Travelblog LA#40: Mérida Part 2 (Día de Muertos Festival) – Mexico

26th – 31st October, 2023   I arrived at the cemetery at around 6 p.m. And, as usual, there was a bit of waiting for the festivities to begin. These events often run on what many people would call ‘Latin Time’, and that is something that I have grown used to over the last fewContinue reading “Travelblog LA#40: Mérida Part 2 (Día de Muertos Festival) – Mexico”

Travelblog LA#39: Tulum & Cobá – Mexico

20th – 22nd October, 2023   I have finally made it to the eastern coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Which is a bit later than I intended. My original idea – when I planned this trip – was to spend much more time in Guatemala, and then head on to Belize and theContinue reading “Travelblog LA#39: Tulum & Cobá – Mexico”

Travelblog LA#38: Chichen Itza & Valladolid – Mexico

16th – 18th October, 2023   So I finally made it to Chichen Itza. Which, I guess is a surprise to no one, but believe it or not this was something that I had been looking forward to and dreading in equal measure. When you are backpacking around Latin America you hear horror stories aboutContinue reading “Travelblog LA#38: Chichen Itza & Valladolid – Mexico”