Dave and I hadn’t even heard of Valladolid until we started complaining that the Cancun region was way too touristy for us, and that we wanted to see the real Mexico. Our blogger friend, Talon from 1 Dad, 1 Kid, pointed out that Valladolid was a must see. Not only is this small town […]
Last week, Dave and I had the opportunity to do something so magical it felt like we were in a dream. We had the chance to scuba dive in a cenote. Check out the video: Cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico A cenote is an underground cavern, similar to a cave but with a […]
It had only just gone 7:30am and the sun was already beating down with its relentless heat in Playa del Carmen. Dave and I rushed to the pickup point for our minivan, powerwalking because we were late and arriving with beads of sweat forming on our foreheads. Thankfully, our minibus tour with Alltournative was a […]
September was a cheap month. We actually spent less than $3,000 for the whole month of travel, if you exclude the flights between Cuba and Cancun. Not a bad effort. We managed to spend so little in the tourist hotspot of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico because we were pretty much working the entire time. […]
It’s after 10 on Wednesday night and the place is almost deserted. It’s just me, a French fellow I’ve just met named Christophe and a huddled table of Ecuadorians downing tequila shots. Welcome to La Mesa, Cuenca’s hottest salsa club – and unfortunately we’re a little early. Time to learn salsa The music is right […]
