ADO busses in Mexico are well organized, comfortable, on time and cheap. They put the UK to shame! Matt and I caught the early bus from Tulum to Chetumal so we could get the Water Taxi across to San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Having not heard great things about Chetumal and having no idea how to get from the ADO station to the port we decided to jump in a cab. Taxi's in Mexico seem to work on an involuntary cab share scheme but it was quite a surprise w...

Although only an hour south of Playa, Tulum felt a world away. Tulum Centro had a very 'Mexican' feel and was far more what I was looking for. Casa Del Sol was a lovely hostel located down a sleepy side street; it felt relaxed, safe and friendly. It was great place to spend a couple of nights and as a base for me to visit my first Maya ruin. Arriving pretty early in the day the hostel was pretty empty so I took the opportunity to check in back home with a quic...

Mexico's Yucatán Peninsular is famous amongst divers not just for its beautiful Caribbean coast but also for its network of thousands of kilometers of flooded underground tunnels appearing at the surface as crystal clear sinkholes or Cenotes. I wasted no time in getting booked onto a day's diving with Abyss Divers. I arrived at the dive centre at 7am excited to get diving. Lewis my Mexican dive guide drove us down to one of the highest regarded Cenotes, Dos Oj...

Ok so I have been away nearly three weeks now and this is the first time I have sat down to write a blog entry. I guess that is a sign of how much fun I have been having and how quickly time has passed. I arrived at Playa Del Carmen by ADO bus from Cancun with no problem and walked down the busy street to my hostel, Hostel Playa. It had been a long day of travel so I held off exploring until the morning. On my first day I awoke to warm but overcast day and se...

Well here I am, my first blog entry somwhere interesting! Actually I'm on the plane still (7 hours down, 3 to go) but it's a step from Mold. Acording to the little map thingy were just entering the Bermuda Triangle, should I be worried? The last few times I've be abroad I've flown with budget airlines so I was used to cramped conditions so let me tell you this make quite a change. I had planned on being charming and friendly at check in to try and get an up...