I'm still trying to figure out why, but we got comp'd an incredible breakfast this morning before walking down the street to the Tulum Ruins. When it comes to free food, I don't ask many questions! With a belly full of Huevos Rancheros done right, we hurried past the gradually swelling crowds of cruise ship passengers into the site. We got there right around 9am and there were already more people than we ever saw at Chichen Itza, which is a real shame because Tul...

Sunday's are special in Merida, known for neighborhood markets and a carnival atmosphere. We had been looking forward to seeing the festivities for ourselves but we still couldn't get out of bed before 10. When we finally rolled out the front door the heat hit us like a wall. It's that humid, sweltering type of hot that sends you running for shade. We had a twenty minute walk to the plaza, and we hugged the walls along the road as closely as we could just to avoi...