Category Archives: Mexico

Chetumal, border town.

Posted on April 11, 2013 by 5 on the go

We have arrived in Chetumal, a border town with Belize. We will be taking the ferry here to Caye Caulker, a small island in Belize. Chetumal is described by most guide books as a town where there isn’t much to … Continue reading →

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Discovering cenotes and Mayan ruins

Posted on April 7, 2013 by 5 on the go

Yesterday we hired a car and drove to a recommended cenote, Cenote Christalino. A cenote is a deep natural pit, or sinkhole, characteristic of Mexico, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. It was a lovely … Continue reading →

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Where are the mosquitoes?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by 5 on the go

It has been a week since we left the UK and we are starting to get our heads around our new way of life. The first few days we were jet lagged and tried to do way too much in … Continue reading →

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We need to learn some Spanish. Pronto.

Posted on March 30, 2013 by 5 on the go

We have arrived in wonderful, sunny, colourful Mexico. We are all knackered and a bit jetlagged after a 20-hour door-to-door trip but everything went very smoothly and the children were very well-behaved so couldn’t have gone better. The apartment we … Continue reading →

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