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Hotel Tip Of The Week: Hostel La Candelaria in Valladolid, Mexico

Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by Dany.

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This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hostel La Candelaria in Valladolid, Mexico.

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Spring break alternatives in Central America

Posted on 05. Mar, 2011 by jess.

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The buzz around spring break 2011 destinations has begun with internet top ten lists spouting out the usual spring break ‘hotspots’. Some people might prefer the predictable debauchery in places like Cancun, Acapulco or Panama City, but for those looking for warm weather, sunny beaches, cheap beer and, for the young ones out there, a lower drinking age, we have some alternative spring break destinations tips, after spending the past nine months travelling through Mexico and Central America…

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Our journey through Mexico in pictures

Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Mexico was only the second country of our trip, but we (unexpectedly) fell in love with the country and extended our stay there again and again – in the end we spent 88 days there, and traveled more than 3600 kilometers (2370 miles) through the country.

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The cenotes near Cuzama are no Disneyland, but the day out has a magical feel all its own

Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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These cenotes are reached by riding on horse drawn carts (note: not carriages, these were far from romantic) on centuries’ old train tracks through the jungle. This sounded just quirky enough to recapture that magical feeling we were looking for on our visit to Merida .

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33 things we love about Mexico

Posted on 25. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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After 11 wonderful weeks, we Globetrottergirls are finally moving on from Mexico. On the bus on our way to Belize, we were already reminiscing about our time here, and came up with 33 things we love about Mexico…

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Polaroid of the week: Temple of the Jaguar

Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Chichen Itza is one of the best known Mayan ruins in all of Mexico, and has been voted one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.

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The two faces of Playa del Carmen: A walk up the ‘famous’ 5th Avenue

Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Anyone who has been to Playa del Carmen knows 5th Avenue, or ‘Quinta Avenida’ in Spanish. That is, if you ever needed to use your Spanish while you were in Playa.

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Please don’t go to Valladolid…

Posted on 19. Sep, 2010 by jess.

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The sleepy colonial town in the center of the Yucatan peninsula has a classic, authentic feel, the kind of place which is somehow still devoid of major tourism despite its proximity to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza and several beautiful cenotes.

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Polaroid of the week: Hard at work in Merida

Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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The Zocalo in Merida is home to several shoe shine men and boys, as are most central parks or squares throughout Mexico and Central America. We stopped to talk to him because of that adorable (and very pregant!) black cat.

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Polaroid of the Week: Valladolid, Yucatan

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Dany.

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Although Valladolid is with 45,000 considerably big, it has more the feel of a sleepy Mexican village, with pastel colored colonial buildings and a tranquil town center. A lot of the women still wear the typical Mayan dresses and sell hand-made dresses and other crafts around the town square.