Underwhelmed by Merida
Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan (Mexico), and dubs itself “the cultural capital”. I have also heard it called “the white city”. I arrived there on January 15 with rather high expectations. […]
Archive for category: North America
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Valladolid and Chichen Itza
As soon as I got out of the bus terminal in Valladolid last Sunday, I knew that I would like the place. Here was a real Mexican town, with colourful colonial buildings to boot. Under […]
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Isla Mujeres – not quite what this mujer expected
Isla Mujeres (the “Island of Women”) is a skinny 8-kilometre long island located 15 minutes by fast ferry from Cancún. No matter what the guidebook says, it’s a tourist island full of North American vacationers […]
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Shadeless in Cancún
“I need shade” said Carrie or “I’m going to get sunburned”. Behind us were kilometres of sand, and even more kilometres of sand lay ahead of us. It was almost noon and the sun was […]
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5 things I love about Toronto and 5 things I hate
I’ve been living in Toronto for over 26 years now, and for most of that time I’ve been day-dreaming about moving out. Yet I am still here, and I even own a condo downtown! Why? […]
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Cycling the Golden Gate Bridge
The way I see it, there are two categories of people: those who simply see bridges as a way to cross over large bodies of water, and those who see them as an attraction in […]
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Up Telegraph Hill and down into a wine tasting den
It was an “up and down” kind of week-end: up and down Telegraph Hill on a walking tour, and then a descent into a wine lounge for a special wine tasting event. Telegraph hill and […]
