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All we've heard about border crossings is that it's a big confusing, time consuming mess. So far, touch wood, each border crossing has been a piece of cake. Even with our very limited understanding of Spanish, which sounds different each country we pass through and in...

Just off the coast lies the Belize Barrier Reef, a string of white sand & coral islands in the Caribbean Sea that make up the second largest reef in the world. A 1hr boat ride landed us on the wharf of Caye Caulker a fairly well established looking island, known...

Mexico to Belize Border Crossing Leaving Mexico was straightforward, we arrived at the border offices at 9am, no line ups or tour bus loads to deal with. First we surrendered our visitors visas & paid the exit taxes, (adults only) and got the exit stamp in the...

Border crossing, at San Ysidro. - A new multi lane entry point for passport control coming from the US into Mexico. We were directed to the large x-ray machine for the truck first, from there we were directed to park at what appeared to be the bus depot, to go inside...

I knew that Cancun and the Mayan Riviera is a popular destination because of the beautiful white sand beaches and turquoise waters. So it was no surprise to see all the grand entrances to each resort as we drove through. Shoulder to shoulder resorts dominate the...

 The entire town of Izamal is painted yellow, including the old, simple stone, occupied convent is. Steeped in history, this pre-columbian Mayan city was significant politically and religiously. Today it's more of a tourist attraction. Decorated horse drawn buggies...

From one extreme to another, as steep and windy as the Chiapas roads are, the Yucatan’s are long straight.  It’s a relief for driving and we can often go 20km without crossing a tope!   The Yucatan is well known for ancient ruins, stunning cenotes and white sandy...

Leaving Hierve el Agua we continued towards the Chiapas region, the road is still windy, temps are getting hotter which means earlier starts.  Distances are given on the gps but times tend to vary greatly and remain somewhat unpredictable and double the...

Tim had read on Ioverlander about the Guacamaya Verdes, the Green Military Macaws. That it was a guided six hour round trip hike to the place where the Macaws return to each night to sleep. Well this family of bird lovers agreed it was a must do. So i fired off an...

Puebla has been on my must see list of places for Mexico and I was excited to be visiting. I stupidly thought it was a smaller town, which it is compared to CDMX, but as we came in from the upper highway, i was blown away by just how big it was here. Upon arrival we...