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Roaming Around the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve

February 21, 2014 By John Widmer 39 Comments

Boardwalk through the sawgrass at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Preserve.

During our trip, we want to try to visit as many UNESCO World Heritage Sites as possible. So when we plopped down in the town of Tulum for a few nights and noticed that the World Heritage site of Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve was just south of us, it was […]

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

Scuba Diving Belize Barrier Reef

February 19, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Scuba diving in Belize was nothing short of amazing. We based ourselves in Caye Caulker for about a week to relax on the island and make a few trips out to the Belize Barrier Reef, which is another awesome natural World Heritage Site. Getting Open Water Certification in Caye Caulker […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World Tagged With: Belize, Central America

Top 5 Things to Do in Caye Caulker, Belize

February 14, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Ah, Caye Caulker, Belize. Everything is slower here, delightfully informal, and laid back. Yet there is still plenty of things to do in Caye Caulker Belize. The Belize barrier islands really carries more of a Caribbean island feel to it, rather than a Central American nation. The people are quite happy and friendly […]

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Madonna is Full Of Shit and So Are The Chickens: A Soggy San Pedro

February 14, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

That Madonna is full of shit! Her dreams about San Pedro included tropical island breezes and all the nature wild and free. We did not find the Isla to be bonita at all. Instead our two-night stay on the island was filled with rain! I’m sure it truly is a […]

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How We Became Homeless in Tulum

February 14, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

One of our first travel fails happened during a full day of travel from one side of the Yucatan peninsula to the other, from Celestun to Tulum. We had a rental car in Celestun that we needed to return to Merida. We had scheduled it perfectly to get to Merida […]

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How to Beat the Mexican Exit Tax Scam: Chetumal to Belize

February 5, 2014 By John Widmer 65 Comments

The day we were leaving Mexico for Belize I quickly googled the overland border crossing procedures and how much money I’d need to take out for the ferry and other expenses. But I kept on seeing Mexican Exit Tax Scam show up continuously in my search results, so I looked […]

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Beers Around the Yucatan Mexico

February 5, 2014 By John Widmer 10 Comments

We very much enjoy a good beer. So while we’re traveling, we want to try as many different brews that are local to the country as we can. We’ll be in search of that perfect pint each country has to offer, trying both the country’s standard offerings and will also […]

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Drinking Around the Yucatan

February 2, 2014 By John Widmer 1 Comment

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 […]

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5 Best Things to Do in Campeche Mexico

January 26, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Campeche can be a nice day trip from Merida 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 […]

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In Search of Flamingos in Celestún

January 23, 2014 By John Widmer 12 Comments

Flamingos in Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico (near Merida)

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 […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, North America

Roaming Around Santa Elena and Uxmal

January 21, 2014 By John Widmer 7 Comments

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 […]

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Road-tripping Across the Mayan Backcountry

January 21, 2014 By John Widmer 6 Comments

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, […]

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The Three Cuzama Cenotes

January 21, 2014 By John Widmer 14 Comments

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 […]

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Roaming Around Valladolid and its Cenotes

January 20, 2014 By John Widmer 10 Comments

Cenote Zaci in Valladolid often cited as one of the best cenotes in the Yucatan

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 […]

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