“Teotihuacan” – Noel Gallagher. Reminiscing on my 2014 overland/oversea trip through Central America, I realised I skippacked a load of places and that my route was not so obvious. My exact route would also not have been clear from my blog posts on here on Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Here,…
Read More
I have only been to Mexico once, even less than my three visits to Guatemala, brace to Honduras and four times to the Untied States of America. However, I did spend three weeks in Mexico that time and along with El Salvador it is far and away my favourite country in North and Central America.…
Read More
Mexico City is colossal. I spent around a week here in 2014 and totally loved it. The smell of the food on every corner, my trip to the famous Azteca stadium and the chance to do some cool tours to places like Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Mayan Riviera and many other ancient sites. As well as…
Read More
Mexico is a country that has so much to offer. So many tourist attractions, huge metropolises like the capital Mexico City, gorgeous beaches and resorts, so much historical heritage from different periods, world famous food specialities, but that is not all you must see when visiting this country. Considering its diverse climate and relief, which…
Read More
Luxury villas are one of the best places to be if vacationing in Mexico. The service, privacy, and attention to detail surpasses any hotel. If you’re travelling with family or a group of friends, staying in a luxury villa is the best idea you’ll have. However, many villas in Mexico offer their services in addition…
Read More
I had such a great time backpacking in Mexico in 2014, it’s one of the rare countries where I had to eat three meals a day as the food was just so delicious. We had the pleasure of staying in different accommodation during our trip, as well as hotels and hostels, also luxury villas. This…
Read More
Without much doubt or competition my favourite country (outside Northern Ireland) in the world for food is Mexico. I simply love Mexican food. I am not a big eater as most of you know, yet every day when we backpacked through Mexico, I was eating THREE meals. That’s three decent sized meals a day, all…
Read More
“It’s another tequila sunrise, stirring slowly across the sky.” – The Eagles While backpacking in Mexico sooner or later you will try tequila and mezcal. You might not know the difference, how it’s made or why there are thousands of different kinds. In my time in Mexico we did a Mezcal tasting, a tequila tasting…
Read More
I’m pretty busy at the moment trying to go through all my unwritten posts, but it’s still nice to reflect on a top 12 travel moments of the year – something I did a similar post on in 2012 and 2013. This year I started off in Iraq on New Year’s Day and I have…
Read More
I completed a hat trick of “San Cristobals” when I took my backpack to the cool city of San Cristobal de las Casas recently. I’d already visited San Cristobal in Bolivia in 2010 and the one in venomous Venezuela in 2011. But the Mexican city of the same name knocked the previous brace into touch.…
Read More