Nayarit Nostalgia
It’s always great being back in Nayarit. So many fun memories here over the past five years. It’s a place we keep coming back to, and Lo de Marcos, these … Read more
Mexico
Traveling to Mexico?
Here, you’ll find all our Mexico expat stories, travel tips, posts on destinations, attractions, road trips, and more.
Featuring destinations from the Nayarit (Sayulita & Chacala), Jalisco, Yucatan Peninsula (Izamal, Cozumel, Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen, Chichenitza), beaches, UNESCO sites, wildlife, national parks, cenotes, and more.
Casa Puntual
We awoke to a brilliant blue sky this morning here in Tequila, Jalisco, the birthplace of tequila. The weather’s been about as ideal as you can get lately, and we’re … Read more
Atotonilco El Alto
The nice folks at Charly’s recommended a trip into the nearby city of Atotonilco El Alto (not to be confused with the Atotonilco just outside of San Miguel de Allende). … Read more
Firebombs & Swiss Hospitality in Santa Elena
While the boys were attending a kids camp in Tepotzotlan, Lori and I used the opportunity to get caught up on a number of things—one of them being figuring out … Read more
Easter Week Camp & Festivities in Tepotzotlan
Easter is upon us here in Tepotzotlan! Which means, of course, that we’ve made it through Semana Santa alive! It’s been a raucous week with block parties near and far … Read more
Tepotzotlan Holy Week & RV Projects
We do maintenance, repairs, and cleaning on a fairly regular basis with the RV. But it’s been ten months since I’ve had a good place to bust out some of … Read more
0 to 9,000 Feet in 4 Hours: Return to Teotihuacan
It’s never easy for us to trade in the beach in Mexico for the highlands. As in November, we take comfort in knowing that we’ll be back on the Pacific … Read more
Costa Esmeralda: El Corsario & Monte Gordo Fun
We’ve been sinking into a nice routine here in Monte Gordo on the Gulf of Mexico. These are the sorts of places and situations we live for—relaxed, small beach communities … Read more
Costa Esmeralda: Cocoloco & Casitas
After three weeks in Veracruz City, it was time to say adios and move four hours up the Gulf Coast to La Costa Esmeralda (the Emerald Coast). Leaving CocoAventura. The … Read more
Mexico Naval Museum & CocoAventura Days
Veracruz City is a good place to get caught up on doctors appointments, but there’s not a ton to do in town. Besides the Fort of San Juan de Ulua, … Read more
Spanish Fort of San Juan de Ulúa
Between doctors’ appointments and high-wind days, we did manage to fit a bit of sightseeing in. Veracruz isn’t exactly the most amazing Mexican beach city we’ve been to, but it … Read more
Wind-Blasted in Veracruz City
We left Isla Aguada almost a week later than we planned. It wasn’t just that Freedom Shores was an all around nice place to park ourselves for a while (it … Read more
On to Veracruz: Pemex Overnight & CocoAventura RV Park
The journey from Villahermosa to Veracruz City is a bit much to do in one day for us, so we broke up the trip with an overnight at a gas … Read more
Tabasco & Villahermosa
We finally leave the Yucatán Peninsula behind for the state of Tabasco. There’s a 700 km gap in established RV parks between Isla Aguada and Veracruz City, with the one … Read more
Back to Isla Aguada
Late last year, we stayed at Freedom Shores RV Park in Isla Aguada for just over a week around Christmas. Studying our route from the Yucatan to the Veracruz Coast, … Read more
Costa del Sol Dry Camping
Celestún has treated us well. We got to see flamingos up close in the wild and the town itself was much more charming than we thought it would be. Like … Read more
Celestún & Pink Flamingos
Braving a hairy highway to soak up the Gulf breeze and see the world-famous pink flamingos of Celestún.
Canicab Days
After making our way around the Yucatán Peninsula without the RV, we’re back in the village of Canicab where our RV has been parked for the past 18 days. Canicab … Read more
Valladolid & Cenote Zaci
On our way from Belize to Izamal in 2014, we pulled into a Pemex gas station in Valladolid and thought, “We should come back here some time.” Fast-forward 11 years … Read more
Holbox
Five days hanging out on funky Holbox Island just off the Yucatan Peninsula and a world away from commercialized Cancun and the Riviera Maya.
