Travelogues Yucatán

May 18-19, 2018: We started our 3-week trip to Mexico. The long 13-hour flight from Amsterdam to Mexico City went by quickly thanks to the entertainment on the plane. Our friend...

The time had come to leave the supposedly 'safe' USA and enter a completely different world. A world where everything would be new for Sascha, and a world where we would surely...

English below It has been exactly one week since we arrived in Mexico, so it's high time for the first 'real' post. For the past few days, the Wi-Fi in our house hasn't been...

After our relaxing time on Holbox, we took a ferry and bus to Valladolid. Valladolid is a small colonial town in the middle of the Yucatan Peninsula and has barely more...

Arrival in Cancun on 04.10.2021 Before arriving, I researched how much a taxi to the hotel could cost, and it was often said that you will definitely be ripped off. Arriving at...

Our journey continued to Valladolid. Here we had arranged to meet up with some 'old' acquaintances: Raphael (Switzerland), Daniel (Germany), and Alex (England). Together, we...

Mérida

After arriving at our accommodation in Merida, the receptionist of our hotel sent us to the city center because the all-Saturday light and sound show would start at 8 o'clock,...

The pyramids. Built with technology unknown to us Day 3 Yay, here we go - finally one of the new wonders of the world. Chichen Itza. The anticipation is huge. We are happy to...

Let's go from Tulum to Merida. After our 4-hour bus ride, finding a hotel was pretty quick. We didn't have high expectations and got a simple room for €20 per night. Some people...

A little insight into the beautiful area around Tulum and Valladolid

20.7. Tuesday We have breakfast one last time on the beach. We find out that the supposedly heavily pregnant hotel cat is just very overweight, hahaha... I carefully pack my...

Merida and the Animales Festival

Photo from Google...

Celestún

Hitchhiking until the truck comes

From Valladolid, we took the bus to Chichen Itza. The bus ride only took about 2 hours. Since everything was already fully booked here as well, we ended up in a pretty terrible...

We drove relatively spontaneously to Valladolid, and after all the hustle and bustle in Cääncuun, we had a relaxed time here. We rented a scooter for a day so that we could...

Some impressions of the historic city Chichen-Itza, Yucatan - Mexico

Arrive in Merida and start exploring

On the trail of the Mayas and Bobos...

From culinary delights in a trendy city...

The main reason for my trip to Yucatan was a visit to Chichen Itza, the most famous Mayan ruins in the world. Accompanied by a sensational campaign, the 'New 7 Wonders of the...

If I were to compare Merida to a district in Berlin, purely theoretically... although I can't think of a situation where I would seriously be forced to compare Mexican cities to...

Hello, dear ones! Our day started with a move ☺️ Just as we were about to leave our accommodation, the host approached us: We had been given the wrong room. Allegedly, it...

23.7. Friday We have breakfast at a cute café near the hotel. Croissants are not their strength, but the carrot muffin is even better! The two women serving us provide us with a...

After we ate super cheap sushi the night before (we waited in line for 20 minutes to get a table and were surprised to hear it was two for one day. We only paid €16 with drinks...

The supposed decline of the civilization began with the arrival of the Spaniards at the end of the 15th century.

Fishing on the open sea, enjoying the sun deck, having lunch in the summer villa on the beach, and then partying on the ship - a day like in a movie

24.7. Saturday Today morning, we take it easy and read this on the beach. We skip breakfast, as we want to make up for the fish restaurant we missed yesterday. Oh, and it's...