Tag: Mexico
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Mexico City
When we were deciding on where to head this winter we thought we’d check out a bit more of Mexico. However, as with most plans it changed to Mexico City simply being a jump off point for South America. I am very glad we stuck with Mexico City though. What a city! There was no…
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Tren Maya
As big fans of train travel, when we heard the Yucatan peninsula was implementing a rail system we felt we had to check it out. After reading up on it a bit and speaking with some people in Playa del Carmen we did so with some trepidation. There are a lot of questions about the…
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Our Mérida Exploration
We are nearing the end of our month here in Mérida and I thought I should share some thoughts on this city on the Yucatan peninsula. In an effort to explore more of México we chose to spend our second month here in Mérida. The only reasons for this was we had heard and read…
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Progreso Day Trip
After our successful day trip to Celestún we thought we should give it another shot. This time we set our sights on the small but busy town of Progreso. The trip there was on a bus that runs every 15-20 minutes between Mérida and Progreso. We were surprised that every bus we observed was full.…
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Celestún Day Trip
Once we had settled in Mérida we had the good fortune to meet up with two other slow travelling couples and do a day trip to the coast to visit the town of Celestún. If you are ever in Mérida for more than a couple of days I would say the trip to Celestún is…
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Feliz Navidad
Our last week in Puerto Morelos has been a hectic one. But it also has been an intensely satisfying one. We enjoyed our last day of diving cenotes, then had our two sons and daughter-in-law join us for the week around Christmas. It truly was Feliz Navidad. Once the diving was done we headed to…
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Introduction to Mexico
We have been to Mexico a couple of times previously, however the last trip was for a wedding 20 years ago and previous to that was a surprise birthday trip for my 40th birthday. The key part was both trips involved staying at an all inclusive resort. Don’t get me wrong, we had an absolute…