…and then I saw Yucatan
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Yucatan looks and feels very different than the central highlands From the central highlands of Mexico, I reached Yucatan to...
View ArticleMontezuma’s revenge in Yucatan’s capital
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery And how I was put in a dormitory full of sick backpackers ↑ Flag lowering ceremony in Merida. I like these ceremonies and my...
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Photo Friday 02.08: Learning Spanish
How the conquistadors taught people Spanish ‘Photo Friday’ is a weekly series showcasing pictures from around the world. While walking in Mérida’s tourist centre, I saw a bunch of such plaques at...
View ArticleWhen the bus breaks down
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Tour buses reached the ruins before I did… aargh! I packed before going to bed last night so that I could wake up early and...
View ArticleMexican tuk-tuks made-in-India
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Made-in-India Autorickshaws in Mexico ↑ Autorickshaws, also known as tuk-tuks in the west, are quite ubiquitous on Indian...
View ArticleSlithering in the Rain: Uxmal’s Maya ruins
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Mayan ruins honouring the Feathered Serpent and the God of Rain There is nothing more disappointing to an independent...
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Hitchhiking disappointments in Yucatan
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Hitchhiking in this part of Mexico wasn’t as easy as I had imagined it to be. Granted there is a bus route that goes through...
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Chichén Itzá: Run over by tour groups, yet enjoyable
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Chichén Itzá (चिचेन ईत्सा) is a beautiful Maya archeological site and one of Mexico’s top tourist attractions. The place...
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Ek Balam: Hindu Gods in Maya territory?
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Mayan ruins of Ek’ Balam and the presence of some peculiar statues. ↑ Ek’ Ba’lam ruins, in the middle of a forest, viewed...
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The lure of small towns
This post is part of my Mexico travel series: Travel stories | Photo gallery Unexpected two days in Valladolid, Yucatan. ↑ Valladolid’s wide central plaza and pastel walls I had made ambitious plans...
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