For our final stop in Mexico, we went to a resort. Just some relaxation before heading home. We picked the Andaz hotel in Mayakoba. It’s kind of like a gated community. There are a few resorts that share the space…
Yearly Archives: 2022
Campeche
When we were researching our trip and I read about Campeche, I added it to our list as a must see. The region was described as lovely, laid-back, and not too touristy. And the city of Campeche was walled to…
Ruta Puuc
There are 5 archeological sites on the Rita Puuc. We visited 3 of them: Labna, Xlapak, and Sayil. We skipped the Kabah and Uxmal (the biggest one and also the one that gets tourist buses). To be honest, I would…
Cenotes
Cenotes were one of our must sees during our trip. We visited two sites: Sac Aua near Valladolid and Los Tres Cenotes de Cuzama, not far from Merida. The second site was the one we wanted to see based on…
Chichen Itza
We visited two major Mayan archeological sites during our trip: Chichen Itza and Calakmul. Chicken Itza gets more tourists because it’s at a convenient distance from the resorts in Quintana Roo (Cancun, Tulum, etc.). Lots of vendors everywhere (and we…
Birthday Girl
I’m missing my birthday girl this year. For the first time since 2019, she’s spending a couple weeks with her grandparents, working on her French and butting heads with her grandmother (hopefully not so much this time around). She’s got…
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Ria Lagartos
I really wanted to get all my animal pictures together in one post but there’s too many and they just work better if they stay where they were taken. So I only have Ria Lagartos here. We booked a private…
Valladolid Mexico
I usually mix up my travel pictures a little more but with over 1000 to sort through, I just don’t have it in me to do anything beyond by chronological order. E has been wanting to go to Peru for…
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Posted in Photo Monday
Posted in Photo Monday
Farmers’ Market Bouquet
During the long weekend, when I was alone with E, I went to the farmers’ market and bought enough food to last us through the weekend. I couldn’t resist getting some flowers. I dunno, something about having all these fruits…
Posted in Photo Monday
First Street
Friday morning, I walked down First Street on my way to get coffee. There were pretty flowering trees all lit up in the morning sunlight. I didn’t have my camera with me so I promised myself I would come back…
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