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...

Yesterday was mostly a transit day so (thankfully) there isn't much to say. We had a late breakfast at the hotel before driving an hour and a half to our rental house in the center of Merida. Have I ever mentioned how much I love AirBnB? The place is absolutely amazing. We have two master suites, a private pool, a massive balcony, twenty foot ceilings and even an indoor waterfall. I feel like we got comp'd at the Bellagio. The one downside so far is that the AC i...

This trip has been a long time in the making and I'm excited to finally be here. After only a day and a half we've found Mexico to be so much more interesting and stunningly beautiful than we're often told to expect. We've somehow managed to avoid the apparently prevalent drug lords and marauders for the time being (talking to you, Mom!) so let's hope it stays that way :) Fort Lauderdale airport was a zoo, but the flight clocked in at less than two hours so it w...