Mexico – The Travelogue.

Yucatan, Mexico

Gavin Greene — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:00:47 +0000

I find it staggering that the ruins were just in the jungle for hundreds of years, known to local people, but only relatively recently rediscovered by the wider world. The vines and creepers were cut back from the stones in the early 1900s, revealing the scale of the city. Obviously, it’s now a lot more visited than it was at the beginning of the last century, so we had the usual plan of ‘get up…

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Oaxaca, Mexico

Gavin Greene — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:00:03 +0000

We based ourselves in the budget-friendly Casa del Sótano, with a nice view of the Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán cathedral from our little rooftop pool, and a short walk from most of the restaurants we’d earmarked to try. Our first was Criollo. As we left to walk to dinner, we’d noticed dark storm clouds gathering, but didn’t think much of it. We arrived and sat at the chefs’ table…

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Mexico City, Mexico

Gavin Greene — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:00:01 +0000

We had a couple of days in Mexico City before heading to explore some of the rest of the country, so we quickly got to work soaking up the city. We were staying at the Red Tree House Hotel in Hipódromo, a leafy and reasonably safe area. Mexico City has a bit of a reputation, but there are plenty of walkable areas to base yourself and explore. This taco stand was a short walk from our hotel…

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