The way I think about money is somewhat muddled. When we go to the shops in Mexico I often convert purchases into US dollars in my head. Which was fine for a while when the Australian and US dollar was one for one. But now the Aussie dollar isn’t worth the same as the US. […]
Just like holiday-goers make a stop off in Orlando to visit the theme parks, many tourists in Cancun take time out to visit the Xcaret (pronounced esh-car-et) parks. When you think of Mexico, Disneyland structures are probably the furthest from what you imagine. But Xcaret is aspiring to offer a Disney-like experience for those who […]
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 […]
