Editor’s Note
October 3, 2024It doesn’t always go the way you imagine that it will. In fact, it rarely does. February 2023: I was having too good a time in Mérida and failing to catch up on updating recent events here. I’d lost the rythym and back on the road as the task grew, my commitment withered. Another thing was happening at the same time: we were heading home. Even with plenty of weeks of discovery ahead, the end loomed. Tick tock, counting down the miles and days. Writing stalled. I laboured over every sentence, wrinkled my brow at every image upload, and wondered…
Mexico State by State
I thought it would be fun to review all the Mexican states we have visited - fun, inconclusive, and extremely subjective...
Final thoughts…
One last week of our time in Mexico and I've been thinking about the things I'll miss (and the things I won't)...
Heading for Home
There's one month left of our trip and then that will be that...
Manejar la coche…
I won't pretend that we've 'seen it all,' but at this point in the trip I can state with some confidence that we now have an understanding of driving in Mexico...
At Home in the Yucatan
We reached the state of Yucatán at just about the mid point of our adventures. It was also the turnaround point; the furthest extent of our journey, the furthest point from home. This meant an internal shift, a recalibration of…
RIP Camping
We gave it a real honest shot, but we aren't campers. Maybe it was the sand at Santispec, the tough sleeps and the long evenings. Or maybe, it was that the hotels and apartments were working out so well...
Pit Stop in Campeche
We rolled into Campeche after two long days of driving to find that the place we had rented was double-booked and we were out of luck...
Race Recap: 17th Veracruz Half-Marathon
In the interest of full disclosure, I had signed up for this early in our trip (with the best of intentions). We thought it could be fun to try a 'locals' race. Why the hell not..?
Veracruzin’ for a Brusin’
Veracruz was there from the beginning and they've been doing things their own way ever since...
Navigating CDMX
Heading east from Zitácuaro, we had to make plans for contending with the behemoth of Mexico City...
