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Staring death in the face: A most unusual Day of the Dead custom
Like with most Mexicans, the Mayan people of Pomuch celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones when Day of the Dead rolls around each year. But unlike most Mexicans, the Pomuch locals honour...
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Celebrating Dia de los Muertos in Campeche
Dave and I were a little disappointed when Day of the Dead rolled around in Mexico. We’d planned to be in Oaxaca – one of the best places to celebrate the festivity – but we faced an 18 hour bus ride...
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Review: Xixim Unique Mayan Hotel in Celestun, Mexico
If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, then you should book a few days stay in Xixim. We were there only two nights but when we checked out I felt like I was floating. Never...
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Giant fish teeth: Sport fishing in Cancun
‘We may get lucky,’ the Captain of the Tequila shouts to me above the roar of marine engines. ‘It’s the end of the season but…’ He shrugs. You never know. I’m sitting with this salty Mexican on the...
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A museum full of Mexican folk art – housed in someone’s home
There are places you go on your travels – places everyone tells you to go – simply because someone told you that it’s a ‘must see’. But sometimes these places can be overwhelmingly disappointing. Like...
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Getting robbed and going home
As I write this post I’m on the plane between Mexico City and Houston, slowly making my way back to Australia on a 36 hour journey. I don’t want to get too sentimental, but after nearly three years...
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Hierve el Agua – exploring Oaxaca’s petrified waterfall
There are some places you go that floor you. Where you see something like you’ve never seen before and you walk around with your mouth hanging so wide open that it catches flies. This happened to me at...
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Places that blew our minds in 2014
Whenever we write about Australia, this picture inevitably makes an appearance: That’s the path to the perfect beach near Carmen’s parents home in Perth. If we ever got homesick on our 18-month...
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6 cheap or free Mexico City attractions
Being the ninth largest city in the world and often reported as a place that isn’t safe for the local residents, let alone tourists, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to Mexico City. Actually, if I’m going...
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Releasing baby turtles into the sea
When I was younger, I used to have an obsession with sea turtles. All my friends loved dolphins – which seemed to be the most popular sea animal – but for me it was sea turtles. I thought they swam...
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Staring death in the face: A most unusual Day of the Dead custom
Like with most Mexicans, the Mayan people of Pomuch celebrate the lives of their deceased loved ones when Day of the Dead rolls around each year. But unlike most Mexicans, the Pomuch locals honour...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating Dia de los Muertos in Campeche
Dave and I were a little disappointed when Day of the Dead rolled around in Mexico. We’d planned to be in Oaxaca – one of the best places to celebrate the festivity – but we faced an 18 hour bus ride...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Xixim Unique Mayan Hotel in Celestun, Mexico
If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, then you should book a few days stay in Xixim. We were there only two nights but when we checked out I felt like I was floating. Never...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giant fish teeth: Sport fishing in Cancun
‘We may get lucky,’ the Captain of the Tequila shouts to me above the roar of marine engines. ‘It’s the end of the season but…’ He shrugs. You never know. I’m sitting with this salty Mexican on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A museum full of Mexican folk art – housed in someone’s home
There are places you go on your travels – places everyone tells you to go – simply because someone told you that it’s a ‘must see’. But sometimes these places can be overwhelmingly disappointing. Like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting robbed and going home
As I write this post I’m on the plane between Mexico City and Houston, slowly making my way back to Australia on a 36 hour journey. I don’t want to get too sentimental, but after nearly three years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hierve el Agua – exploring Oaxaca’s petrified waterfall
There are some places you go that floor you. Where you see something like you’ve never seen before and you walk around with your mouth hanging so wide open that it catches flies. This happened to me at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Places that blew our minds in 2014
Whenever we write about Australia, this picture inevitably makes an appearance: That’s the path to the perfect beach near Carmen’s parents home in Perth. If we ever got homesick on our 18-month...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 cheap or free Mexico City attractions
Being the ninth largest city in the world and often reported as a place that isn’t safe for the local residents, let alone tourists, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to Mexico City. Actually, if I’m going...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Releasing baby turtles into the sea
When I was younger, I used to have an obsession with sea turtles. All my friends loved dolphins – which seemed to be the most popular sea animal – but for me it was sea turtles. I thought they swam...
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