Caribbean getaway; Isla Holbox
A still authentic Caribbean paradise, unpaved sandy roads, no cars, no high rise, just colorful houses, and ditto sunsets, free salsa lessons at night and [...]
Exploring Mexico City
Mexico City; an immense chaotic concrete jungle, cosmopolitan and full of cultural highlights. Three nights weren’t nearly enough to explore Mexico’s capital. We stayed in [...]
Hippie towns Mazunte and Zipolite
Mazunte is a sleepy beach town on the coastline of Oaxaca that has a real hippie vibe to it. The town’s main street, Avenida Paseo [...]
Puerto Escondido; a true surfers paradise
Think endless sunsets, golden beaches, rolling long board and professional short board breaks, turtles, live salsa beach parties, a lack of tourists, Corona’s con limón y [...]
Things to do around San Cristóbal
Surrounded by highland valleys, fields full of corn, pine forest and dozens of traditional Tzotzil and Tzeltal villages, San Cristóbal is the heart of one [...]
Photography: Best of Mexico
The world’s most beautiful palm fringed beaches, a chili-spiced cuisine, loco fiestas, spiritual highlands, some of the best waves in the world, Frida’s artwork, frosty [...]
San Cristóbal Local Tips // Al
Al lives for eight years in San Cristóbal and knows all the right places. He works together with his mom in their shop El Porvenir, [...]
Finding higher grounds: San Cristóbal de las Casas
If you want to experience Mexican culture at it’s best you can’t miss this gem. San Cristóbal is tucked away in a valley surrounded by [...]
Mérida vintage vibes
Experience Mérida’s vintage city vibes. Get yourself a panama hat and saunter across the busy squares, the colorful heritage buildings with lush courtyards, the many art galleries [...]
Coqui Coqui Mérida
Legend says that during the colonization of the new world Franciscan monks created perfumes in the remote Yucatan Peninsula from the scent of colorful flowers, [...]