by humoftheearth | May 14, 2021 | Places I've Been
Although they both have beaches, Ciudad del Carmen (Campeche) is NOT Playa del Carmen (Quintana Roo). Tourists do not come here. Find out why in the video below Ciudad del Carmen isn’t a beach bums dream vacation but it is a good place to get...
by humoftheearth | Apr 25, 2021 | Places I've Been
The area surrounding San Andrés Tuxtla is known for its natural attractions such as Catemaco Lake, home to monkeys, and the impressive Eyipantla Falls. But the city of San Andres Tuxtla is worth visiting in of itself as, during normal times, it regularly hosts open...
by humoftheearth | Apr 17, 2021 | Places I've Been
Even though Alvarado is a small town on Veracruz’s coast, it’s in no short supply of warm people who like to have fun. In fact, I was invited to a fiesta from some kind locals who had just gave me lunch. Find out what happened in the video below ...
by humoftheearth | Apr 9, 2021 | Places I've Been
For being the closest beach town to Mexico city Veracruz is not often mentioned as being a spot for fun in the sun I am no beach connoisseur, but I’ve heard that the reason that Veracruz doesn’t rank high among Mexican Beach cities is that...
by humoftheearth | Apr 2, 2021 | Places I've Been
Coatepec & Xico are two pueblo magicos (designated tourist towns) that can both be visited in a daytrip from Xalapa, Veracruz. This area was the first to start growing coffee in Mexico and continues to produce it to this day. I recommend enjoying some local coffee...
by humoftheearth | Mar 26, 2021 | Places I've Been
It was time for another adventure. International travel restrictions simplified the process of choosing where. Mexico! Not only because it was open with little to no restrictions but also because Mexico, my first Latin American country (3 years ago), has a special...
by humoftheearth | Mar 19, 2021 | Places I've Been
Sometime the world tells you to slow down and spend time with your friends and family. 2020 was one of those times. Being back home felt like putting on an old favorite sweater, it felt right, like it always had. Some of my friends were also back in town. Why not go...
by humoftheearth | Mar 7, 2021 | Places I've Been
Despite the fact that Turkey had little to no cases of this new Coronavirus, it seemed like everyone was talking about it. Even though I don’t speak Turkish, I would hear the name of the virus mentioned in conversations between men over tea and on CNN Turkey in...
by humoftheearth | Nov 8, 2020 | Places I've Been
Central (Anatolian) Turkey was snowy with a side of windy. It was a relief when I summited that final mountain that brought me into the country’s Black Sea Region. Things went from freezing to mid 20s (celsius). With the warmer weather came the greenery of this...
by humoftheearth | Oct 23, 2020 | Places I've Been
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. Anatolia takes up most of Turkey. Turkey’s Central Anatolia region is famous for Cappadocia, which we saw in the previous post. Today however, we explore some of the lesser...
