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January 2009

Our last stop in Mexico…

We were now at the end of our Mexican trip and Puerto Vallarta was our last stop! When we were planning our trip we wanted to finish up somewhere on the west coast where we could stay at an All Inclusive resort (we’ve never done that before) and just do …

All aboard the Tequila Express!

Guadalajara is located in the heart of the Jalisco state… the state known mostly for its Tequila production… After leaving the Mayan Riviera, we arrived in Guadalajara where we were picked up by our hotel Quinta Don Jose in Tlaquepaque (which is an area of Guadalajara). As soon as we …

Tranquil Tulum!

Upon arriving in Tulum we realised that we had reached paradise…. Quite fitting that we should we staying at El Paraiso! When our taxi dropped us off at El Paraiso we knew we had made a great choice, first of all… everything was on the beach (literally), the parking, reception …

Visiting the Island of Women…

We landed in Cancun, made our way to the ferry and then we reached our next destination, Isla Mujeres… Our first impression of the island was that it was more developed than we had thought….. Sure, we knew that the island is packed during the day with day-trippers from Cancun, …

Sampling Mojitos and Cuban life…

We’re finally in Cuba and Havana or La Habana as the locals call it… Before travelling to Cuba we had read about their money system (two different currencies, one for the locals and another one for the tourists) and the fact that they don’t have ATM’s in the country that …

Going Slow in Caye Caulker…

We boarded the taxi boat in San Pedro and around 40min later we arrived at our next destination…. Caye Caulker! The first thing that struck us about the island was its laidback nature. We thought that San Pedro was nice and relaxed…. Cayes Caulker managed to top it a hundred …