We’ve all heard of the ongoing onslaught of baby boomer retirees in the U.S. It’s real. Think about this from the Pew Foundation: “Starting on January 1, 2011, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday and for every day after for...
Slow travel demands flexibility. For example, earlier this year we had planned to stay in Oaxaca, Mexico, for a few months, get some work done and take Spanish lessons. For a decade or more we had heard about this beautiful city and after a few days there, we...
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending...
By the numbers, we were in Mexico 28 days, from January 16 – February 13. We traveled roughly 3568km (2,217miles). It looks something like this: The first week we rented a car to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. We drove from Cancun as far south as Chetumal and...
One consistent travel recommendation we have received from seasoned travelers, expats and locals since arriving in San Miguel is, “you must go to Mexico City.” The advice so glowing and the directive so clear, we began planning a road trip that seemed set...
