I queued in Cancún at noon, spent the evening sitting around in Bogotá, and I was walking around in São Paulo by the next morning.
I queued in Cancún at noon, spent the evening sitting around in Bogotá, and I was walking around in São Paulo by the next morning.
Cooking on the road is a culinary adventure that involves wandering around supermarkets aisles full of mysterious brands and products.
The city gets a hell of a lot more normal once you step away from the pedestrian “Quinta Alegría,” the 5th avenue that runs parallel to the beach.
The easy way to travel to Mexico would have been to just book an all-inclusive vacation package. But we are backpackers.
W managed to fly right between two major snowstorms, but apparently, you can’t outrun winter this easily.
The first time I travelled to Mexico, 18-year-old me had just quit a job in China to embark on a backpacking trip across Latin America with a guy I barely knew.
Packing is everything but a last-minute chore. At home, it’s a carefully planned three- or four-day event.
As I am writing this, I am sweaty and hot. Tomorrow, I'll be frozen. I am not looking forward to it.
Forget everything you know about Tex-Mex food—sure, you can always find nachos, burritos and quesadillas in Mexico but this is not what Mexican food is about.
There were more people outside, on the street, drinking and smoking, than dancing, but a couple was having the time of their life. She was maybe five-foot tall, 170 pounds. Her heels were too high...
When you are in Yucatán, you have to stop at Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan archeological site.
Sometimes, you have to take a chance and you may get lucky. We weren't in Puerto Aventuras, but Progreso was a nice surprise.
We rested a bit and spotted the last pyramid, from afar, a high structure peeking out. "I wish we could climb it," Feng sighed. "Let's go!" I replied. "We can take turns."