Banyan Tree Mayakoba Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen

... and murders.

There are alot of indigenous people in this part of Mexico. Keith the Australian compared them to "them abbos back home". Nice.

We went to see what might be the smallest museum in the world, the Museum of Mayan Medicine. It explains how the people in this part of Mexico still practise traditional medicines, rather than modern western methods. Apparently skunk urine cures rheutamism, and black spider fangs cure swollen testicles. Try it sometime! The finale ...

... of my sheets and towel.
Next morning managed to get up for the free breakfast which I have to say was outstanding. A selection of things from cereal, fruit yogurt, toast and eggs with refried beans, and of course juice with tea and coffee. That set me up for the day and I had a day strolling round the Zocala, which is the historical centre of the city and right on my doorstep. I was dismayed to discover that my phone did not work and after further research online found ...

My first encounter with Mexicans was several hours before I reached Mexico city, as I was sat next to two of them on the plane.Well, one Mexican and one Indian who lives here. They seemed nice at first and I could actually understand what they were going on about in Spanish. Just as we took off, the overhead locker burst open and my shoe fell out onto my head, and one of them tried to leap out of his seat to close it. Nice guy. Unfortunately as soon as we were in the air, they proceeded ...

... from sure I came across some small islands of coral, nothing as spectacular as I had encountered in the Whitsundays in Australia but nevertheless clear evidence of a reef. I wasn't keen to venture more without a lifejacket so we returned to shore but with the right gear I am sure we would have encountered some more. We headed home on the collectivo after another fulfilling day.

... or consumerisum I wanst really sure that I liked it much, though in all fairness it did have a lovely beach and gorgeous agua marine water. It isnt really mexico I felt like I was in Spain in tourist city like Lanzarote or Loret del Mar. Not really my scene. Luckily we only spent one night there before hopping back on a artic bus to Cancun for only an hour.

Our short two week stay in Cancun has finally come to an end; it got extended to six weeks altogether. We had to wait for the spares to arrive as we got there early. Then when they went to check the bearings they found one had broken so we had to get two new ones sent from UK. Then once they had arrived they took the other front wheel off only to find one of the brake linings had broken. We ordered new ones which ...

... pintoresco con un mercado de artesanias y muchos restuarantes y bares. Ahí me invitaron a un bar en donde se sirven una bebida tradiconalmente Mesoamericana, hecho de Maquey y parecida a cerveza. Les recomendaría comer los tacos que se venden el el puesto que está enfrente del Sanborns. ¡Son los más buenos que he comido en la ciudad! Mañana por la tarde saldré de la ciudad a continuar mi viaje por el país ..... próxima destinación: Oaxaca. Roberto

... era city, holding 50,000 at its peak, and it has not been much investigated yet, so that it is still set in the midst of tropical forest, full of birdsong and enormous butterflies. The paths follow a kind of Mayan arch through trees the whole way, and the forest is very dense. We went to the "gran pyramide" first, in a bid to beat the tourists (the other ones I mean) and had the place to ourselves. It is an imposing structure, rising 42 meters, well clear ...

Didn't accomplish a whole lot today. That's ok though since I have been charging hard core up until this point. Daniel and I met Xavier and his dad in the Zocalo at 11 a.m. after a hearty breakfast at the hostel. From there we walked to the Musuem of Arts which was feauturing several of Frida Kohlo's work. If you are unfamiliar with who Frida Kohlo was it's ok....she wasn't as popular in the States. Nevertheless she was quite an influential person in Mexico. She was both an infamous ...

... It seems that there's a large black market for everything. And they find a way around every obstacle the government are throwing their way. It was very enlightening and entertaining and I am very grateful for the unique insight I was given into the Cuban's lives. I have to admit that this country and it's people have touched me deeply. I'd love to be back and explore more and hopefully have more time than only 10 days.