I suppose the Grand Canyon is one of those places that haunt your imagination way before you visit them. I had seen it in movies and read about it countless times, I had imagined it while reading Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire and seen it on Instagram time after time: drone pictures, helicopter videos, dangerous-looking selfies.Continue reading “Rock and Sun: The Grand Canyon’s South Rim”
Where Neon Lights Come to Die
A Vegas holiday has never been on my bucket list. I have always thought it’s not my kind of place and now I know I was right. However, that was the destination of my last family holiday and I admit I was curious about it. Plus, that’s the city of The Killers, I wasn’t aboutContinue reading “Where Neon Lights Come to Die”
“Mad, bad and dangerous”: Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley’s Lives
Badass.
Seven Cenotes in Yucatán
Last month I travelled to Yucatán with a friend. It’s hard to pick highlights when a trip is as cool as this one was, but I won’t even hesitate to say the cenotes were the definite highlight. Actually, I think it’s safe to say that they were one of the most memorable adventures of myContinue reading “Seven Cenotes in Yucatán”
Men and Gods: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt has been on my radar for a while now. I’ve heard many people praise it and as many hate it, which really made me want to read it. One of the reviews on the back of the book says, “a thriller for thinking people”, which I took as aContinue reading “Men and Gods: The Secret History by Donna Tartt”
Five Day-Trips From Mérida
Five awesome places less than two hours away from Mérida.
24 Books That Marked Me
One for each year lived.
Pink Flamingos: Discovering Celestún
“On Wednesdays we wear pink”
–Yucatán, probably.
Uxmal: Pyramids Minus the Crowds
Uxmal, the “thrice rebuilt” city, has it all.
Falling in Love with Mérida
Best food ever.
What I Read: June
Some good, some bad.
Walking Mexico City
Let’s say you’re here for a day and can’t Uber.