We had our fair share of drinks during our half-month in the Yucatan as we visited Valladolid, Merida, Campeche, Celestun, Tulum, and a few other smaller villages in between. Here, we document our highlights and discoveries, drinking around the Yucatan. Drinks Around the Yucatan Margaritas in the Yucatan Being that […]
5 Best Things to Do in Campeche Mexico
The walled city of Campeche is a colorful and beautiful place to explore on the western edge of the Yucatan peninsula. Whether stopping in for a day or a week, there’s plenty of things to do in Campeche, Mexico. The historic center of Campeche is even listed as one of […]
In Search of Flamingos in Celestún
After spending a few days in the beautiful walled city of Campeche, it was onward to the sleepy beach town of Celestún. Soon after arriving we scored a very nice, yet inexpensive, ocean-view room. Which was surprising because our January visit supposedly high season. Yet the small beach town of […]
Roaming Around Santa Elena and Uxmal
We chose to stay in the small Mayan village of Santa Elena due to its close proximately to Uxmal, which we wanted to see in the morning before the tourist busses arrived. Upon arriving in the village we came across the same dusty roads and frenzied scene we had seen […]
Road-tripping Across the Mayan Backcountry
After exploring the cenotes of Cuzuma on a horse-pulled mining cart, we were off to the small Mayan village of Santa Elena approximately a two-hour drive away. We wanted to visit the Mayan ruins of Uxmal the following day and Santa Elena was a short 15-minute drive from there. On a map, […]
The Three Cuzama Cenotes
Visiting the Cuzama cenotes is one of our favorite day trips from Merida, Mexico. The cenotes themselves are absolutely stunning. But what makes the cenotes around Cuzama really unique is the form of transportation to get to each cenote: by horse cart! On A Random Recommendation: Three Cenotes of Cuzama During our […]
Roaming Around Valladolid and its Cenotes
So this is our very first stop on our trip around the world: Valladolid, Mexico! After landing in the Cancun airport, we immediately left the tourist resort town destination to get more of a feel for a ‘real’ Yucatan rather than the Senor Frogs & Fat Tuesday’s version of Mexico offered […]
The Decision to Travel the World
I really cannot recall exactly when we decided to commit to this idea of quitting our jobs for full time travel. Its really always something I’ve dreamed of for as long as I can remember, but I can’t pinpoint a single thought or conversation where we said – “Ahah – […]
Getting Rid of it All to Become Mobile and Travel the World
We decided to get rid of (almost) everything we own so that we can become location independent and travel the world. Of course we’ve kept some essentials in addition to sentimental items such as photo albums that we’re driving down to Florida to store a few boxes with family. But […]
Preparing for Long Term Round the World Travel
We’ve been planning for this grand trip for nearly five years now, so you’d think we’ve had plenty of time to prepare and get everything together, right? Wrong. As I sit here writing this, it is exactly 42 days before we’ll be moving out of our home. Coming to the […]
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