Tulum is very pretty and it`s great to be at the beach... I met up with Karl my friend from london and two of his friends Paul and Chris. It´s good to see them. I needed a bit of familiarity and people to muck about with! We spent the afternoon on the beach and body surfed in the waves... this was fun until I got smacked down under the water by a particularly big wave, banged my head and hip and sniffed up so much salty water it stung like a b****** for abo...

Palenque ruins are beautiful and fascinating. My whole experience of staying in Palenque I didn´t much enjoy but it turned out to be a good learning experience for my traveling as a whole. The modern town of Palenque is a bit of a dump and I had heard that it was nicer to stay in one of the many campsites which offer hammocks and cabañas on the road to the ruins... particularly an area called El Panchan... the book also recommended to stay here... I&...

So, we knew that the trip to Laguna Miramar would not be an easy one but it sounded worth it. A pristine lake surrounded by jungle off the beaten track with plenty of wildlife and untouched mayan ruins... The guide book said it wasn`t the easiest place to get to... but it couldn`t be THAT hard surely!!! We followed the directions in the lonely planet and made our way to Ocosingo, a stinky town of sketchy characters half way between san cristobal and palenque. It ...

Ok so I left San Cristobal on 21st but I´m a bit behind on this blog malarkey! Bear (grrr) with me, I´ve got some catching up to do… So, I left Angangueo and the butterflies with a day of bus travel up ahead… 20 hours or there abouts… I didn´t sleep a great deal! I was in a very different place to where I am now, geographically and emotionally! I was west of Mexico City (the opposite direction to the rest of my journey), suf...

San Cristobal has been so much fun that I haven´t had time to write anything about it at all... or take any pictures for that matter! Sorry! Haha!This will be really quick because I´m off out in a minute... The town has such a great atmosphere to it. It´s very artsy, there´s live music in every bar every night and there is such a fantastic market that I´ve had great pleasure getting lost in! I´ve spent the last couple of days e...