Bucket List 196: Mexico!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Mexico · Photos
Country 33/196: Mexico. The nation where my Central American backpacking voyage came to an end, although you might get punched in the face if you tell a Mexican that they are part of Central America. A country so vast that you could quite easily spend a year here, and still have beaches and cenotes to spare. As chilled as Costa Rica, but with the transport links of a European nation, Mexico has gone right to the very top of countries I want to revisit. Just don’t bother with Chichén Itzá.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Mexico
Hasta la Vista, Centroamérica
January 31st, 2019 Last week, I escaped the tourist throngs of Tulum by haggling for space cakes with a vagrant on a Mexican beach. This week would be my last, as I savoured the final few days of my voyage in the capital, before boarding a Boeing back to Britain. Day 78 – Mexico City, Mexico The start…
“We’ll Pay for the Wall,” said no Juan Ever
January 28th, 2019 Last week, I explored the enigmatic nation of Belize – surviving encounters with stingrays, sharks and, even more terrifyingly, Queen Elizabeth II. This week, I ate El Chapo's weight in tacos and tortillas as I went cenote-hopping and ruin-trekking along Mexico’s trendy tail. Day 71 – Bacalar, Mexico to Tulum, Mexico So, I ended last…
You Better Belize It!
January 23rd, 2019 Last week, I got moist in a large river and moister in a larger lake before travelling the height of Guatemala in search of some forested relics. This week belongs to Belize, as I spent the week travelling through a miniature corner of the Caribbean – patting sharks and consuming crustaceans along the way. Day…
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Mexico
Country: 33/196 Visited: Winter ’18/’19
