Solo woman in Mexico
Mexico has suffered some bad press in recent years. Many people now just dismiss it as a holiday destination with blanket statements such as “it’s too dangerous”, or “a lot of people get murdered there”, […]
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10 things I learned in Mexico
This past winter, I visited Mexico for the fifth time and spent nine weeks there. Mexico is an excellent destination to while away the northern hemisphere’s colder months. For those who are not clear about […]
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Hiking in the mountains around Oaxaca
Over the last couple of weeks, I made three trips into the mountains around Oaxaca. It can be tough going once you start to drive up the narrow and twisty mountain roads, but the reward […]
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Where to find the best coffee in Oaxaca
(Updated April 2019) Oaxaca is located in a coffee growing region, and coffee shops abound in this increasingly popular city. If you’re looking for the best coffee in Oaxaca, keep reading! While it’s hard to […]
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Why go to Oaxaca?
For those of you who’ve never visited Oaxaca or perhaps never even heard of it, you may wonder why I’ve spent two weeks here already and planning to stay another month (into my own apartment […]
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The walled town of Campeche
Not many travellers make it to Campeche. Those who do are mostly long-term travellers doing a loop through the Yucatan, Guatemala, and Belize. Campeche’s walled historical centre is small, only nine blocks long and five […]
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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. […]
