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Black Travel Alliance | with Colby Holiday
Our friend and fellow traveler currently residing here in Mérida, Mexico - Colby Holiday wrote up this article for our new platform PASS THE MIC: BIPOC VOICES and we couldn't be any more happy about it. Colby is an amazing writer, blogger, content creator, role model...
24 hours in Cholula, Puebla (A Pueblo Magico)
Located adjacent to the very popular and famous city of Puebla de Zaragoza in the State of Puebla (known for the Cinco de Mayo festival on May 5th) and a stone’s throw away from an active volcano nestled in the foothills leading up to Mexico City you will find...
Temazcal | A Spiritual Experience In A Mexican Sweat House
March 2020. It was a few days before our trip and Guatemala was being called off. The country was banning anyone with a USA or European passport. Our trip to see the famous Semana Santa and Easter festivities in Antigua, to hike the volcanic mountains and swim in...
Making Money On The Road | What I Have Learned After 9 Months Of VIPKID
If you are interested in supporting us or find something valuable from this article and are interested in signing up with VIPKID, feel free to contact me with further questions. You can also help support us by using this REFERRAL CODE to sign up and get started...
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...
Exploring Coba Mayan Ruins After Dark
History of Coba Maya Ruins Hidden in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula just one hour west and inland from Tulum is Coba Mayan Ruins. With more than 50,000 Maya people dwelling there, Coba was once the main religious center providing spiritual healing in the Yucatan...
Gifts For A Traveler
If you are looking for gifts this holiday season for your traveler friend or family member we have put together our list of either our favorite things we use on the road often or else what we would LOVE to have one day (hint, hint :). The links below are affiliate...
TRAVEL AS A COUPLE | EASY TIPS FOR TRAVELING AS A COUPLE THAT WORK
Travel as a Couple This is a question we are asked all of the time. How do you keep the relationship fresh? How do you handle spending 24 hours a day traveling, working and growing future businesses together? Travel as a Couple is not always easy especially if it...
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...