Pedal Power in Cuba We took loads of these taxis as they’re cheap & easy to flag down and they can manoeuvre around the old cities where cars can’t. Some of them are much more comfortable than others, some are seriously dangerous and held together with string & tape !

Bed #23 Casa Vieja 1840, Habana Vieja, Cuba Mama & I LOVE La Habana, especially Habana Vieja because its just like where we live in Barcelona ! We stayed in a casa particular that was more like a mini hotel with 4 bedrooms called Casa Vieja 1840, its right next

Goodbye Mexico, Hello Cuba …. Mama keeps telling me theres no wifi in Cuba, Im not sure if she’s joking or not, I hope so because we’ll be there for 7 weeks  !?!!?!?  

Flooring it around Isla Mujeres on a Golf Buggy We hired a golf buggy for the day to go around Isla Mujeres but even though Mama floored it we still only chugged along like a snail ! Mama drives the Mexican Ninja-Mobile like a Mexican now and she drove the

“Fly” from Cancun to Isla Mujeres on a Catamaran This speedy cat only takes 20 mins to get to Isla Mujeres. In the evenings theres a guy playing the guitar and singing Mexican songs (and some English ones but its pretty hard to understand the words) Cost: $145 MX ($10

Gluten Free in Tulum Ziggys Beach Bar – Tulum Beach We chose this place because Ninja Grandma’s name is Ziggy ! It ended up being one of our favourite places in Tulum as we returned several times. A “posh” hotel with a bar & restaurant on Tulum beach, they have

It might seem a bit morbid but I fell in love with these colorfully painted “skulls” we found in all the art stalls on the Mayan Riviera. If I didnt already have an over-full suitcase & backpack, Id have bought a whole family of them 😉 … Next time 🙂

Casa Mexicana in Puerto Juarez, Cancun Our home this week is in Puerto Juarez (near Cancun) , which is the Mexican part of downtown, near the harbour where the boats go to Isla Mujeres. We went to visit “Cancun Zona Hotelera”,  its a 20km long, thin island full of huge,