EXPLORE

Mexico by destination, not by brochure

I've filmed each place. I've walked it. I know it. Here's what's worth it — and why.

01 — EXPLORE

Eight corners of Mexico worth living

Not the postcard places. The ones I keep returning to after ten years, because they still take me by surprise.

Mayan World Yucatán 01

Chichén Itzá · Yucatán

Mayan World Yucatán

Pyramids, cenotes and jungle with a local guide who talks to the villagers.

Wild Cenotes 02

Yucatán · Quintana Roo

Wild Cenotes

Cenotes off the brochures. The oldest freshwater on the continent.

Mangrove & wildlife 03

Yucatán coast

Mangrove & wildlife

Mangrove exploration. Crocodiles, pink flamingos, migratory birds.

Uxmal & living archaeology 04

Puuc Route · Yucatán

Uxmal & living archaeology

The least mass-touristy Mayan city. Better preserved, better explained.

Picnic in the middle of the sea 05

Sisal · Yucatán

Picnic in the middle of the sea

Table set on the sandbank, turquoise water at your ankles. My signature tour.

Patron-saint festivals 06

Yucatán towns

Patron-saint festivals

Burning of the bull, processions, local food. The Mexico TripAdvisor never finds.

Volcanoes & trails 07

Xinantécatl · Tacaná

Volcanoes & trails

Hiking Nevado de Toluca and the Chiapas–Guatemala border.

Yachts & the Caribbean 08

Cancún · Riviera

Yachts & the Caribbean

Full day on the Mexican Caribbean, where blue stops being just a word.

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