My time in Tulum, Mexico was a pretty neat experience, all considering. The souvenir I was hoping not to bring back, though, was salmonella poisoning. I got confirmation from the Doctor’s office yesterday that I did, indeed, bring some salmonella home in my gut.
Granted, while staying at some cabanas on the beach, I took no precautions [...]

…That is the question. Some people like to travel so independently, that getting a guide at an attraction is just WAY TOO structured; others like to sponge in as much info as they can, that a guide is mandatory so they can pick his or her brain with questions.
At the Cobá Ruins in Mexico, I [...]

The highest pyramid in the Yucatan peninsula is located here in Cobá, Mexico, called the Nohoch Mul. It’s the only Mayan ruin left that you can still climb. At 42 metres (138 feet), I was energized and ready to climb it today.
After walking through the ruins near the entrance (only 5% of all the ruins [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was quite happy with my room at the Cabanas Copal eco resort in Tulum. In an area like the Mayan Riviera, where massive resorts are the rule rather than the exception, it can be hard to find an authentic experience where you can just relax on the [...]

We’ve had driving rain here on and off today, starting early during the night and breaking up the sunshine often. I knew it would be the rainy season when I arrived, but I didn’t know the extent of it.
In Vancouver, it rains regularly but doesn’t often storm. In the last couple of days in Tulum, [...]

After my frightful evening last night, I woke up to the sound of the ocean waves getting the beach ready for me.
I took a closer look at my cabana and was quite pleased: nothing fancy, but the unglamorous mosquito net was draped sweetly around the bed, with two towels folded into a swan and covered with [...]