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- A week in Yucatán: ruins, cenotes and the drive between themThe peninsula is flat, the roads are good and the distances are shorter than the map suggests. A seven-day route through Maya sites, cenotes and colonial towns.Destinations · Mexico · 4 min readRead
- A first trip to Mexico: where to startMexico is too large for one trip, and the first decision is the most important one: which part. Three routes that work well for a first visit, and how to choose between them.Guides · Mexico · 4 min readmatched “Yucatán and the Riviera Maya: ruins, cenotes and the sea”Read
- Argentina in two weeks: three routes that workArgentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, and two weeks goes quickly. Three routes that fit the time without turning the trip into a series of airports.Guides · Argentina · 3 min readmatched “…are scattered across it: waterfalls in the subtropical north-east, red canyons in the north-west…”Read
- Havana in 48 hoursTwo days is not enough for Havana, but it is enough to see it properly if you stop trying to see all of it. A plan for the old town, the seawall and Vedado.Guides · Cuba · 5 min readmatched “…it to leave the city. The tobacco valleys of Viñales are a full day to the west, and Las Terrazas, a…”Read
- Mendoza at harvestFrom late February to April the wine region stops being scenery and starts being work. How to time a visit, where to spend your days and how to get between the wineries.Food & culture · Argentina · 3 min readmatched “…people explore by bicycle. The Uco Valley lies further south, roughly an hour and a half by road, and is…”Read
- Patagonia, and how much of it you can actually seeThe region is larger than many countries, and travellers routinely underestimate it. What fits into a week, what does not, and when to go.Destinations · Argentina · 3 min readmatched “…El Chaltén, the Perito Moreno glacier, Ushuaia, perhaps the Atlantic coast for whales, and discover that…”Read
- The best time to visit CubaCuba has two seasons rather than four, and the difference between them shapes the price, the crowds and the kind of trip you get. Here is how each one actually feels.Guides · Cuba · 5 min readmatched “…is transformed by it: the Viñales valley is at its greenest, the waterfalls at El Nicho in the Escambray…”Read
- Varadero or the cayos: choosing your Cuban beachA long peninsula of sand a couple of hours from Havana, or a chain of islands reached by causeway. The water is superb in both; the holiday is not the same.Destinations · Cuba · 4 min readmatched “…the beach: Varadero has a town, restaurants and day trips; the cayos have nature, water sports and quiet”Read