Ash and Holly’s adventures in the Americas

Total days: 58  Distance travelled: 7175 miles  Number of places stayed: 16 Number of planes: 2  Number of ferries: 2 Number of buses: 17 (2 night buses)  Number of trains: 1 Number of Mayan sites visited: 5 Favourite place:  Ash - Puerto Morelos, enjoyed laid back vibe, nice beaches, good appartment accommodation, everything in walking distance (including a great bakery) Holly - Chiapas, I know it’s a state and not a place,  but I loved all the nature and wildlife here, and our trips to waterfalls, lakes and the Sumidero cañón we’re amazing    Highlights : - El Chepe train ride through the Copper Canyon, trekking and staying in the moutains around the canyon.  - Experiencing and learning about the day of the dead tradition in Oaxaca.   - Visiting local markets to barter for things, see the local culture and enjoy the hussle and bussle.  - Swimming in cenotes in the Yucatan peninsular - Releasing baby turtles into the ocean at Puert...

After being in Valladolid and exploring the cenotes, we decided to spend our last few weeks in Mexico chilling out on the beach.  Isla Holbox   We took a short bus ride and ferry to Isla Holbox - an island on the North of the Yucatan pensinsula. Holbox is a small island and there are no cars or roads, instead people either bike or use golf carts to get around. Other backpackers had recommended Holbox to us, and we had heard that it’s a popular island with backpackers. When we arrived it seemed (like other places we’d visited in Mexico) to have changed over the past few years, and we found the island to be Americanised and pretentious (and expensive!). But we enjoyed spending a few days here, exploring the island, looking at the street art, and eating some delicious food! The beach was nice, though lots of it was taken up by sun loungers from hotels and bars (who wanted £30 per chair from people to sit on them!). Like other parts of Mexico and the Carribean, the beach had lots ...