Our final stop before heading to San Francicso was a beach destination on the Yucatan Peninsula about one hour from Cancun. In my mind Cancun condures images of a crass type of tourism, so our expectations of Tulum were tempered somewhat. Setting the shadow of Cancun aside, we had heard great things of Tulum's beaches so we decided to see them for ourselves. Our first night in Tulum wasn't great, we arrived late and walked to the nearest hostel. The room we we...

From Puerto Angel we caught an overnight bus to San Cristobal de Las Casas. This was one of those places that everyone said was one not to miss, but to be honest if I had my time again I might do just that. It's not that San Cristobal was unpleasant, it wasn't. Rather, it just didn't flick my switch. That said, San Cristobal is famous for its locally grown coffee and we taste a number of single origin blends all of which were delicious in their own notable wa...

This will be a quick blog entry because Em and I chilled on a beach for five nights and there isn't much to say that the photos can't. We stayed in our own little beach bungalow that had it's own infinity pool looking out over the pacific ocean, it really was an incredible setting. One that I'd be suprised if it is bettered on this trip. The daylight hours were taken up with homemade breakfast (smoothie, granola and coffee), lunch (tostadas with the usual mexic...

From Mexico City we headed southwest to Oaxaca, a six hour bus ride. Oaxaca is a colonial town that oozes charm. The historic centre of town with its cobblestone streets, shaded squares and markets has a really arty feel to it. For us Oaxaca, above all other things, was a gastronomic destination. El restaurante at Casa Oaxaca was the best mexican food either of us have ever tried. With a really pretty courtyard setting (not captured at all in our photo) this...

With our backpacks dusted off we stepped forth onto the streets of Mexico City and in doing so, returned to the life of a couple of backpackers. Mexico City has an unfair reputation. I guess Hollywood had given me the impression that Mexico City would be unsafe - a location where i'd be kidnapped and ransomed. I wasn´t. In fact Mexico City is remarkably cosmopolitan and civilised. With 25 million residents I expected utter chaos. From the airport Em and I ju...