Playa del Carmen, or just Playa, is lovely. Easy to navigate, tourist friendly, party central and of course, beautiful beaches. Originally I had planned to spend a week touring the East coast beaches near Cancún, but Playa is so lovely and I'm tired of moving around all the time. So the new plan is Playa and Cancún after. I'll possibly make some day trips to other beaches and/or ruins but right at this moment, it's seeming more and more unlikely. A few days chi...

Did you know that Mexico City is the city with the most museums in the world? Even more than New York or London. Once you walk around the streets or open a map, it becomes apparent. They are everywhere. Like Lima and Quito, Mexico City is big, like really big. My hostel, which is more like a hotel - it has keycards, is in the historic center, another UNESCO site. It is really nice to walk around. I just love old buildings, and I mean properly old buildings. The ...

Having a flight at 7am is perfectly okay except for the part where TAME doesn't have online check in and tells me to be at airport at 4am. Trying to get a decent nights sleep so I wasn't b*****ed for one of only two days in Panama, I went to bed a little before 10pm. I enjoyed 3 hours of sleep before I woke up due to a guy snoring really loudly. It was clear that he snored regardless but he definitely had a cold, making it louder and nastier to listen to. And so ...

Baños is gorgeous. Picture a small, friendly town surrounded by mountains, steep cliffs, clouds and waterfalls. It's so nice to see a place that respects the nature surrounding it, instead of destroying it. Totally picturesque. I made it to Markus' hostel and luckily for me, he happened to walk right up the street the moment I arrived. We went for lunch at the market and for once the meal actually came with a decent salad (beet root!!). After that we wandered ...

My first 'day' in Quito, it was more a night. I had the loveliest taxi driver who was forgiving of my basic Spanish and we managed to chat pretty much the whole ride. After checking into my hostel (where I bumped into two girls I met in Arequipa) I went to the supermarket, got some veggies and enjoyed the luxury of cooking again. Funny how something so simple can be so nice. My first real day in Quito was great. Being the Sunday of Carneval weekend, f*** all is...