This was a special day – we’d arrived at Chichén Itzá on the spring equinox. Thousands of locals and tourists alike had come so see the setting sun cast a shadow over the side of the 2000 year old Temple of Kukulcan, the stepped pyramid creating a shimmering image of the serpent god on the [...]
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Snorkelling underground – Xpu-Ha, Mexico
Xpu-Ha is also known as the “Riviera Maya” – a Caribbean coast of turquoise waters and sandy beaches, lined with discreet hotels.
Setting up camp in the grounds of one of the hotels we spent the evening relaxing on one of the multitude of wooden jetties reaching out into the sea.
The next morning we headed to [...]
Sprechen Sie Englisch? – Tulum, Mexico
Early in the morning I met up with my fellow travellers. The age split was a 50-50 mixture of young and old, but only two native English speakers, the rest being a mixture of Swiss and German, including the tour guide. Despite the holiday being advertised as an American company and therefore English speaking, German [...]
Sleepy – Cancún, Mexico
After a ridiculously hectic week and nearly 4 days without sleeping I jumped in a cab at 6pm on Friday night and headed off to Heathrow and the sun.
Having taken the last flight into JFK I was somewhat dismayed to discover that it seems to shut down at midnight and the people who have an [...]
