The final phase of our 2005 winter getaway was in complete contrast to the previous two weeks: skiing in California.
After a painless flight from Cancun, changing at Dallas, we arrived in San Francisco at about 11pm. Picking up the pre-booked car was also exceptionally quick and easy at the airport – we were on [...]
Our plans were always to return to somewhere close to Cancun for a few days on the beach after Tikal, the main question was how quickly and easily we could get back to Mexico.
Fortunately there is a ‘scheduled service’ provided by San Jose Travel, based in Flores, that takes you from Tikal (or Flores) through [...]
The next phase of our trip was to head over to Guatemala and visit the ancient Mayan ruins at Tikal. The journey from Dangriga to the hotel in Tikal took three and a half hours in total – a few hours shorter than by road:
0730 Dangriga to Philip Goldson International Airport, Belize City (approximately $35 [...]
Having been kept awake by the cockroach family in El Paraiso, getting out of bed to leave the cabana at 5.30am was not a big chore. We got a quick taxi into Tulum (though the taxi driver did think we were going to Cancun for some reason) – note that all taxis are a set [...]
The next part of the trip was to Mexico for a few days sitting on the beach and resting. We got an early morning flight direct from O’Hare to Cancun, and despite having to make an unscheduled stop in Cozumel, we were in Cancun by early afternoon. From there fast Riviera buses run down to [...]
05 Feb, 2005
Posted by: jamiebrammer In: North America| Travel
Living in the greyest part of Scandinavia really makes you appreciate sunshine in the middle of winter. In what is beginning to become an annual effort Lene and I booked a plane and headed off to the sun for most of February. This time the plan was to travel down the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico [...]
This was a good trip and well needed at the time – NetDoctor was going through its first (second?) round of ‘downsizing’. Flew into San Francisco, rented a car and drove straight out to Lake Tahoe – staying just on the California side right next to the casinos. Next 3 days or so I spent [...]