Field Notes · Bitácora
Notes from the road
✦ dispatches from the route
Practical guides, honest comparisons, and field notes from years of traveling and guiding in Mexico. Written for travelers who go slow and want the version that doesn't appear in the hotel brochure.
- Chiapas · EN · June 2026 · 13 min EN
San Cristóbal de las Casas Travel Guide 2026: The Chiapas City That Changes How You See Mexico
Read → - Jalisco · EN · June 2026 · 13 min EN
Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide 2026: What the Resort Packages Don't Show You
Read → - CDMX · EN · June 2026 · 13 min EN
Mexico City Travel Guide 2026: The Version That Actually Prepares You
Read → - Oaxaca · EN · June 2026 · 13 min EN
Oaxaca, Mexico: The Honest Travel Guide for 2026
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 12 min EN
Cancún Itinerary 7 Days: A Private Guide's Day-by-Day Plan (2026)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 11 min EN
Tulum Cenotes: The Private Guide's Complete List (Gran Cenote + 6 More)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Cancún to Tulum: Every Transport Option in 2026, Honestly Ranked
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 11 min EN
Best Cenotes in Yucatán: A Private Guide's Complete Breakdown (2026)
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Private Tour to Chichén Itzá from Mérida: What You Actually Get (2026)
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Sisal Yucatán Travel Guide: The Fishing Village Worth the Drive (2026)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 11 min EN
Riviera Maya Travel Guide 2026: What the Brochure Leaves Out
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 11 min EN
Best Day Trips from Mérida, Yucatán: A Private Guide's Real List
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Best Time to Visit Yucatán: A Local's Month-by-Month Guide
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Things to Do in Tulum: What's Actually Worth It (2026 Local Guide)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Isla Holbox, Mexico: The Honest Island Guide (2026)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Things to Do in Cancún: The Private Guide's Real List (2026)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Cancún vs Tulum: An Honest Comparison (I Split My Time Between Both)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Bacalar, Mexico: The Honest Guide to the Lake of Seven Colors
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Cobá Ruins: The Pyramid You Can Still Climb (And How to Get There Without the Tour Bus)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Swimming with Whale Sharks in Mexico: Holbox vs Cancún, Season Guide (2026)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Cenote Tour from Cancún: The Private Guide's Version (Not the Bus)
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Valladolid, Mexico: The Colonial City Between Cancún and Mérida That Most Tourists Drive Through
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Isla Mujeres from Cancún: The Day Trip Worth Doing (and How Not to Waste It)
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
The Best Cenotes Near Mérida: A Private Guide's Picks (and the Order to Visit Them)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Best Day Trips from Cancún 2026: What's Worth It (And What's a Trap)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Playa del Carmen 2026: The Honest Guide for Travelers Who've Been Burned Before
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Holbox vs Bacalar: The Honest Comparison (I've Spent Months in Both)
Read → - Quintana Roo · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Tulum in 2026: What's Actually Worth It — From Someone Who Goes There Monthly
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Mérida, Mexico: An Honest City Guide for 2026
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 8 min EN
Sisal, Yucatán: The Coastal Village That Tourism Forgot — On Purpose
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
The Real Cenotes Near Cancún: A Local Guide to the Best Ones
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 8 min EN
Chichén Itzá: Private Tour vs Group Tour — What Nobody Tells You
Read → - Yucatán · abril 2026 · 8 min ES
Cómo viajar por Yucatán fuera de temporada
Read → - Oaxaca · marzo 2026 · 11 min ES
La ruta del mezcal en Oaxaca sin turistas
Read → - Campeche · febrero 2026 · 9 min ES
Calakmul: dormir en la selva, despertar con aulladores
Read → - Quintana Roo · junio 2026 · 9 min ES
Cancún más allá de la zona hotelera: lo que no ves desde el resort
Read → - Yucatán · junio 2026 · 8 min ES
Izamal, el pueblo amarillo: guía honesta para ir sin caer en la trampa turística
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
Uxmal: The Ruins That Architects Dream About (And Most Tourists Skip)
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 10 min EN
Yucatán in 7 Days: The Itinerary I Give My Friends Who Want Real Mexico
Read → - Yucatán · EN · June 2026 · 9 min EN
How Much Does a Private Tour Guide in Yucatán Cost? (2026 Honest Answer)
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