The night before visiting Chichen Itza we spent in the colonial town of Valladolid. For years, Valladolid had been overlooked by visitors and served primarily as a lunch stop for people traveling to or from Chichen Itza. Recently, the town finally started to get tourist love as more and more […]
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Every time I visit a place that is universally considered to be a “must-see” or a “wonder of the world”, I quietly prepare myself to be disappointed. Mass popularity often brings visitors (us including) to places that are totally overrated. Mount Rushmore, Stonehenge, the peeing boy statue – my personal […]
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The soft light of the early morning sun was gently seeping through the canopies of the trees as we were making our way through the jungle. Waking up super early and driving in a half awakened state for two hours from Puerto Morelos was totally worth it as we were […]
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Yes, you read this right. We are writing about beaches and we are ranking them! You can now safely unsubscribe. This travel blog is hopelessly ruined. In all seriousness, we are not beach people and rarely spend our vacations on a beach. In a normal year, you are more likely […]
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Acapulco. What a fantastic name for a city! The first time I heard of Acapulco was as a kid from a cheesy 1990s Russian pop song. And although I could not place Acapulco on the map and did not even know that the city was in Mexico rather than some […]
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