Isla Mujeres, Mexico – What a treat to return to Isla Mujeres, a sweet island off the coast of Cancún that we visited 12 years ago. That was an all-out intergenerational family vacation, with toddlers and grandparents. This visit was…
My Kind of Place
Isla Holbox, Mexico – For the record, it is pronounced hol-bosh (rhymes with gauche). Two hours north of Cancún, Isla Holbox once attracted only windsurfers and beach bums. But now its swanky swing bars, beachfront yoga and lobster pizza are…
Underwater Sculpture Garden
Cancún, Mexico – In 2009, the government of Mexico launched a creative project to protect the reefs near Cancún, at the same time offering visitors a wonderfully unique underwater experience. The Museo Subacuático de Arte – better known as MUSA…
Ser joven es ser Cancún
Cancún, Mexico – The mural facing Parque de las Palapas reads “Ser joven es ser Cancún”. Being young is being Cancún. The motto highlights this city’s youthful energy but also its short history. Cancún was founded in 1970, when the…
Tren Maya
Cancun, Mexico – To get to Campeche and back, I rode the new Tren Maya, which now circles the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting towns, tourist attractions, and archaeological sites, big and small. This particular route – between Cancun and Campeche –…
Maya World
Xpujil, Mexico – For anybody passionate or curious about the Maya civilization, a journey along Hwy 186 in Campeche will be a highlight of Mexico. This southern peninsular area was the earliest-established, longest-inhabited and most densely populated region in the…
Campeche Centro Histórico
Campeche, Mexico – Welcome to the other side of the Yucatán, and I mean that both literally and figuratively. Located in the far southwestern corner of the peninsula, Campeche state is more rural, less prosperous and less developed than other…
Going Solo in Mexico
Cancun, Mexico – Now that S & V are twin-agers, I have become acutely aware that my time with them is limited. They are no longer allowed to miss school just so we can go on a family trip. This…
Starred Review from Publishers Weekly
“Indigenous resistance in Alaska was so fierce that it thwarted the Russian empire’s colonial ambitions in North America, profoundly impacting the continent’s destiny, according to this gripping and ambitious account from historian Easter and travel writer Vorhees (coauthors of The…
Ocracoke Island
Ocracoke, North Carolina – There’s no bridge to Ocracoke Island – only the ferry services from Hatteras and from the mainland. The relative isolation has protected this idyllic place from overdevelopment and from influxes of outsiders (known locally as “dingbatters”).…