Destination: Mexico

Yo soy Méxicaño

Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By onceinalifetime | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that I was chosen to live in México for two weeks. I'll never forget the day that I met my Mexican familia. I will most definitely never forget the day that I had to leave the most amazing experience of my life. Travelling to ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: Photos - More 22 days on

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

Escape from all inclusive

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By megatron | Views [118] | Scholarship Entry

Following the flock of Canadians escaping the cold I booked my boyfriend and I an all inclusive vacation to Mexico. It was plush, luxurious, comfortable and most importantly boring. After three days of lazing and boozing by the pool we had to bust loose, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Trueque por las "casualidades" de la vida

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By loloberlin | Views [2125]

Desde hace un tiempo estoy desaciéndome de muchas cosas que eran de la abuela de mi novio. Ella murió hace un año y medio y cuando nos mudamos a la casa donde ella vivía todo seguía tal cual. Así fui vendiendo, ... Read more >

Photos: 22 DAYS ON

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

The Stupidest Place on Earth

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 | By jelizani | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

After slogging away for several years in New York, I snapped. I gave away my winter clothes, shed my coat in the airport, and landed in Mexico with nothing more than my backpack and six months’ pay. I naturally fell into a fold of international drifters.... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: 15 DAYS ON

Thu, 10 Apr 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

7 DAYS ON

Thu, 3 Apr 2014 | By jugap | Views [282]

Well everyone as you can see I have uploaded a few photos ( which took much more than a few minutes) of the first week. We are alive and well. The photos are a bit out of sequence but bear with me I can only get better over time. We are actually about ... Read more >

Photos: Mexico City

Thu, 3 Apr 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

Entry 18: Lanquin – Lake Atitlan

Wed, 2 Apr 2014 | By sneaver | Views [819]

I split Flores, stopped for the night in Chisec and then traveled along potholed roads that bisected the scenic Guatemalan countryside. The beautifully steep slopes were only outdone by the native Mayans who sowed the high landscape with corn and the ... Read more >

Mexico - Mazatlan

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 | By irenecabay | Views [297]

My daughter, Sara and I had been talking about taking a Mom/daughter holiday for years. We finally decided to do it! Whereas I am retired, Sara had a fixed set of days off from her hair styling job, so she entrusted me with the booking details.... Read more >

Entry 16: Tulum – Chetumal – San Ignacio, Belize

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | By sneaver | Views [1888]

After washing off the Gomorrah-esque residue of Playa del Carmen, I searched out the seaside town of Tulum. The former Mayan port and stronghold of Tulum has a chilled out vibe that is personified in its people and adopted by her visitors. I figured ... Read more >

Day 316

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By nicolala3 | Views [193]

Wednesday 4th September Today we took the bus to Valladolid which took maybe 2 hours or so. It was about 2pm by the time we had walked to the hotel, which was a bit posh for us. It was a town with nothing particularly cheap to stay in which seems ... Read more >

Day 315

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By nicolala3 | Views [205]

Tuesday 3rd September – wow I’m writing this back in England in MARCH going by the little notes I wrote on the day.  Dzibilchaltun This place was a major city for early Maya, with an estimated 200,000 people living there and over ... Read more >

Day 314

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By nicolala3 | Views [176]

 Monday 2nd September. We decided to go and see uxmal today which is a mayan ruin about an hour and a half away from here. We could have gone on a tour but wanted to save money so ended up going on the public bus and doing it ourselves. We were ... Read more >