Travel Planning
The family adventure in the Yucatan, Mexico: The trip review and itinerary
Here is our final itinerary of Yucatan, Mexico. It’s a trip that I increasingly admire for it’s well rounded attributes of adventure, history and fun. We would highly recommend a trip like this to any family looking for a little excitement. And it’s comparably cheap for exotic travel!
Ten family travel tips from Mexico – part one
Do bring micro-fiber towels. Serious backpackers will snicker because they’ve known about microfiber towels for ages. Car travel in the Yucatan means stopping here and there for Cenotes and beaches. The towels absorb all the water off you easily, dry quickly and fold flat. If you get the large size, like we did, they are … Continue reading
The final countdown to Mexico…
It’s hard to believe we have only a week left before the family departs cold, wet Washington D.C. for the Yucatan, Mexico. You can see our planned itinerary here, but we are sure to deviate. Part 1: Ruins, Cenotes and Flamingos Oh My! Part 2 : Camping with kids in the jungle Part 3: The … Continue reading
Planning the family trip to Mexico, Part 3: Up the ‘Riviera Maya’
Now, 11 days into the trip, we embark on our final leg of the journey: up the Carribean coast, aka the ‘Riviera Maya.’
The family trip to Mexico, Part two: Camping with kids in the jungle.
We leave the salty sea for the inland jungle on the second leg of our trip to Mexico. Like the first part of our trip, we will continue to see Mayan ruins, but we will also see the cities of Merida and Campeche. The highlight is a camping experience outside the nearly-secret spectacular ruins of … Continue reading
