Sunday, 22 Jul 2007 | Views [874] | Comments [3]
Today is my last full day in Central America (for now anyway). I´m ensconced in an air conditioned internet cafe in the glorious Playa de Carmen, on the coast of Mexico. We arrived late last night after 13 odd hours of travelling. It´s stinking hot outside, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [494]
In San Cristobal, the hawkers are even more determined than in Palenque. We are thinking of having tshirts made saying No Gracias, because we have to say it so often. We arrived yesterday, after a 5.5 hour bus ride through winding hills. (Very pretty, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 6 Jul 2007 | Views [526] | Comments [1]
Today we went to Palenque ruins. I´m glad we went to Chichen Itza first, because Palenque was far more interesting. 94% of the city is still under the forrest, with only a few temples unearthed and restored. It was great to wander through the forrest ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [549] | Comments [4]
We´ve just come off the bus after a 9 hour journey from Merida. It sounds bad, but the Mexican busses are air conditioned, so it was actually nicer than being outside. We got held up by the military twice at road blocks, and every time we stopped the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2007 | Views [394] | Comments [3]
Hola from Sunny Mexico. It´s about 34 degrees here and very very humid. I spent all of yesterday walking over the ruins of Chichen Itza. They were huge and amazing. There were several temples, a few ball courts, a maze of 1000 colonades (there were only ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
