A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Are you planning a fun Yucatan Itinerary and want to add some lesser-known places to escape the crowds? Then read on… The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is a gorgeous place full of white sand beaches, dreamy tropical islands, pretty towns with colorful buildings and cobblestone streets, tons of Mexican culture including delicious local dishes, cenotes […] Read more…
When most people think of Mexico they think of dazzling turquoise waters, white sands, tropical weather, delicious food, and ruins hidden in the jungle. That is how I pictured Mexico before I visited. It turned out to be all of those things but also so much more. Looking through my Lonely Planet at the various […] Read more…
Month Eighty-Three was a whirlwind month of wedding celebrations in Mexico City and Cholula before I finally returned to the US after five months away – and promptly got COVID. I started the month with a few more nights in laidback Sayulita and we mostly just spent it hanging out with our friends at the […] Read more…
Month Eighty-Two was a whirlwind month of Mexico travel including road trips, waterfalls, beautiful historic towns, and beach time. We started the month in gorgeous Queretaro, somewhere we probably wouldn’t have visited if we weren’t doing a waterfall road trip but a definite highlight of the month. From Queretaro, we hired a car and spent […] Read more…
Month Eighty-One was another big travel month spent entirely on the road but it was more special than most because we spent three-quarters of the month in the Galapagos on a trip of a lifetime! We started the month with three days on Santa Cruz Island based in Puerto Ayora, doing excursions to swim at […] Read more…
It has now been twenty months since I left Sydney on what was meant to be a one year trip – and I’m still going. It’s not ‘The Big Trip’ anymore – this is my life now. And damned if I don’t feel incredibly lucky to get to live this way. I decided to change […] Read more…
Month Nineteen was all travel, travel, travel – with a bit of work thrown in for good measure. The month started off just before Christmas in the small town of Deshaies on the island of Basse Terre in Guadeloupe. We spent a week here relaxing at the beautiful Grand Anse beach, walking into the town […] Read more…
After our second overnight bus of the trip, which was as freezing and uncomfortable as the first one, we arrived in Cancun – our first stop on the Yucatan Peninsula. As much as I would like to judge Cancun, I really can’t as we only spent about half an hour there getting breakfast before catching a […] Read more…
We spent a week in the pine scented Chiapas State of Mexico, and were charmed by the friendly locals and fantastic food in San Cristobal de las Casas, wowed by the beautiful Canon de Suminero with it’s famous crocodiles, and inspired by the milky turquoise waterfalls of Agua Azul and the jungle engulfed ruins of […] Read more…
Our second week in Mexico was spent lounging on the Pacific Coast. After a long, windy drive from Oaxaca we arrived in a much hotter and very humid Puerto Escondido where we stayed three nights. We stayed in a Hotel/Hostel that friends had recommended called Hotel Mayflower which was good value. We had our own […] Read more…