You’ve heard of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, but have you ever heard of Bacalar? If it doesn’t ring a bell, the next time you’re in the Yucatán Peninsula, venture to this quiet little town for some R&R. The landscape will take your breath away. I went there last […]
When friends come to visit Mexico City, they often do so with just a few days to see the sights and of course, down more than a few tacos. And aside from asking what to do (or more specifically – what INEXPENSIVE or free things to do), I also often get […]
Being a vegetarian and enjoying street food aren’t mutually exclusive attributes – despite what most people might assume. Of course, in some destinations eating street as a veggie isn’t as easy as others. But you might be surprised by what a bit of local language knowledge, a touch of patience, […]
If you’re like me, and living somewhere where winter has, once again, hung around for what feels like a month or two too long, you’re probably wishing you could escape the freezing temperatures and relax somewhere warm and sunny. I had recently visited Belize and wanted to try the big […]
Today, I took a tour of a couple local Tzotzil Mayan towns near San Cristobal, which is the city in southern Mexico that I’ve been staying in for the last couple of days. Our guide for the five-hour tour was Julio, a local Mayan (from a different group than the […]
I met Tony in the TAPO bus station in Mexico City (there are four large bus stations in town). I was waiting for my bus to Oaxaca, which was scheduled to leave at 6:30 p.m. and didn’t arrive until about 1 a.m. ($388 Mexican pesos, which at 13 pesos to […]
