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In a little while I board the bus to San Cristobal de las Casas, leaving behind the steamy lowlands I´ve been in for nearly three weeks. Sweat soaking clothes in minutes, the change will be welcome (sorry for the humid details)! Read the rest of this entry »

Valladolid was hard to leave, but I needed and wanted to shed the car that seems both useful and a hindrance. Once again I entered the cuota highway, but this time with a purpose. I had to get to Mérida in a hurry to make the rental deadline, and with almost no cars on the expensive route, I could go fast. Think autobahn. Read the rest of this entry »

Thoroughly enjoying Valladolid my first evening there, with live music as part of a Oaxaca festival filling the small square in front of the hostel, I decided to stay a second night. Read the rest of this entry »

Today I sent Corey towards Alaska, and yesterday we bid farewell to Nico. The transition to solo traveler has begun, and it began with me regretting that I sent the Yucatan guide book back with Corey. Read the rest of this entry »