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The 15 Best Things to Do in Merida Mexico: Travel Guide & Tips

January 25, 2024 By John Widmer 79 Comments

Merida sign in Plaza Grande Merida Mexico

Mérida, Mexico, has so much to offer visitors. We’ve been regularly traveling to Yucatan’s lovely capital city for nearly a decade and continue to discover so many awesome things to do in Merida each visit. It’s become one of our favorite travel destinations in Mexico. Hence, we’re always happy to […]

Filed Under: Destination Guides, Merida, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America, Top 5

15 Best Things to Do in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

June 27, 2023 By John Widmer 77 Comments

Avenida Guadalupe is a popular pedestrian street in San Cristobal de las Casas lined with many shops, cafes, and restaurants

San Cristóbal de las Casas Mexico is a wonderful place for travelers to base themselves for countless adventures throughout the state of Chiapas. San Cristobal de las Casas is a lovely and lively town in Southern Mexico, largely inhabited by indigenous people, which adds an interesting cultural flair. San Cristobal […]

Filed Under: Destination Guides, Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

How to Visit Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve: On Your Own or Tour

March 22, 2023 By John Widmer 338 Comments

Publishing note: This post about Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve was last updated on January 28, 2024. Known for its complex environment, the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve is a unique natural attraction to visit in Mexico. From the thick Yucatan jungle, freshwater marshes extend out through a series of lagoons all […]

Filed Under: Destination Guides, Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

The 15 Best Day Trips in the Yucatan from Merida Mexico

January 17, 2020 By John Widmer 71 Comments

Day Trips from Merida Mexico

One of Merida’s greatest attributes is its centralized location in the Yucatan, which is so full of intriguing excursions to take. That’s exactly why we rank Yucatan day trips as #1 in our Best Things to Do in Merida Travel Guide. There are so many awesome day trips from Merida […]

Filed Under: Destination Guides, Adventures Around the World, Merida, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Best Restaurants in Merida Mexico for Yucatan Cuisine & Value

January 12, 2019 By John Widmer 62 Comments

Los Cuatro Yucas at la chaya maya, one of the best restaurants in Merida

We’ve been popping into the “white city” regularly during the past five years and have had a chance to check out many of the best restaurants in Merida, Mexico. Armed with a notepad of recommendations and an endless array of restaurants to try, we have set out on a mission […]

Filed Under: Eating Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Travel Update: Roaming Around Mexico 2018

December 8, 2018 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

John & Heather drinking a cantarito in Mexico

Greetings from the Sunshine State! We’re currently roaming around Florida and it sure is living up to its nickname! We’re back here in the USA and it’s been a while since our last travel update on the blog. So as we’re passing back through the States, we figured this would […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Top 10 Best Things to Do In Morelia Mexico

October 7, 2018 By John Widmer 46 Comments

Things to do in Morelia title - Morelia sign in front of aqueduct

Is Morelia one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets? It may be. While exploring the beautiful pink stone colonial architecture of Morelia’s historic center, we couldn’t help but feel like we stumbled into yet another place in Mexico that is clearly flying under the radar. Anchored by the glowing cathedral, this historic […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

How to Visit the Ruta Puuc: Yucatan’s Road Trip Across the Ancient Mayan World

September 8, 2018 By John Widmer 27 Comments

Collage highlighting the Ruta Puuc, showing: rental car driving down road, Heather taking pictures at Uxmal and Sayil ruins

The Ruta Puuc (Puuc Route) is a fascinating trip to take from Merida, Mexico. This roadway slices through the Yucatan to connect various ancient ruins for such an interesting look into the ancient Mayan culture. Embarking on the Ruta Puuc is a great adventure to take in the Yucatan, whether […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Merida, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

15 Best Things to Do in Queretaro Mexico: Travel Guide

August 19, 2018 By John Widmer 54 Comments

Best 15 Things To Do in Queretaro Mexico

Querétaro is an emerging star of a travel destination in Mexico and has quickly joined our growing list of favorites places within the country. It’s such a pleasant colonial city to experience in the central highlands of Mexico. We found so many fun things to do in Queretaro to make […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World, Destination Guides, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Cuba Travel Tips You Need to Know

February 19, 2017 By John Widmer 41 Comments

Cuba travel tips - classic car passing graffiti sign that reads "Cuba"

Right now is an exciting time for travel in Cuba. But before you get on the flight to the island nation, there is a lot of planning that needs to be done and many logistics to understand even for seasoned travelers. You’ll find that traveling to Cuba is just a little different than […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World, Destination Guides Tagged With: Central America, Cuba

20 Photos That Will Make You Want to Explore the Palenque Ruins, Mexico

February 17, 2016 By John Widmer 6 Comments

A view of el palcio (the palace) Mayan ruins at Palenque

The Palenque Ruins are now firmly cemented as the most picturesque Mayan ruin site we’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s a mysterious & magical place to roam around and this photo essay of Palenque is an attempt to show you why. You can spend hours wandering this expansive site, popping in and out of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

Pope Francis Visits San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2016

February 16, 2016 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Coming face to face with Pope Francis in Pope Francis approaches the cathedral in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico

Each morning here in the small mountain town of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, the neighborhood wakes up around you. Birds begin to chirp. Dogs start barking. Roosters proceed to cock-a-doodle-doo. Yet what acts as our alarm clock is the nearby church bells that begin to chime loudly for […]

Filed Under: Posts, Travel Tales Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

21 Misconceptions & Curiosities to Understand Before Traveling to Cuba

January 9, 2016 By John Widmer 37 Comments

Havana street with Cuban flag and capital building

Cuba can be quite a curious country. We can easily proclaim that it is one of the most unique and interesting countries of the 50+ we’ve visited during this two-year trip around the world. Between our pre-trip research about Cuba and roaming around the island nation itself, we experienced lots of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Destination Guides, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Best of, Central America, Cuba

Month #12 Travel Update: Roaming Around the US and South America

December 23, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Well folks, it’s now been an entire year since we began this crazy journey. We just can’t believe how quickly those 365 days have flown by. There never was a concrete plan or route in which we were traveling in but we never intended for our round the world trip […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America

Beers Around Panama

September 8, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

La Rana Dorada

Panama was the last country we would drink beer in during our grand tour through all of Central America. In a land filled with pale lagers, we were eager to try some of the craft brew pubs we heard existed in Panama City. Previously the craft beers in Costa Rica were […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Beers Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Beer, Central America, Panama

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