One of our first cenote trips in Central America was to Cuzamá, one of the 106 municipalities of the Yucatán state of Mexico located about 26 kilometers east of Merida (a one hour drive). The word cenote is an ancient Mayan word meaning “well” used to refer to the rocky sinkholes that pepper the Mayan … Continue reading Day trip to Cuzamá, Mexico
A beautiful majestic lake surrounded by little mountainside villages, three huge volcanoes and a quiet, misty fog that comes and goes as it pleases throughout the day… hello Lake Atitlán. Continue reading Current location: Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Trekking through the jungle, watching the sunset from the top of an ancient Mayan tomb and camping underneath the stars in this magical place. Breathtaking. Continue reading Current location: Tikal, Guatemala
Upon arriving in the seaside town of Chiquila, we instantly felt the relaxed, island breeze and chilled vibes beckoning from nearby Isla Holbox. The late afternoon sun was out to play as we walked out along the wooden pier to catch one of two ferries to one of Mexico’s best kept secrets. After a 4-hour … Continue reading Sailing into Isla Holbox
Hola! A month into our trip and after about 27 hours transit time from Tokyo, we have finally arrived in Mexico at our first stop – Isla Mujeres. A very pretty island with fine white sand beaches surrounded by vivid turquoise water and a LOT of tourists (the only downfall). Despite this, we still had … Continue reading Beach, sunsets and golf carts: Isla Mujeres
Nara, the final destination on our short bullet train trip around the south of Japan. To be honest this was the place we were all least excited about and at one stage we were even talking about cutting our time here in half! But with some good luck and a chance meeting it turned out … Continue reading Unexpectedly awesome Nara
Current location: On a plane. Current mood: Holiday mode, baby! Current appetite: Moderately full from our McDonald’s breakfast run at the airport. Today we officially said farewell to Sydney for the next 8.5 months. We couldn’t have asked for a better last day yesterday spent in the park basking in the sunshine with friends, tunes, … Continue reading Oh the places we’ll go…
Hello world! With only ONE WEEK to go, the countdown is on for the biggest adventure of our lives (so far). For those of you who don’t know us already, we’re Alice and Tobi – two media peeps who have decided to quit our jobs, take some time off to travel before moving to London … Continue reading So the adventure begins…
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