My first birthday away from home felt strange, however I did have a little slice of home with me in Isla Mujeres in the form of my beloved Katie. She even brought me unexpected presents shipped from home, a big fat birthday cake and periodically told everyone we met that it was my birthday, which resulted in constant chorus' of happy birthday in both English and Spanish. As it was not only my birthday but also Katie's last day in the Mex we decided to go on a sno...

Arriving to Isla Mujeres by boat in the late afternoon sun, sitting on the deck with Katie, the wind rushing through our hair and a live band playing hotel California was a pretty idyllic way to enter the island. The second we stepped foot in the hostel I bumped into Jack, a friend from Mexico City, also travelling with a couple of friends who'd flown out from England for Easter. We dumped our bags, showered and grabbed a bite to eat with them at a local restaura...

For Easter Sunday itself we made our way to Merida and explored the city, also filled with festive cheer, music and performances. Katie bought some great hand made leather flip flops and we both purchased a few souvenirs from local stalls. Tired from another long bus ride we stopped for an iced coffee and admired the festivities. Reminded of Easter at home we also went in search of chocolate Easter eggs but finding none we had to settle for Kinder eggs and had a ...

Semana Santa was certainly an amazing time to come visit San Cristobal. An already progressive and culture filed town is embellished with artists from around the world colouring the streets with chalk, live traditional music on the streets and main square, colourful statues representing different aspects of revolution in San Cristobal, specialist food markets and more. The town has such an inspiring atmosphere of hustle, bustle and fiesta. Watching one live musi...

We started off the morning seeking out a yoga class for the following day. We found a quaint little shiastki yoga studio where classes cost only (£2), but unfortunately, despite our best efforts at waking early the following two mornings, the first class was cancelled and the second day the studio closed altogether for Easter weekend. We spent our mornings instead exploring the 'award winning' Mayan museum of medicine and climbing gleaming white steps to an amaz...