Carnaval is upon us with all it’s might: music blarring, people dancing, costumes being paraded around, churro and palomita vendors out in force, etc. Today we got Max a costume […]
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The Challenge of being a Travel Photographer
Indulge me while I write about my favorite topic: photography. I used to leaf through the fancy travel magazines thinking what a cool and easy job it must be to […]
Of Dirt and Fun
Long ago and far away I used to not mind dirt – as much. Some 20 years ago my friend Annette and I traveled budget through China and I remember […]
Fiestas Cada Dia
After a week here and as many fiestas we run into by accident I can confirm that the Meridans love to party. Any occasions seems good enough to put up […]
The Ultimate Mexican Experience: Shopping
Today we immersed ourself in Mexican culture and the fine tradition of shopping – at Wal-Mart. I admit, this is a bit embarrassing but we missed the morning window of […]
The Transformation of Max
Here we are in Merida – been here for about 24 hours and are already seeing an amazing transformation in our little engineer. More about this later. The best I […]
15 Days and Counting
Just over two weeks left or 15 days and counting until we take off. Though I intellectually know it is going to happen it is not quite real yet – […]
Drivers License Problems: A Little Rant
So, I am trying to do something completely extraordinary, unheard-off, unthinkable: I am trying to renew my drivers license but not just that I am trying to do it before […]