Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The name “Sian Ka’an” means “gate of heaven”. The reserve…
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The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater that hit just north of, and encompasses part of, the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The center is located just barely offshore near Chicxulub,…
Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that perished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. Palenque was a…
As Lily and I were leaving Calakmul, which is deep in the Yucatan jungle (45 km from the Guatemala border), we had a turkey that would not get out of…
Check out the video below where I share some of the driving lessons I learned from driving all over Mexico. There is a lot of truth in it as well…
All over Mexico you can find Agua de Frutus which is basically fruit water. It is absolutely delicious and I find mostly in ice cream stores and restaurants. Check out…
Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in Mexico 22 miles from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya…
Lily said she knew of a really cool cenote in Merida and wanted to take me to it. Check out the short video below to see how she used the…
Uxmal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, 62 km south of Mérida. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture. It is located…
Chichen Itza is a large Mayan city ruins found in Yucatán State, Mexico. Chichen Itza rose to regional prominence around 600 AD, however, it wasn’t until around 900AD that the…
The Mesoamerican ballgame was a sport with ritual associations played since at least 1650 BC by the pre-Columbian people of Ancient Mesoamerica. The sport had different versions in different places…
A cenote is a natural sinkhole formed by the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes an underground river. While the best-known cenotes are large open-water pools measuring 30-150 feet in…
Archaeological evidence indicates that Cobá was first settled between 50 BC and 100 AD. At that time, there was a town with buildings of wood and palm fronds and flat…
Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba (which I will take you to next), in the Mexican state of…
About three hours south of Playa del Carmen is the small beach town of Bacalar. The funny thing is this beach town is on a lagoon and not the Caribbean…
The travel video below is of our first week of traveling through Mexico for 30+ days. We explored the beaches and islands of the Yucatan Caribbean coast and began in…
The next stop on our 30+ days traveling through Mexico was a day trip over to Cozumel where we rented scooters again. We drove the entire island and saw Mayan…
When Lily and I were in Playa del Carmen we stumbled upon the 3D Wonders Museum and had an absolute blast. What it is, is a gallery of painting that…
When Lily and I rented scooters on Isla Mujeres a couple weeks ago we rode all the way down to the southern tip and found a bunch of food carts…
At the beginning of our Mexican tour, Lily and I took a day trip out to Isla Mujeres from Cancun and rented scooters. One of the places we stopped at…
My girlfriend, Lily and I have been touring her home country of Mexico for the last several weeks. We started in Cancun and have been traveling the entire Yucatan. One…
On Isla Mujeres we found an Ice Bar that was an amazing place to cool off. In fact we could only stay in it for about 20 minutes before we…
Last week Lily and I took the ferry from Cancun to Isla Mujeres for the day and rented scooters to drive around the island. We had so much fun exploring…
While starting our 30 plus days traveling through Mexico, Lily and I found a couple authentic Mexican restaurants very near the main nightlife hub, but far enough away to not…
I am exploring Mexico with my girlfriend (who is from Guadalajara) and we just started in Cancun. One of the amazing experiences you can do in Cancun this time of…
I know it has been a while since I blogged or posted anything on the website, but I have to admit with Covid shutting down travel I was uninspired to…
It’s time to ditch the video calls, dust off the camera, and dig out your smallest backpack – travelling post-COVID is all about leaving baggage behind. As things return to…
It’s a tough time for travelers at the moment. With social distancing measures, travel bans, and lockdowns in place all over the world, it will be a while before people…
During one of my hikes I came across these two goats standing on a pile of rocks munching away. I thought it was a good shot and simply wanted to…
I hope everyone is had a great Thanksgiving. I found this powerline on a hike I did in Grenada. Apparently the line sagged down so instead of tensioning it up…
