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.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.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.IV.III – San Cristóbal de Las Casas: Day Three
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS I.I.IV.III – DAY THREE 18/08/22 As one might expect, Chiapas is also home to various Mayan archaeological sites. On my last day here, I’d be visiting the ruins of Toniná. – the first of many I was intent on exploring! The name Toniná comes from the Tzeltal language of the Mayan inhabitants which means ‘house […]
I.I.III.III – Oaxaca de Juárez: Day Three
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ I.I.III.III – DAY THREE 15/08/22 My third day started off with a day-tour that would give me a glimpse of more artisanal traditions and a visit to an archaeological site. Together with a bunch of other tourists, I found myself on yet another tour bus being shuttled from one stop to the next. First up was a […]