The Yucatán Peninsula proved to be insufferably hot, and it marked a time in which we learned about hydration, cenotes, and we bought our tickets to Cuba. Via couch-surfing, we were in contact with Rudy with whom we stayed for our four days in Mérida. A lover of the natural phenomenon cenotes or natural freshwater […]

The route from San Cristóbal to Palenque proved to be yet another filled with hairpin turns and sprawling jungle vegetation after just five hours of which landed us at our destination. Upon arrival we grabbed a couple Coronas (it was 5:00, just there), witnessed a mango storm (a bizarre five minutes of strong winds knocking […]

While in San Cristóbal de las Casas, we met a lovely duo working at our hostel, Ruth of New Zealand, and Jessica of Pennsylvania. They had been in the city a couple of weeks and were intrigued by stories of those who had visited the (relatively) nearby Zapatista community, Oventic. We were eager to join […]

And so the journey continued. We took an overnight bus from Oaxaca to San Cristóbal and eleven hours of winding roads later, we found ourselves in the San Cristóbal bus terminal. We headed to our hostel for a bleary-eyed 6am check-in, fell into our bed for a two-hour nap before heading out to explore city. […]

I’ve inherited the ever-useful sleeping-in-public-transportation gene from my mom. A travel-mate with a similar condition aptly dubbed this skill as forward-motion sleeping. But who took the photo?! Southeastward from Puebla we continued. The landscape south of Puebla is desolate, though I would have never known had Julien not been snapping photos and short videos the […]

Puebla is no small deal; the 4th largest city in Mexico, it is known for its beautiful architecture, mole poblano, and containing the largest Volkswagen factory outside Germany. It houses hundreds upon hundreds of churches. Azulejos Teatro Principal Artist’s Neighborhood – Barrio del Artista El Parian Market Templo del Espíritu Santo la Compañía Catedral de […]

En route… At the time of Teotihuacan’s zenith (sometime around 500AD) it was the sixth largest city in the world, and by far the largest in the Americas. Teotihuacan’s decline was originally thought to have been from invasion from outsiders but more recent excavations of the site have revealed that it was only the temples […]