Travel Website Statistics: September 2013
Although our travel blog began in March 2013, it was only in the last month of August that I began to take it a bit more seriously. As I became more active in the...
Dwindling Fortunes Update: September 2013
The cost of living in Mexico Yes, we’ve done it again. We arrived in San Cristóbal de las Casas in late August, planning to stay a week or so and then move on either...
Capture the Color 2013
Photography is one of the best ways to keep travel memories alive. We’re wannabe photographers, and have the equipment to match, but we still try to capture a bit of the colors and history...
There Is No Paradise
White sandy beaches. Palm trees. Azure skies. An infinity pool overlooking a turquoise ocean. Maybe a cocktail with an umbrella in it, pink and buoyant. Paradise. Is it? Although the versions of holiday paradise...
Orchids and Forest Trails in Moxviquil
Mirroring other developing countries, Mexico has experienced a relatively sudden boom in the construction of infrastructure and population numbers, which in turn led to an unprecedented exploration of natural resources. The balance between economic...
Making Chocolate in San Cristóbal
Anyone who has been following our travels through Mexico may have noticed we’ve mentioned chocolate a couple of times. OK, fine, plenty of times! It’s not really our fault though: the world’s infatuation with...
Who's in charge of this joint anyway? To learn a bit more about the brains behind the bedlam,