SmaviesAdventures

Paradise by the Sea At the beach Journey The journey here was really easy and simply consisted of flagging a bus down from outside our accommodation in Chichen Itza and then going all the way to Tulum. We hopped off the bus and made our way to the next place we were staying. But we were early, I know right, what is it with these short non-20-hour bus journeys? So we left our bags and went off in search off food, it's what we do best afterall. A turtle we found at our accommodation The place that we ended up going to was at the other end of town and served the most fantastic burritos! Burrito Amor is named after love and we did indeed love the burritos. We had a vegetable burrito and a bean and cheese burrito. What really made it though were the garlic and chipotle sauces that came with all the goodness. The fresh juice is certainly something we'll miss back in England as well. I can see the sea! Tulum is a bit of an odd place as there are effectively th

Chichen Itza: The Mayan Metropolis Chichen Itza The Journey So we left Merida in the morning after saying goodbye to yet another dog friend. We've significantly cut down our travel times (like the 20 hour journey to Bogota or what would have been 16 hours if we hadn't flown to Cartagena ). So thankfully we only had about 2 hours on the bus. Our destination was Chichen Itza one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the fourth one we would see on our trip. We have seen the Great Wall in China , Christ the Redeemer and it's stunning view in Rio , Macchu Picchu , the lofty mountain citadel in Peru and now Chichen Itza, the mighty metropolis of the Mayan Empire. Akab Dzib We arrived at the entrance to Chichen Itza and found a taxi to our accommodation about a mile away. We were staying in a place called Dolores Alba which would provide us with transport to explore Chichen Itza the next day. After a surprisingly easy journey we were at our destination and still

Merry in Merida Merida Cathedral, one of the first in Mexico So we said goodbye to Dante and left  Cartagena  bright and early in the morning.  Cartagena  is a really odd airport from the international side. First of all we had gone through passport control as is normal and received our colourful exit stamp (it's blue and orange) but then we had to stand and wait for a while before security checks could occur. What happened next was a soldier came past and asked us how long we'd been in  Colombia  and where we'd been before allowing us to pass through and have the security check. This would be normal if it hadn't occurred after passport checks. But anyway that happened and then we looked around the really small airport. Callie, our new dog friend We left  Cartagena  fairly early at about 9:00 am and had a connection in Panama City, a  country we had intended to visit before changing our itinerary. But the airport is huge there and works as a hub for the v