AFTER MEXICO RECAP I started out this journey with no expectations whatsoever. One month into it, I had already exceeded some which I didn’t even think I had. Before I left, I knew one thing and one thing only. This would be my time. And in being on my own, I found myself using that time to improve myself. Reading: In […]
I.I.XI.I – Chetumal: Day One & Two
CHETUMAL I.I.XI.I – DAY ONE & TWO 07/09/22 & 08/09/22 One last comfortable bus ride later and there I was, in my final destination in Mexico, the city bordering Belize – Chetumal. I gotta admit, I wasn’t quite ready for it. Getting to Chetumal meant I’d be leaving Mexico, and whilst usually that would mean it’d go back home and […]
I.I.X.II – Tulum: Day Two
TULUM I.I.X.II – DAY TWO 06/09/22 The next day, I found myself on yet another unplanned tour suggested by a local who worked at a restaurant I dined in. A beaten down minivan picked me up in front of the travel agency, along with three other Dutch guys who’d be joining the tour. After being dropped off in the middle […]
I.I.X.I – Tulum: Day One
TULUM I.I.X.I – DAY ONE 05/09/22 A couple of hours on a bus (no more limos) took me to yet another destination – Tulum. Once again, I knew my time here would prove too short to actually do everything, and so I had to prioritise. I stayed in the residential area and forewent the resort zone, which, in all honesty, […]
I.I.IX.I – Playa del Carmen: Day One to Three
PLAYA DEL CARMEN I.I.IX.I – DAY ONE TO THREE 02/09/22 – 04/09/22 Turns out, hooking up with a millionaire comes with perks – including a limo ride to my next stop. After getting rid of the stench of greed and money-hunger that oozes from Cancún, I finally moved on to Playa del Carmen; a somewhat toned-down version of the former […]
I.I.VIII.III – Cancún: Day Four To Six
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 […]