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 […]
II.III.V – Reconnected
II.III.V RECONNECTED read on the doe The long-awaited third day was finally upon us. The day we’d get to see the Lost City. I couldn’t believe we were almost there. All battered, bruised and blistered I had persevered. It would still be a long way to go and really, we had only covered half the trek so far. But I […]
II.III.IIII – Tairona
II.III.IIII TAIRONA Somehow, against all odds, I woke up feeling better than ever. We got up, shook off our boots in case of spiders and scorpions (because apparently these things happen), and headed out before dawn in order to get a head start on what was to be the most challenging of days. We trekked along the riverside of the […]
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, […]
II.III.III – Wild
II.III.III WILD read on the doe My journey through Colombia led Pedro and I to Santa Marta, a city renowned for the natural park of Tayrona – a wildlife sanctuary that is practically heaven on earth. Yet, it wasn’t for this that I had travelled there. It was the Ciudad Perdida – the lost city of Teyuna, an ancient settlement located in […]