North America
North America is as naturally diverse as it is enormous and while we haven’t spent much time travelling in our home country or our neighbours to the south, we will one day plan an epic road trip around the region. For now, we have some articles about our recent trips to North America and some tips and information for you as well. Enjoy!
The Goats Are On The Road! Our Journey From Grenada to Mexico
It was a long and emotional journey travelling to Mexico from Grenada, but after 22 hours of flying on a horrible airline and freezing in various airports, we arrived in Puerto Vallarta! We felt like proper backpackers again with our bags slung over our shoulders as we waited for the local bus to take us to ...
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Mexico to Belize | Bumpy Boats & Immigration Issues
As we ate our last quesadillas and sipped our last Coronas in a lively Mexican restaurant, a feeling of melancholy crept over us. Our two months in Mexico were relaxing, rejuvenating and exactly what we were looking for, but we weren’t expecting to be so sad to leave this colourful country. We reflected on our ...
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A Round-Up Of Our 2 Month Trip Through Southern Mexico
“Mexico is nothing but resorts, beaches and Speedos!” That’s what we used to think before this recent trip to the “Land Of The Aztecs”. All we had to base our opinions of Mexico on was our one week, all-inclusive resort trip in 2007. On that trip, we basically stayed within the confines of our resort and saw ...
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San Cristobal de las Casas: Mexico’s Cool Colonial City
Our bodies slid from left to right, from one side of our seat to the other, as our bus driver took the seemingly endless hair-pin turns at full speed. Trying to fight off the inevitable nausea and motion sickness was the ultimate goal of this 5 hour journey from Palenque to San Cristobal de las Casas ...
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The Ancient Jungle Ruins of Palenque, Mexico
We left behind the colourful, colonial buildings and the flat terrain of the Yucatan area and ventured to the mountainous, rugged, southernmost state in all of Mexico, Chiapas. Although we were still backpacking Mexico, it felt like we were in a different country. With 12 federally recognized ethnicities, Chiapas State has one of the largest group of ...
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Merida, Mexico: The Perfect Base for Day Trips Around the Yucatan (With Video)
When our trip through Central Asia was coming to an end, we started thinking about the 2.5 month gap we had between being in Canada for Christmas and our pet-sitting job in Grenada. We both agreed that our recent trip through one of the least touristy regions in the world was not only adventurous and exciting, but ...
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