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a brave new meat

ok - it's not new a "new" meat at all, but cooking it is new to me. if you've read my blog you know i am a HUGE fan of cochinita pibil (yucatecan recipe for pork slow-cooked in banana leaves). tonight the pork is marinading and tomorrow it will be wrap

hammock-time on isla holbox

when things got a little hot on isla holbox, i headed for the roof of hotel la palapa. there was a lovely shelter over a few hammocks and the breeze was always sweet. or one could lie in the sun and periodically rinse off under the conch-shell shower-he

Flamingos in Celestun, Yucatan

Celestun, Yucatan, originally uploaded by peggydaly. a day trip from Merida

Cormorants on Isla Holbox

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly.

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly. where i spent my last week in MX. lovely water and deserted beaches! very special place.

This is the Last Day of my Vacation – oh, oh oh!

Yes, that title actually came to me today, accompanied by Sinead O’Connor’s voice, who would otherwise be singing “this is the last day of our acquaintance”. To try to end it with a bang would have been futile. How could I top the last 5 months?

Exploring Holbox

I’ve alternated between exploring and chillin’. Holbox, or at least the part that is populated, is a narrow, tilted island who’s short-ends face southwest and northeast. The south-eastern length is mostly mangrove swamp that faces the mainland and

Settling Down in Holbox

I did some research online on how to get to Isla Holbox coming from Valladolid. Unfortunately, the most standard way to get to Chiquila, the mainland town from which the Holbox ferry departs, is on a direct bus that leaves cancun 3x’s a day. But that

Isla Holbox is Paradise

i could not be more thrilled that i picked this place to spend the final week of my adventure. it´s a stunning, quiet and charming island on the northern tip of the yucatan peninsula. i just popped into the internet cafe to send a quick email. i am

Uxmal Ruinas, Yucatan

I forgot to mention my trip to the ruins of Uxmal. I did this easily from Merida, catching the 8am bus from the 2nd class bus terminal directly to the ruins. I considered taking what’s called the “Ruta Puuc” bus, which is a good deal. For arou

Valladolid, Yucatan

I found a nice part of valladolid I’d missed before: barrio del convento sisal. Today, while sitting in iglesia san Bernardino admiring the altar I was offered a $1 tour. After seeing the catacombs (Franciscan bones and all), cenote and cloisters

Long Weekend in Merida

The whole Yucatan was boiling so I grabbed a fairly inexpensive room ($24) with a/c at Santa Lucia Hostal. There is only one or two private rooms and the rest are dorms. Young Rafael runs the place almost completely solo and is very helpful. When I

Campeche / Yucatan - My Camera Broke!!

Campeche.. such a pretty place next to the Gulf of Mexico. I arrived in Campeche half past three in the morning of July 18th. ...

Living and Dying In the Yucatan

So, after yesterday´s long post about such thrilling subjects as worn out sandals and death marches, I meandered over and caught the 4pm bus tour ...

My Beloved Xpu-Ha

Of all of the places we’ve visited so far the campsite at Xpu-Ha has to be one of my favorites. It is also one of ...

Tourists on the Yucatan Peninsula

After Palenque we spent a few nights in Chetumal (on the Caribbean coast just north of the Belize border) doing laundry and stocking up on ...

Long Time no Post

Sorry we have been so bad about posting updates lately. We are doing very well. We have been on the Yucatan Peninsula in ...

The End of the Adventure

It's been a bit of time since I've posted. We've been in travel limbo, that odd period at the end of a trip where it seems to take forever to get home. The round-about circuit on 2nd class Mexican buses to get back to Cancun while ...

Dispatch: The great Cabana search

Wandering down the beach looking for a cabana, we have the beautiful cliffs and ruins of Tulum at our back, but we are more concerned with finding a room and getting our packs off our backs. The first few places are full with burn ...

Dispatch: Yucatan / Tulum (Photos soon)

We touched down in Cancun at about noon today. Smooth sailing at immigration and customs, but we were starving, so we grabbed some terrible airport enchiladas specially made for gringos ($9), you'll notice some ridiculously overpr ...

Ruins, Haciendas and Topes, Oh My!

An early morning flight on Spirit Airlines whisked us away from chilly Detroit (38 degrees) to sultry Cancun (85 degrees). Arriving into Cancun at ...

Honeymooning around the World

Since I'll be taking off with the wife on our own honeymoon in almost exactly one month, these BnA bloggers caught my attention. Chris and Jen are taking a year-long, round-the-world honeymoon trip. Yes, we're all jealous. The ...

Adventure Planning - Yucatan, Part 1

After a few delays, my wife and I are finally getting around to planning our next international adventure. It's going to be a relatively short one, about 3 - 4 weeks in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and parts of Central America. We'r ...

End of the tourist tour

After 2 very busy weeks crossing Mexico on the big yellow (come and fleece us we're rich) Tucan bus it all finally came to an ...