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Hotel Tip Of The Week: Posada Ziga in Mazunte, Mexico

Posted on 09. May, 2011 by Dany.

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This weekly series focuses on budget hotel gems we discover while on the road. This week: Posada Ziga in Mazunte, Mexico.

Hotel Tip of the Week: Le Gite del Sol in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico

Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by jess.

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This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Le Gite del Sol, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico.

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.

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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Goodbye 2010: Our year of travel in pictures

Posted on 31. Dec, 2010 by Dany.

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An amazing year is coming to an end – our first as full-time travelers! Rather than rattle off a list of everywhere we’ve been, check out our year in pictures, from the pre-trip ‘planning’ phase to our current location of Honduras.

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Organized Mayan Village Trips: Tourism or Trespassing?

Posted on 28. Nov, 2010 by jess.

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Two shiny new Ford transporter vans stop along the side of a white cement road and nearly 30 passengers pile out and reformulate into the small groups everyone came with. Dani and I stand off to the side and observe with some shock the other tourists in the group. A group of Brazilians (both female and male) in tank-tops, short-shorts and movie-star sunglasses and several girls in short-ish skirts. Before you start thinking Dani and I to be very prude (standing there in our long pants, closed toe shoes and jackets), we should explain that our tour was taking place in traditional Mayan villages outside of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. The agency had mentioned that we should wear appropriate clothes out of respect to the villagers – advice apparently very few of us chose to heed.

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The Tops and Flops of 200 days on the road

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by jess.

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Following our reflections on 200 days of travel, here are the tops and flops of our last 100 days on the road:

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Reflections: 200 Days on the Road

Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by jess.

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It is amazing how much life you can squeeze into 100 days. It seems like forever ago that we wrote our first 100 days on the road post from Mazunte, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Between then and where we are now, in San Salvador, we have visited four countries, explored caves with Mayan skeletons, climbed volcanoes, swam with sharks and sting rays in the Caribbean, lived for a month in a beach front apartment in Playa del Carmen, had two fairly major illnesses, almost got robbed, traveled to places almost completely off the beaten path, met loads of people, worked full time, even took on extra work, blogged more, and we are nearly finished with a globetrottergirls.com website redesign.

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6 months on the road – Our Travel Expenses

Posted on 13. Nov, 2010 by Dany.

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October 30th marked our 6-month travel anniversary, and the six-month marker seemed the right time to take a look at our expenses so far – including how much we have spent, where the money went, and what our average per day spend has been in each country.

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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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Mexican Street Food…We miss you!

Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by jess.

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In several posts we’ve waxed lyrical about our love of Mexico – the friendly people, colorful and rich traditions, seductive beaches – but nothing can top our passion for Mexican street food.

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Polaroid of the week: VW Beetle in Mexico

Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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The German car company Volkswagen produced its famous Beetle in Puebla, Mexico, from 1967 until 2003, where it held its classic 50s look until the very end. The Beetle reached cult status in Mexico and can be seen everywhere.

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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…