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Tiger bird in Jaltun park Celestún is a small town in southeastern Mexico in the very northwestern corner of the Yucatán peninsula right at gulf of Mexico just about 1000 km (625 mi) due south of New Orleans. The blue waters, green trees and white sands offer an incredibly diverse ecosystem due to the mixing [...]
Dryness and the Wheel We took a little tour south of the town today with the general goal of finding a deserted ghost town kinda place we read about. We located it on Google Earth and created a route to it from our hotel which we uploaded to our GPS. So finding the place was [...]
Moth in Mayapan Merida loop – day 7: We got up at seven-ish, gave five gold coins to our fine host and said goodbye. We rode down to the local tienda (store) and got some yogurts for our breakfast. It started to sprinkle so while we waited for a break in the weather we talked [...]
Steve and Zoe in front of el Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza The Maya name Chich’en Itza means “At the mouth of the well of the Itza.” This derives from chi’, meaning “mouth”, and ch’e’en, meaning “well.” Itzá is the name of the family that ruled the area, a name derived from the Maya itz, [...]
From this astronomical observatory the Mayans were counting on the stars Were we the only tourists in Cobá last night? Very possible. Situated only 44 km northeast of Tulum the archaeological site of Cobá is a great day-trip destination: come, climb the pyramid, maybe grab some lunch and then go back to the coast. Since [...]
Palapa angels on the ceiling We woke up this morning with the palapa angels looking down at us from the ceiling again. We know they are only dried palm tree leaves woven around sticks; but, they make us smile as we lay in bed, looking up in sleepy enchantment. What a cozy room we’ve got [...]
White sand dunes We spent the day sightseeing on motorbikes with the great Mr. Binh, the Mui Ne Easy Rider. First we went to see how local people make rice wine. We tried it too. A little sip. Well, that might have been just enough rice wine for us, maybe we’ll stick to grape wine. [...]
Angkor Wat It is a blessing we spent Christmas in Cambodia and not in the West where we would have been exposed to the commercialization and kitsch of these christian cum US holidays. We only saw a few Christmas trees in the touristy places and only a handful of people greeted us with “Merry Christmas!” [...]
Floating Markets Once in Bangkok, its hard to miss the many shops and tourist offices displaying posters and selling postcards of the floating markets. The most well-known and touristy is Damnoen Saduak (110 kms west of Bangkok). We chose a smaller “river market” closer to the city – the Talin Chan floating market on the [...]
Old Town To find out what is happening in the big city, we left the villages for the Tri-City area of: Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia on Poland’s northern coast at the Baltic Sea.
