Mexican Wanderlust

After spending three months with the guys I found myself alone for the first time. This was actually a welcome change - I could use some "me" time. I could probably have used some "they" time as well but there was none to be found. So me and myself went on to Tulum, a couple of hours south of Cancun. The town of Tulum is of little interest but the ancient city of Tulum is great - it was built on a cliff overlooking the ocean with its white sand beaches and multicolored water.


Over a year ago I wrote this in the blog, as a summary of my visit in Mexico City back then, “I have to come here again”. So back I went - I spread my wings and flew to Mexico City. I stayed at a cool hostel at the very center of the city and I spent the days just walking around.
Walking the streets of Mexico City is quite an interesting experience. I'm not sure it would be appropriate for everyone but since the locals seemed to think I was Mexican I had no problems. So much so in fact that I was even interviewed for a local TV show where I got to say hi to everyone back home and to the people in Mexico. I hope I didn't mess it up too much.


I also used the time to go and see some of the standard tourist attractions - the present day "Aztec" shamans performing cleansing rituals and ceremonial dances in the main plaza,

the voladores jumping off their high pole,

and the flower market of Xochimilco.


I ended up staying in Mexico City a lot longer than I had originally planned - just over three weeks. I met lots of great people at the hostel: Steve and Raj who are now traveling around Guatemala- I'll see you guys again before I go home, I can just feel it; Yshai and Dolev with their somewhat dubious experiences in Mexico City (strange doctors, pickpocketing, armed robbery of internet cafes, etc.); Teresa and Misa... more about these lovely ladies later - for now I'll just say I'm lounging on their sofa and writing this post using Teresa's laptop.

This has all happened quite some time ago - since then I've been to Guatemala and back to Mexico City again. To be continued...