The Maya ruins of Copán: the Hieroglyphic Stairway, stelae, the ball court and scarlet macaws, plus the town of Copán Ruinas, ticket prices, getting there by bus from El Salvador…
Five weeks in Antigua Guatemala: a Spanish course with one-to-one or pair lessons, a homestay with a Guatemalan family, a Mayan wedding in a culture class, colonial churches and ruins,…
Tikal in one day: a 4:30 transfer from the island of Flores, the Temple of the Jaguar and the Great Plaza, the acropolises, views of the Petén jungle from the…
Cobá near Tulum: Maya ruins hidden in the jungle, the Nohoch Mul pyramid (42 m), a ball court and stelae – a visit right from opening time, with transport and…
Tulum in a few days: Mayan ruins on a cliff above the Caribbean Sea, Santa Fe and Paraíso beaches, free cenotes in Chemuyil and our doubts about Akumal beach and…
Chichén Itzá, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramid of Kukulcán, the Temple of the Warriors and the Group of a Thousand Columns, the Great Ball…
Palenque in Chiapas: the ruins of a Maya city hidden in the jungle, the wild Sendero Motiepá trail with cascades and an overgrown temple, and Aluxes Ecopark with jaguars and…
Monte Albán – the ruins of a city of the Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs on a mountaintop above Oaxaca: the Great Plaza, temple platforms and panoramic views, plus how to…
The ruins of an ancient city with the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon near Mexico City.
Four days in Catalonia with Guillem, a friend from Work & Travel: Barcelona in two days (Ciutadella, the Gothic Quarter, Gaudí’s buildings, Park Güell, Montjuïc) and Tarragona – Roman Tarraco…
An active off-season week on Mallorca, driving all over the island: the Hams caves, Cap de Formentor, Mondragó park, prehistoric Capocorp Vell, Valldemossa with its Chopin memorabilia, the vintage train…
Petra in one day: 14 km through the Siq, to the Treasury, up the Al-Khubtha trail to a viewpoint and on to the Ad Deir monastery – our route, tickets,…