I am back ‘home’ — whatever that is. And if there is one thing to say about this place right now: it’s cold! Not only is it freezing but it’s also snowing all the time. Coming back from 30°+ temperatures on the beach, this is quite a shock. But well, nothing you couldn’t get used [...]

In half a year in Mexico I spent approximately 203 3/4 hours in long-distance buses. In other words, I spent almost 8 1/2 full days riding buses. Not only is this insane but it also makes long-distance travel relative. Once you get used to being on the road so much and accept a 12-hour trip [...]

You travel Mexico for weeks and you only come up with a couple of “blog post” ideas. Then you spend one day in Mexico City and there are tons of things you can post about. Originally, I did not even want to go there. Too big, too noisy, too polluted, too dangerous. I changed my [...]

Now, I am chilling on the beach… Just to make your mouth water a little: 30 degrees, clear blue sky, clean beach with great surf, cheap beach-side bars, starting with beers at 12 and cocktails at six and watching awesome sunsets over the sea. I am loving it.

From San Cristóbal de las Casas, we took a three-day tour to Laguna Miramar, in the middle of the Chiapas rainforest. It was an incredible experience, very tiring but awesome fun. Just to give you a small glimpse: Two hours to Ocosingo by comfortable first-class bus, then seven hours on the back of an oversized [...]