Mexico

I travel for food more than anything else, and Mexico shot straight to the top of my culinary travel list. ceviche alone justified the flight, but that was just the beginning. The variety and quality in Oaxaca is relentless — I didn't have a single disappointing meal in 16 days. Teotihuacán gave co…

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Mexico. The first week I was in Guadalajara and the big sites like Palenque. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — chiles en nogada everywhere but prepared so differently by region. incredib…

Mexico is undeniably beautiful. Cenote Ik Kil and the area around Guadalajara have a visual quality that photographs don't capture fully. I enjoyed tlayudas and appreciated vibrant indigenous culture. That's all real. But safety varies widely by region was more of a problem than I expected based on…

I thought I was going to Mexico for beaches, food, and Cenote Ik Kil. I got all of those things. What I didn't expect was how emotionally affecting the trip would be. The history — particularly around Merida — hit in ways that good travel sometimes does. incredible ancient ruins was the moment that…

Did Mexico on a shoestring for 14 days and it was absolutely manageable. Based in cheap guesthouses near Oaxaca centre and ate mostly at local spots — tamales from street stalls cost almost nothing and was better than anything in a tourist restaurant. Chichén Itzá has an entry fee but worth every p…