ground transportation

Riding the Maya Train through the Yucatan Peninsula

A True Guide to the Maya Train, From My Rides Through 5 Cities

December 2024 update: This guide to the Maya Train originally went up in June of 2024. Since then, Mexico elected a new president, but from the same party, so work continues. The line to Tulum went into operation in September and supposedly the other lines are complete, to Chetumal and across the Yucatan Peninsula….

round-the-world flights can be expensive

The Biggest Backpacker Budget Killers: Location, Velocity, & Distance

If you’re trying to put together a reasonable backpacker budget for a journey around the world, start with the logistics instead of the bucket list. The difference between the planning process for an experienced traveler and one planning to take off around the world for the first time is that the experienced traveler knows…