What they don’t tell you about Mexico
It’s all fun and games until you have to use the toilet. Or go outside. Or drive a car. Or do anything really.
Chichen Itza, flamingo spotting and Uxmal
On Wednesday we made our way over to Pisté, where we spent the night before getting up early to visit Chichen Itza. We made sure we were at the entrance of the park by 8 AM to beat the crowds and the (annoying) vendors. Luckily, our strategy worked because for about 2 hours we had …
Valladolid
The last 3 days we’ve been spending in the colonial town of Valladolid in central Yucatan. The weather is still relentless and makes sightseeing quite a challenge. Luckily for us, the province of Yucatan is known for its cenotes, or sinkholes which are open for swimming. They make this excruciating heat bearable! Valladolid During our …
Isla Mujeres and Cancun
After traveling almost 24h we finally arrived in Cancun around 9 PM local time. The 12h flight was extremely long, but we got some in-flight entertainment after the passenger next to us got busted for secretly smoking in the lavatory! Her holiday to Cancun started off with a hefty fine… The first thing we noticed …
The adventure of a lifetime starts tomorrow!
After almost 18 months of planning and anxiously waiting, the moment has finally come. Tomorrow we’re leaving for our RTW trip! All the preparations have been made, the house has been emptied and we’ve moved in temporarily with our friends Georg and Yura. We’re officially ready to go! The last couple of weeks have been quite …
Why I had to buy a new backpack 1 month before departure
When I was doing research for our year long RTW trip, one of the tips I came across the most was: get a decent backpack. Since our backpack will basically be our home for almost a whole year, it was important we’d invest in a very good one. I considered myself lucky. My family loves …
My favorite low budget restaurants in Malta
I usually don’t write blog posts about food and restaurants, but today I’d like to make an exception. After living in Malta for more than 3 years I’ve gotten plenty of opportunities to try out both tasty and cheap restaurants. And who doesn’t like this combination? So, today I would like to share my favorite …
Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park
During our 5 week long trip in the US, my dad and I traveled through California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. We basically went from one amazing highlight to the other. We biked our way through Monument Valley, admired the grandeur of the Grand Canyon and went on several amazing hikes in all of the states. …
My favorite hikes in Malta
One of my good friends told me she browsed through my entire blog looking for interesting hikes in Malta, but couldn’t find anything… I hadn’t written about any hikes in Malta yet, but thanks to my friend I decided to change that. If you’ve been following my blog, you might know I’m quite fond of …