El Bocadito Coba

... for recommendations, choose Chichen Itza over Coban & Tulum. Strangely enough the tour for these two was more expansive even though its closer to Cancún.

I haven't been searching for a job abroad, but I have gotten a few offers from new clubs in Norway and Sweden. Perhaps I'll go back to school for a year, then take an exchange year in USA. Don't really have any plans ...

Buenas tardes! Lauren speaking.

Today is our last full day in Mexico, and we are making the most of it. We woke
up this morning ready to take one last trip to what we now consider as our
private beach. The ocean was a bit cooler today, and we floated peacefully on
the rolling waves - the perfect way to wake up! Finally, we sat on two swings
under a thatched shelter, saying goodbye to the sand and the surf.

Afterwards, we caught a ...

Waar begin ek???? We left for Houston last Saturday 7 March. We really had only one mission: Houston Space Centre!!! It was quite amazing. We learnt a lot about space craft, what they have in store for the future as well as all the sucesses and failures of the past. They are currently expanding the International Space Station. It's about the size of a 5-bedroom house floating in space. In 2020 they intend their next voyage ...

Architectually speaking, Coba was interesting, we had not yet seen pyramids like these. The fact that the corners were rounded was the first clue. It is neat to see the fusion of different influences and see what they came up with. I thought Coba was fun with the ...

... and commercial) for the day, then went back for another party in the evening :) it was sweeeeeeet. Randomly met some awesome guys in Playa as well; they were environmental activists and so dedicated to their work even though they had to go through so much hardship to survive- pretty inspiring. Sunday was spent recovering, not surprisingly, and Monday we trekked into Tulum for some lunch at Charlie´s- this awesome, really cheap restaurant me and Kirsty love ...

... showed off on his bicycle. I snapped some beautiful images of him which i am very happy with as a representation of these people. Their darker complexion is striking against the backdrop of white sand, blue water and palm trees. One day we saw a rainbow form over the Carribbean.... nature's painting in the sky... a dream. Locals walk the beach selling hand-made jewellery and fruit like papaya, mango, coconut and pineapple pieces already peeled and cut. It is a shame it is ...

... discreet. Chitchen Itza is quiet this January morning, the masses of tour groups yet to descend on this, the most grand and celebrated of all Mayan ruins. Above my echoing contemplations protrudes a ring; a hoop - for Quidditch no doubt - beyond it, in the distance, the all powerful pyramid El Castillo, bathing in the harsh Yucatan sun, without sunscreen, relaxing before it is again required to play the star in the Chitchen Itza light extravaganza of the devil of the ...

I finally met up with Dan and Chelsea in Valladolid. We spent two nights at the HI there and headed to Chichen Itza, I discovered what a cenote is, and we all experienced our first Mexican fair. Learning my lesson from Coba (Chels and Dan actually had Coba to themselves when they were there) we headed out to Chichen Itza first thing and were among the first few to be let in when it opened at 8am. The collectivo ride out was interesting. Collectivos are essentially minivans fitted ...

... Wow! Was my pizza tasty!!! I got a thin crust pizza with artichokes, olives, etc. on it. Extremely good, and I even shared a leetle bit with my lovely bride. She had ordered the Black bean enchilada's and enjoyed that as well. Zamas typically has a band playing in the evenings. Tonight they were called Gnawa. This is apparently Ethiopian for "We need a name that everyone can pronounce". The band was an eclectic mix with ...