Las Vegas – what was I thinking!?

Posted by on Jul 22, 2013 in Mexico, USA | 0 comments For the first time during the whole trip, we hit a major delay. We set off from our hotel in Playa del Carmen after a quick breakfast at around 7.30am for the hour long drive to Cancun airport with the taxi driver that I had used the day before, running around getting some last minute things. We flew over the hugely built-up Cancun ‘Strip’ and knew we had made the right decision...
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Our Yucatan adventure continues … our last ruin and cenote.

Posted by on Jun 20, 2013 in Mexico, USA | 0 comments We are on the countdown now for our departure out of Mexico and not that keen to stay in the tourist hub of Playa del Carmen for any longer than necessary (too touristy for us), so we extend our stay at Valladolid by an extra night and after the visit from Alejandro (see previous post) plan our visit to one final set of Maya ruins before leaving Mexico. Ek Balam is the Mayan city about an...
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More Mayan ruins and amazing cenotes – and the charming inland town of Valladolid

Posted by on Jun 15, 2013 in Mexico | 0 comments   by David. We bid a sad farewell to the gorgeous coastal area of Tulum and set off mid-morning, strictly adhering to the posted speed limits so as not to give the local constabulary any reason to pull us over. Taxis and buses overtook and sped past on the open highway, however everyone must slow down when approaching villages as have speed humps (called ‘Topes’ in Spanish) of various...
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DIPS in the Mexican Riviera – Tulum

Posted by on Jun 10, 2013 in Guatemala, Mexico | 0 comments The Mexican government had organised a welcoming committee for our arrival at the seaside town of Chetumal in the form of armed guards and a sniffer dog. Actually, we didn’t feel that special as this is standard for all boats arriving at the port. Central America and Mexico are part of the super-highway for the drugs making their way from the producers in South America to the users in the US....
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UN BELIZE ABLE !

Posted by on May 26, 2013 in Belize, Mexico | 12 comments What an amazing day we just had off Caye Caulker Belize yesterday enjoying a DIP on the other Great Barrier Reef…..  the Belize Barrier Reef, second in size after ours. Part of the Mesoamerican reef system, it runs from Cancun on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula  down the Belize coast into Honduras. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, includes seven marine reserves, 450 cays,...
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Another land border – Guatemala into Belize then a week at leisure

Posted by on May 25, 2013 in Belize, Mexico | 0 comments Our transport arrived at the door of our guesthouse in El Ramate, Guatemala about 20 minutes late having come from Flores and as far as mini-buses go didn’t look too bad. We were pleased when they put our big bags in the back rather than up on the roof.  The girls carried their bags on board and along with our day packs we found some seats and settled in for the ride.  Or so we...
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