Days are now dwindling! In one week, I fly home. Yesterday was a full day. Several hours of cycling around Merida followed by coffee at Cafe Riqueza. Then loading packs and walking over a mile to the bus station. Scoring on a great restaurant right across from the bus station. Five plus hours on the […]
Tomorrow will be one week since leaving home. It’s been an amazing, full, perfectly paced time. The second day included a massage from Rodrigo which was great. Walking, bicycle riding, collectivo to ruins, bus to Rio Lagartos, more walking, evening marquesita ritual, new friends, people from all over the world. AMAZING week! In the
It’s been almost 24 hours since arriving in the Yucatan. It feels like at least 3 or 4 days! Now it’s the weekend, Friday evening. Soon, I’m heading to the Zocolo to graze and get a marquesita! So far, I’ve met people from Paris, Cambridge, London, Brussels, New Orleans, Pennsylvania, Germany, France, Spain and, of
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This is the third time I’ve written this post. Two have vanished and the last one to do so was completely finished. If you are reading this, I had better luck this time! Once the second bus arrived, I got on and rode about 10 minutes to a village where we changed buses. We started
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The ever evolving travel packing checklist. My first extended trip was in the mid-80’s where I traveled across the US for roughly 15 months. I had my car and loaded it with essentials: books, camping gear, bicycle, camera and clothing. I had more than I needed and didn’t have some of what I did need.
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Hello! I returned home September 1 from two weeks in Chihuahua. I had a wonderful trip! Everything flowed smoothly for me. Before leaving, I had several people tell me how dangerous it was in Chihuahua. I never experienced anything but helpful people including taxi drivers. The first afternoon, I went walking on the newly finished
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