Belize – Very Different
After 2 months in Mexico we enter a world pretty different: Belize. Anglophone, still many curiosities only found in British ex-colonies. Despite rather rainy weather…
Mexico
2019-'20, Central America
A Visit to Mexico’s Tourist Hotspots During Peak Season
Yes, it's worse than we thought. A trip thru Mexico's tourist hot spots. Chichen Itza, colonial Valladolid and along the the not so pristine Maya…
Navidad in a Few Days – Yucatan’s West
Just a few days and this year's X-Max is on the honorable heap of history. We're on our way thru Yucatan's flatland. Beautiful Campeche, touristy…
Mystical Sites of the Maya
From San Cristobal to Yucatan's flatlands. Visits to famous and remote Maya ruins. Mystical, overgrown places in the dense forest.
On to Oaxaca’n’Chiapas
South of Mexico City everything changes a little bit. Towns are less dandified, the landscape wilder, even people are different. A trip to Oaxaca, the…
Prehispanic Sites’n’Pueblos Magicos Around Mexico City
Imagine you climb some of the biggest prehistoric pyramids in Mexico. To discover how big the Avenue of the Dead of this town was. Then…
Ciudad de Mexico
Prado stays in pensione in Tula. We convert into backpackers, drive to Mexico City to explore the town. 31/2 days sightseeing. Then back to Tula.
Mexico’s Colonial Heartland
A drive thru Mexico's highlands. The visit of the fascinating colonial towns of San Miguel de Allende and Queretaro - magic places to admire.
On the Way to Mexico’s Bajio
A road trip from Sinaloa's coastal area to Mexico's highland. Thru Guadalajara, Mexico's 2nd largest city to sumptuous Guanaluato.
El Dia de los Muertos, Mazatlán
A last kitschy pic from the terrace, a last night in our rather cheap deluxe accommodation – and we’re on the way to Mazatlán’s city…
To Start With – To Sinaloa, Mexico
Back to Mexico's Baja California. The trip with the ferry from La Paz to Los Mochis in Sinaloa. Then along the coast to Mazatlan.
2019, Southern North America
Baja California – the Southernmost Part
Continuing southwards on Baja California. Beautiful beaches - at least to look at them. La Paz and the very special case of Los Cabos and…
Baja California! Baja California? – the Great Hype
Finally we're out of the US. Drive down Mexico's Baja California. A long stretch thru the desert, some interesting towns, many desperate villages and some…
Back to California – getting ready for real adventures
Thru Arizona's desert to southern California. Canyon the Chelly, Petrified Forest NP. On to San Diego and towards the Mexican Border.