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Roaming Around Mexico

Hola! During all our years of traveling around the world, we've spent more time in Mexico than any other nation. We love it. Here, you'll find an archive of all our blog posts that shows off some of our favorite places within this dynamic country.

Travel Update Summer 2017

June 12, 2017 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Heather with Canadian Flag in Guanajuato, Mexico

So here we are, halfway into our fourth year of this around-the-world adventure and we find ourselves back in the US. But this journey isn’t over yet! It’s been a fun romp around Latin America for the first half of 2017, exploring bucket-list destinations like Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs Tagged With: Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, North America, Peru, South America

Best of Roaming Around Mexico & Travel Update

April 18, 2016 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Heather and John

We’re now on our final days roaming around Mexico, so we thought it would be an excellent time for a long-overdue travel update. When this year began, we really weren’t sure what direction we were heading (both literally and metaphorically). Over these past few months we’ve really enjoyed slowing down […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs Tagged With: Mexico

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, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

That Time the Pope Visited Us in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

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, and roosters proceed to cock-a-doodle-doo. Yet what acts as our alarm clock is the nearby church bells that begin to chime loudly […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Random Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

Our Top 20 Worst Travel Experiences: A Year in Review

January 9, 2015 By John Widmer 39 Comments

The end of 2014 also marked the end of our first full year of travel. So we recently posted about our absolute favorite experiences from this past year roaming around the world. But life on the road isn’t all gumdrops and unicorns. We certainly incurred our share of misfortunes too. […]

Filed Under: Misadventures Around the World Tagged With: Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

The Best of Travel, Adventure, Food, and Drinks Around Central America

April 18, 2014 By John Widmer 20 Comments

We traveled through all eight countries of Central America over the course of more than three months. Our 12-week Central America route took us overland from the Yucatan region of Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and finally to Panama. During this Central America overland journey, […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Drinking Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Eating Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Belize, Best of, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Eating & Drinking Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

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 […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides Tagged With: Central America, Mexico, Top 5

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 […]

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

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, […]

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

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