Explore the Yucatán Peninsula and the Quintana Roo region in Mexico in a classic Volkswagen van for three days: living the dream! Here’s a practical itinerary of a mini road trip.
In the Tulum area, you can rent cool Volkswagen vans to explore the area. I want a road trip through Quintana Roo, and I want it now! Luckily, my two travel buddies are also enthusiastic and ready for this adventure. And it will be an adventure…
Spanish corsairs left their sweethearts safe on a 5-mile (8 km) island off the coast of Cancún while they plundered the mainland. This women’s island (Isla Mujeres) is now looted by many tourists.
Cancún is everything you’ve read about it: loud, crowded, touristy, and American. All good reasons for many to skip the city and continue traveling the region. All good reasons for many to skip the city and continue traveling the region. Check my Cancún tips for Cancún Downtown.
Belize is not a typical Central American country. It feels Caribbean. The mishmash of cultures makes the country surprising. It is also small enough to explore in two or three weeks.
Many places in Belize (Caye Caulker, Ambergris Caye, Sarteneja, and more) are easily accessible by boat. What options are there? What is the best way to travel by boat?
Hello Caribbean! White sand, turquoise water, open-air bars, stingrays that you can see swimming by from the pier… What more could one want? Welcome to Ambergris Caye in Belize. Sung to by Madonna, thoroughly enjoyed by me.
Never, ever, did I expect to be pelted with eggs on Madonna’s Isla Bonita. Yes, you read that right: in San Pedro, someone smashes an egg on my head… It’s Carnival!
