CANCÚN I.I.VIII.III – DAY FOUR TO SIX 30/08/22 – 01/09/22 I spent the rest of days in Cancún doing the touristy, ‘must-do’ things. Whilst my original intention was to try and go off the beaten track, I figured things wouldn’t be as touristy if they weren’t cool. Much can be said about that but so far my philosophy seemed to work, […]
I.I.VIII.II – Cancún: Day Three
CANCÚN I.I.VIII.II – DAY THREE 29/08/22 As much as I seemed to dislike the city, it did have some remarkable qualities to it – mainly its vicinity to the old Mayan ruins; a stark contrast between the overly modernized city and the remains of a once powerful civilization. And now, I’d be embarking on yet an archaeological day-tour. First off […]
I.I.VIII.I – Cancún: Day One & Two
CANCÚN I.I.VIII.I – DAY ONE & TWO 27/08/22 & 28/08/22 My next bus ride took me to the most touristic city of Mexico, that of Cancún. Being a relatively new city which was built in 1970 mostly for touristic purposes, Cancún is found in the state of Quintana Roo and makes up part of the Caribbean coast. It took me […]
I.I.VII.II – Mérida: Day Three
MÉRIDA I.I.VII.II – DAY THREE 26/08/22 The next day, my tour companion would be Andrea; a Mexican-born lawyer who left the country around ten years previously to work in the US and had just left her job to travel and find her purpose in life. I seemed to be hitting the jackpot of travel buddies! This time, we’d be heading […]
I.I.VII.I – Mérida: Day One & Two
MÉRIDA I.I.VII.I – DAY ONE & TWO 24/08/22 & 25/08/22 Yep, you guessed it. Yet another bus trip – this time to Mérida; a city in the state of Yucatán. Pretty much like in my other stops, I’d have three days here, though this time round I had plans only for one. I spent the first afternoon going around the […]
I.I.VI.III – San Francisco de Campeche: Day Three
SAN FRANCISCO DE CAMPECHE I.I.VI.III – DAY THREE 23/08/22 Having just one day left, I tried to make the most of my time by visiting as many places as I could, dragging Xavier along with me. He had been living in Campeche for six months but, being so enrapt with his work, he had no time to explore anywhere outside […]
I.I.VI.II – San Francisco de Campeche: Day Two
SAN FRANCISCO DE CAMPECHE I.I.VI.II – DAY TWO 22/08/22 The following day, Xavier and I went around the citadel again; this time with a fresh perspective considering he had been here for quite a long while and knew the city through and through. With him having to go to work at his construction site, we split up and I made my […]
I.I.VI.I – San Francisco de Campeche: Day One
SAN FRANCISCO DE CAMPECHE I.I.VI.I – DAY ONE 21/08/22 Another day, another bus trip – this time round to the city of San Francisco de Campeche. I’m gonna be honest here… This was the first time since I’d been travelling that I wasn’t quite impressed – mostly cause it felt like I had already seen something similar and cause of […]
I.I.V.II – Palenque: Day Two
PALENQUE I.I.V.II – DAY TWO 20/08/22 The following day, my travels would take me to the renown ruins of Palenque. The colectivo I rode on, an ancient white toaster van, chockfull of people, broke down three times along the way. Somehow, it managed to survive the trip, despite its door being unable to close – an innovative way to ventilate […]