Exploring Oaxaca

We had high hopes for Oaxaca (pronounced Warharka) especially after having to survive a 11hr overnight bus to get there!Our first day was almost a write off as we were too tired to do much. But over the next few days we explored the city by bike. The town has a...

New York of the Mayan empire

We had finally found a place in Mexico that wasn’t a colonial town! Staying just outside Palenque we were smack bang in the middle of the jungle and ready to go exploring.Our room was comfy but damp. Being in the jungle meant that everything was damp –...

Confused in Campeche

What was originally intended to be an overnight stopover to break up a bus trip turned into a two night stay. We were enticed by the gorgeous buildings, small streets and the old historical zone, complete with a still partially intact wall surrounding the old...

Colonial Merida

Finally I make it off the East coast of Mexico! Somewhere new – Merida!It’s cute. A town with a huge city square surrounded by a Cathedral and colonial buildings. Coloured buildings of blue, yellow, green, pink. Very cool.Angela visited Chichen Itza, so I...

Isla Mujeres…The Mothership

Island of Women; a beautiful laid back island in the Carribean….clearly this is the mother land for women all over the world.(Attempting the rock star look)After breezing through Cancun (that’s all the time it deserves) we set sail for Isla Mujeres. Though...