23 articles tagged with mexico travel
When my manufacturing consulting gig in Mexico City wrapped up early last fall, I made an impulse decision that turned into one of my most rewarding budget adventures yet. With just my carry-on backpack and a loosely sketched itinerary, I...
The invisible line dividing nations has always fascinated me. As someone who's cycled across Southeast Asian borders and navigated countless immigration checkpoints, I find border towns particularly captivating—these liminal spaces where cultures blend and transform. The Laredo-Nuevo Laredo crossing between...
The first time I visited Chichen Itza as a child with my Mexican-American mother, I was too young to fully appreciate its magnificence. Returning now, with both my music producer's ear for cultural rhythms and my grandfather's lessons on patience...
When my sister announced she was planning her first solo international trip to Puerto Vallarta, I immediately started compiling everything I've learned from my travels there. Having visited multiple times—including once when I helped a fellow traveler navigate a minor...
The financial calculus of travel often leads us to predictable destinations—the all-inclusive resorts with their manicured beaches and standardized experiences. But as with any smart investment, the greatest returns come from venturing beyond the obvious. Puerto Vallarta's coastline unfolds like...
¡Hola amigos! There's something magical about the moment your feet first touch those powdery white sands of Cancun, with that impossible turquoise water stretching to the horizon. But I've watched too many travelers assume this slice of paradise is only...
The symbiosis between luxury and environmental consciousness has always fascinated me, much like the delicate balance we maintain in the operating room. As an anesthesiologist, I've developed an appreciation for precision and transformation—skills that translate surprisingly well to identifying truly...
I still remember the moment I stepped off the plane in Puerto Vallarta last winter, the warm ocean breeze instantly melting away the Philadelphia chill I'd left behind. While my travel companions are typically my law colleagues or friends from...
The first time I visited Tulum as a 12-year-old with my parents, I stood awestruck before the clifftop ruins, watching waves crash against limestone as a guide wove tales of Maya astronomers tracking celestial bodies. Two decades and a PhD...
The moment my feet touched the warm, golden sand of my first hidden Puerto Vallarta cove, I knew I'd stumbled upon something extraordinary. Beyond the tourist-packed shores of Los Muertos Beach lies a world of intimate coastal sanctuaries—places where the...
The moment our feet touched down in Puerto Vallarta, I could feel that familiar tingle of excitement. This wasn't going to be one of those lazy beach vacations (though PV certainly delivers on that front too). My girlfriends and I...
¡Hola, amigos! After decades of exploring Mexico's vibrant coastlines, I've developed quite the soft spot for Cancun. While some dismiss it as merely a tourist playground, I've discovered there's so much more beneath the surface—especially when you know where to...
There's something magical about the moment when the first notes of a mariachi trumpet pierce the evening air in Guadalajara's Plaza de los Mariachis. It's a sound that transports me back to childhood visits to my mother's Spanish cousins, who...
The limestone shelf of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is a remarkable geological formation—essentially a massive fossilized coral reef that emerged from the sea millions of years ago. This unique topography has created one of Earth's most fascinating hydrological systems: an extensive...
Growing up in a Mexican-American household, I always felt a special connection to Mexico, but it wasn't until I started planning destination weddings that I truly discovered the magic beyond Cancun's resort zone. While those pristine beaches and infinity pools...