ) Mexican cities, the size of Guadalajara was immediately overwhelming. Never had we been so relieved to find our accommodation and safely settle in for the night ( or the whole weekend...
The “Wild West” – Durango
One of the great delights of any overland trip is taking a break from the rigours of the road and catching up with friends along the way. So it was with Mazatlan. Pauline and Ted were the most gracious of hosts - opening their home to us, showing us the sights of...
