First, if you’re coming down from the states you are just going to have to check all of your expectations of service at the border. Things work differently down here. At home, we’ll tip in excess of 20 or 25% for good or great service. Servers know this and cater to our needs accordingly. In […]
Tulum – The Last Stand of the Mexican Caribbean
What used to be a two lane road down the coast South of Cancun is now a ripping four lane super highway shuttling tourists from one all inclusive resort to the next. I’ll never understand this mentality. Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists hop on a plane in their home city and fly to […]
Motorcycle to South America – Chichen Itza
We did it. We got up early this morning to beat the tourist buses from Cancun to Chichen Itza. We almost opted out of seeing these ruins on account of the cost and the tourist trap, but you don’t go to India and miss seeing the Taj Mahal. You don’t go to China and miss […]
Mayan Museo de Cocao – Ruta Puuc, Yucatan, Mexico
At 90 Pesos a person it was a tough sell, but I just don’t think I was going to get Keli out of the Yucatan without going to Cocoa Museum. The museum was in the Middle of the Jungle on the road to Oxkutzcab, Mexico. It focused primary on the importance of Cocoa in the […]