Riding the Maya Train
Not so long ago, if you wanted to hit up all the top destinations around the Yucatan Peninsula, your choices were to drive or piece together your trip using various … Read more
Ice Skating & Merida by Night
Some time ago, Noe decided he wanted to learn to ice skate. Having spent the vast majority of his eight-and-a-half years on Planet Earth in the tropics, ice skating is … Read more
Progreso
We squeeze in a day trip to Playa Progreso from Merida for some long-awaited beach time and to see what all the fuss is about.
Merida
We kick-off our Yucatan Peninsula backpacking trip away from the RV with a week-long stay in the UNESCO city of Merida.
Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (i.e. Coita)
I wanted to reach San Cristobal de las Casas in one go for a few reasons—one being that I just wasn’t sure how I felt about staying at an orphanage … Read more
Traversing Tehuantepec Isthmus: High Winds & Low Batteries
On our second to last day with Lori’s parents in Huatulco, we did a day trip to the beach town of San Agustin. We’d heard it was a great place … Read more
Bays of Huatulco
When Lori’s parents proposed the idea of visiting for two weeks in November, Lori and I floated a number of options with each other before proposing one week in Zipolite … Read more
Grammy & Grampy Visit the Oaxaca Coast
We’ve been gearing up for hosting our first visitors since setting off in the RV eight months ago. Lori and I have met lots of visitors at airports in various … Read more
Halloween & Days of the Dead in Zipolite
It’s that time of the year again in Mexico! The Halloween/ Dia de Muertos mega holiday! The Cempasúchil (Mexican marigolds) and custom papel picado make their debut early in the … Read more
Mazunte & San Agustinillo
Lori and I had high hopes for Mazunte. When we were deciding where to move after Sayulita, it even made our shortlist. So, I was stoked when our day trip … Read more
Zipolite: Back to Beach Life
For nearly five months, there’s been a hole in our hearts the size of a Mexican beach town. And Zipolite on the Oaxacan Coast is just what we’ve been craving. … Read more
Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca Coast)
After 31 nights parked at El Rancho outside of Oaxaca City (and nearly five months in the highlands), it was time to bid adios to the mountains and head back … Read more
Oaxaca Hikes & Celebrations
One last post from Tule and Oaxaca City covering our final week here. We ended up staying at El Rancho for an entire month, so there ended up being a … Read more
Monte Alban Pyramids
When we were planning our time in and around Oaxaca, we knew we would want to visit the UNESCO-designated pre-Columbian hilltop pyramid complex of Monte Albán at some point. After … Read more
Six in Oaxaca
Our little man, Riley, turned six today. Hard to believe as it seems like only yesterday we were celebrating his first banana birthday in Kuala Lumpur. This time around, it … Read more
The Market of Tlacolula: Barbacoa Heaven
We’re quickly approaching the two-week mark here in Tule and the Greater Oaxaca de Juarez (Oaxaca City) area. We were looking forward to making it to this part of the … Read more
Oaxaca Birthday
Another trip around the sun, another fun place to mark the occasion. And I get to share it with three of my favorite peeps on the planet. Doesn’t get much … Read more
South to Oaxaca State & Tule
Today, we left Puebla State and made the 230-mile trip south to the small town of Santa Maria del Tule, just outside Oaxaca City. Tule is yet another town we … Read more
Mexican Independence Day in Cholula
In the eight years since Noe was born, he’s attended exactly one Fourth of July north-of-the-board at the ripe old age of two months. Riley has not been stateside during … Read more
Pyramids of Teotihuacan
The Teotihuacan Pyramids are one of Mexico’s most famous landmarks. It’s a massive UNESCO-designated ancient archeological site known for its enormous pre-Hispanic structures and gruesome sacrifices. Luckily for us, there’s … Read more
Panamerican Season (Teotihuacan)
We’ve spent a total of FIVE weeks parked at Pepe’s RV Park in Tepotzotlan. The property has treated us well. It’s been a nice place to lay low, with great … Read more
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A few days ago, Lori and I finally took the leap and made our way down to Xochimilco Floating Gardens—one of Mexico City’s most loved (AND hated) attractions. It comes at … Read more
Mexico City Marathon, Chinatown & Historic Center
After five full days in CDMX, a low-key Saturday was in order. We didn’t do a whole lot of sightseeing, but we did finally make it to two taprooms we’ve … Read more
Coyoacán Barrio Magico
Coyoacán is the Art District of CDMX and the former stomping grounds of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. This was the first capital of New Spain in 1521 and a … Read more