Hostel Quetzal Cancun

This was a very confusing time in my life. I was trying to figure out where I should go to finish a bachelor's degree, what I should major in, if I even want to go to college because there's no way I can do it without accruing some amount of debt, if I should go back to my personal training job instead, if I should use what money I have to go get my PADI Divemaster and work in scuba, all these different thoughts running around in my head and not getting me anywhere. Well, I found tickets to C...

I stayed in downtown Cancun but went to the hotel zone to spend time at the beach. All the beaches are public but they appear private because they are all blocked off by huge hotels. The only way to to reach the beach is to go through a hotel or through a construction zone. The problem with going through a hotel is you usually can't go back in without a key card or something that shows you are staying there, so you can end up going through a hotel to get to the beach but being stuck for a lon...

23rd April - 4th May (+10th May, 11th May, 17th May) Days 85 - 96 (+ days 102, 103, 109) Mexico - Yucatan Peninsula Mexico formed our base from which to explore both Cuba and Belize so our time here was fragmented across a period of about a month; I have separated Cuba and Belize out for the purposes of this blog. After flying from Washington, Ebony and I met up with the other guys (Matt, Jon, Ben and Emma) in Playa del Carmen. Despite only being in milder climates on the East Coast of the US...

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(Written by Chris) After a week of silence on the blog front Chris and Sam are pleased to present the latest instalment from Mexico. Despite all expectations we are still alive, and having a great time travelling in Mexico. As I write this we are on a bus from Palenque to Villahermosa (in Southern Mexico), having spent nearly a week on the East coast between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen. Most importantly both Sam and I are losing our pasty British skins and are now both a healthy shade of bro...

Today I woke up early to a cloudy, wet sky. Not exactly as planned for a tropical beach paradise holiday! Then it started to rain! Well after breakfast I just went on to ignore the rain and to explore the first destination of my holiday, the much loathed Cancun. A bit like Lloret de Mar just more fat old people and more expensive. The beach and town centre are actually quite far apart, separated by a lagoon. On my bus ride into the Zona Hotelera I at least got a glimpse of the beach. Otherwis...

Well i gotta admit i had a really tough start to this trip. ironicly in the most common tourist destination in latin america. Some how I landed in cancun and i never cleared imigration anywhere, when i cleared customs i asked where my stamp is and they sent me to a place that was closed, Then i got sent to the international arrivals area, they sent me to the airline, the airline told me to buy a new ticket because i wasn´t aloud into the secure area without a bording pass, and the secure area...

Merida is a small town with a more modern feel and more expensive than any of the other towns up until now. I was there for Saturday night, probably the most fun time to be there. About 10 blocks at the centre of the town are closed off to traffic. The streets are filled with bands, fairs and plenty of public revellery. What should have been a great night was a poor showing due to the first rain there in 2 months. What! Where did that come from? Had my gloating to Brian about the nice pending...