Despite spending a good amount of time in the Yucatán, I really hadn’t had a proper cenote experience yet. I wanted to change that. Xpu Ha had also been on my list, and since I noticed that it was close to several of the cenotes I was researching, I thought I’d tick a couple of…

The beach in front of the Playacar development is a little less known and visited than others in Playa del Carmen. I usually try and go over there once or twice a year when I’m in town. I like the late afternoon when there’s a little more shade and around sunset it can be very…

Back in the land of duendes (goblins) and UFOs! We recently spent a weekend in Tepoztlán at the tail end of Semana Santa. The town was noticeably busier and drier compared to our visit in October, but the weather was fantastic—warm with only a bit of rain as we departed. Because it’s up in the…

My AirBnB was near Mercado Michoacán this time, which is only a block or two away from the parks and the Walmart, with fantastic cafes and restaurants all around. I visited the 2 locations of Postales de Café for the first time, and they are quite different. The one in Hipodromo is more of a…

I decided to make my way to Salt Lake through the mountains, spending a couple of weeks rather than a day like I typically do. Usually, I go on I-80 through Wyoming, and occasionally on I-70. I think this is the first time I’ve gone (mostly) the whole way on Route 40. Technically I could…