Ah, it’s good to be back in Croatia – beautiful surroundings, friendly and resilient people, amazing history, and great food! On this trip we are spending a few days in Split, and then taking a gulet ( a 2-masted sailing vessel, originally from Turkey, but now broadly in use around the Eastern Mediterranean) sail down…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show Villahermosa is actually the capital of the state of Tabasco (and no, not like the sauce – it’s made in Louisiana). It is primarily an industrial state, with a lot of their income from oil. We stopped here to visit a local park and zoo…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show This was our longest day of touring around (about 12 hours), but well worth it. We went to see two other archeological sites – Bonampak and Yaxchilan. Individually, they are interesting and have some unique features. But seeing them together is truly wonderful as these…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show After taking in a lot of sights from the Colonial period, as well as modern-day Mayan villages, it was time to head down from Los Altos and see some of the state’s natural beauty and ancient ruins. As we drove, it was interesting to see…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show Today was a free day, so we spent much of it walking around. I spoke about the city in an earlier post, but thought I would put all of the pictures together. The days have been warm and the nights cold. We really loved the…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show Today, we took a short drive out of San Cristobál to visit two Mayan villages while, while similar, are also remarkably different. I should start by saying that these Tzotzil Maya “villages” have populations of 50,000-60,000 residents. They run mostly autonomously from the state of…
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This is part of a series called Chiapas road show After a fairly underwhelming night in our hotel, we were off with our guide, David, to one of the most scenic areas of Chiapas – the Cañón del Sumidero. This canyon, a major cleft formed by the Rio Grijalva, is part of the crest of…
View MoreThis is part of a series called Chiapas road show After a long wait in Mexico City, we finally flew down to Chiapas – the southernmost state in Mexico (bordering on Guatemala). We have really been anxious to come to Chiapas as it is blends some of the most amazing natural beauty with the…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Well, it had to come to an end and we were really started feeling it 2-3 days before the end of the cruise. I know that sounds weird, especially when you take a weeklong cruise, but this was a 55-day cruise – and our first…
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This is part of a series called Seabourn Half-World cruise Ah, Croatia – another beautiful country with a painful history. Sitting at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean, it has always been at the center of trade routes, shifting empires, and ethnic/religious rivalries. Like so many other countries, the fortunes of…
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