We took our first bigger outing yesterday and today to the pyramids of Uxmal. But to get there I need to take a bit of a rhetoric detour: of all […]
Sabbatical Blog – The Traveling Tool Kid
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 […]
Of Volcanoes and “Pyraminen”
When I was young I used to annoy my extended family with my insistance to visit museums and spend hours exploring them. I remember one particular episode in Munich where […]
The advantage of being different and other tidbits
Max stands out – undeniably and literally – he is inches taller than his fellow three years olds, blond, blue-eyed, skinny and knobby-kneed compared to all the dark-haired, dark-eyed stocky […]
Photography Tips
The Internet is full of photography tips on how to improve your travel photography. I am not saying that these tips aren’t good, just that they are sometimes not reasonably […]
It’s hard to be a God
With Max at school – he went without drama, and, it appears, he has already been promoted to teacher’s favorite – we went to check out the Museum of Anthropology. […]
Max’s New School is a Great Success
Today we went out to find Max a new school. The property manager here suggested a local one which is very close to the house and so we went there. […]
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 […]
Tomorrow the adventure begins
Almost there! Tomorrow the adventure begins. In 12 hours we’ll be off to the airport checking in luggage and I am mentally preparing for the inevitable: another crowded, terrible flight […]