Merida, Yucatan
We love Merida! Find out why we think it is the friendliest city in Mexico and one of the friendliest cities in the world! The weather, the people, the food, the music and culture, the laidback, welcoming outlook, the nearby archeological sites, cenotes, beaches
Merida, Yucatan Blog Posts
Merida, Yucatan | Perfect Home Base for Travelers
The other day we got an email from someone who follows our blog and really wanted to know why we decided to make Merida, Yucatan our home base. She also wanted more details because she is thinking about staying here for an extended period of time. So we thought this...
Maya Language
A Land in the Clouds: San Cristobal de las Casas On our road trip back from Portland, Oregon, USA to Merida, Yucatan, Mexico this past August, we decided to stop through San Cristobal de las Casas, one of our favorite places on earth. Driving up in elevation...
Day of the Dead | Hanal Pixán: A Maya Pib Ceremony to Honor Past Loved Ones
Exactly one year ago yesterday, our friend Maurcio Santíllan, the owner of TAGS ALPARGATAS shoe store here in Merida (Mexico) invited us to the Palomar family house in Hunucma, Yucatan for a traditional Maya pib ceremony to celebrate Hanal Pixán, more widely known as...
Best Day Trips from Merida, Mexico
Interested in our favorite day trips from Merida (Mexico)? Check out our latest blog post covering the top 8 places to see in a day. Merida has been our home base for the last year and a half so we took our time to curate the best of the best in this list for you....
Best Restaurants in Merida 2019
Best Restaurants, Coffee Shops & Bars in MeridaFor those of you who know us, you know that we have made Merida, Mexico our home base for the past year. We have traveled around Mexico and the United States and are soon packing our bags again for a trip into...
Planning Your Trip: For Short or Long Term Travel – Overview
Whether you are planning a short trip or going location independent there can be a lot of stress involved with planning your trip. Where do you go? Where do you stay? What do you bring? Is it going to be hot or cold, wet or dry, in a city or in a natural environment?...
Travel Destinations: Travel to Places Outside the Box
Shhhhhhhh is the term you hear when you talk about secret locations around the world. Most of the time, the reason is that these destinations are special to that person and they fear once the secret is out that it will be ruined by masses of tourists that will bring...
2018 In Review: We’ve Come A Long Way!
Let’s start by asking, where were we exactly one year ago? Well, we had just joined Location Indie, the online community of like-minded travelers journeying through the world and creating location independent businesses. A community helping each other to succeed...
Hanal Pixán | Maya Day of the Dead in the Yucatan
We’ve been reading a lot of books and asking a lot of people about the Maya since we first got here. And we’ve been learning a lot about Mayan religion, ceremonies, and rites that are still in practice today. Their culture, beliefs, and folklore is what makes Mayan...
What Happened to the Maya?
The Maya of the Yucatan When you first hear the word Maya what do you think of? Probably giant pyramids, hieroglyphic script, human sacrifice, strange rituals and advanced knowledge of the stars. Or perhaps you think of the Maya calendar and the prediction of the end...