Off the beach, this town could almost be described as authentically Mexican with its slow pace and large tree-covered plazas, were it not so close to one of Mexico´s prime tourist attractions: Chichen Itza. We didn´t see too much of the town anyway; Duncan was ill and the hotel room had cable TV. The next day, I went to Chichen Itza alone, and although the ruins were probably more impressive than at Tikal, it was spoiled somewhat by the sheer number of tour g...

Compared to our other days traveling, this can almost be considered a success by us arriving at our destination on the correct day. It was, however, a day spent on a cramped sweaty minibus with one of the most disgusting men for our driver: a fat, malicious beast of a man, with grey hair fashioined into something between a mullet and a mohawk. Rather than stop for us all to take a break, he would pull over once in a while, not let any of us out, and buy snacks fo...