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Swimming with Whale Sharks – Isla Holbox, Mexico
Coming eye to eye with some of the ocean’s most amazing creatures – gigantic whale sharks and manta rays. We visit from beautiful Isla Holbox, off Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
Category Archives: Mexico
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Cuexcomate – The Smallest Volcano in the World – Puebla, Mexico
On the outskirts of Puebla, Mexico, visitors can descend deep down a metal staircase into the crater of the smallest volcano in the world.
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Photo Friday – Campeche, Mexico
Campeche is a quiet old walled colonial city on the Yucatan peninsula, famous for its Spanish forts and churches. It’s not as popular as destination elsewhere in the Yucatan, but well worth a visit.
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Is Travelling in Mexico Really Unsafe?
People often ask us “what was your favorite place so far?” Besides the spectacular continent of Antarctica, Americans are often shocked to hear our next favorite – after one full year away – was Mexico. The Mexico you hear about in the news is vastly different than the actual country just to our south. Just […]
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Mexico by the Numbers
We ended up spending much more time (and money) in our first country, Mexico, than we had initially planned. Sadly, we also did not get to visit all the places we had wanted to see, either – it turns out it really is a huge country. That said, we had a fantastic time in Mexico. […]
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The Mexican Bus System
Mexico has a truly amazing bus network; it puts the pitiful Greyhound system we have in the US to shame. Buses here run efficiently, with connections available between nearly every city in the country. Tickets can be purchased in a few different classes of service: 2nd class – usually running on shorter routes, these buses […]
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Eating Grasshoppers in Oaxaca
OK, so we’ve been totally delinquent with blogging. While we catch up and put together some more posts, enjoy this little “taste” of things to come… While in Oaxaca, I decided to sample one of the local delicacies – dried grasshoppers (chapulines). These little critters can be found all over town – in restaurants, in local […]
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The Kindness of Strangers
When we left for this trip four weeks ago, I knew we would see amazing sights and places. But, I failed to imagine the incredible people we would meet and the extraordinary kindness they would show both to others and to us – two strangers from New York. Juan – we met Juan on a […]
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Sleepy Towns in Hot Places
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Life on the Playa
After a few days spent recuperating from Heather’s wisdom tooth extraction at the Omni Resort in Cancun (thanks, Hotwire.com!), it was time to move on. We had spent nearly a week in Cancun and – believe it or not – we were ready for a change in scenery. Starting a round-the-world trip on vacation resorts […]