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Mexico, a retrospective →

A look at a country I like a lot, but no longer love. And "it's not you, it's me" I want to tell it, if countries had ears to hear it. Because it really is me and who I am today. But, who knows, another 10 years might do wonders.

Playa del Carmen (yes, I am sorry) →

Hey man, let's be real: Playa del Carmen is a tourist hub. It's fake in all the good ways (and the bad ones too). If you have no real reason to come here, just don't. It's not worth it. I'm not saying you won't have fun, but it'll be the obvious type-1 fun that any party-gringo can't be mad at. Regular easy-going people that have some sense will have more trouble appreciating this place. The beach is overcrowded, the shopping street an endless stream of empty commerce and hedonism, and the peop

Mérida, Yucatán →

Oh wonderfully interesting but, apparently, forgettable Mérida. Forgettable for me, specifically, I must say.

Puerto Escondido →

Or Punta de Zicatela, more specifically. Because that's definitely the place you want to be right now if you come here.

Spanish →

Just enough to keep us afloat. That's my level of Spanish. At least it was during our first few days in Mexico. Some skills acquired about ten years ago and slowly eroded since, now carefully getting its dust wiped off.

San Agustinillo and Mazunte →

I cried tears of joy and relief when we decided to come here. The mere sight on the Pacific Ocean can make me emotional. There's something about the vastness of the water in front of you that's both humbling and liberating. Just the fact that you're seeing past all of South America from here and the first land mass being Antarctica brings... perspective. San Agustinillo and Mazunte are chill AF. Life's easy here. The beaches are developed enough to make them easy to enjoy, but remain low key an

Oaxaca de Juárez →

So strange that I have so little memory of my previous visit, some ten year ago, other than not liking the mole at Mercado 20 de Noviembre as much as I hoped. I think I was wrong. I sincerely hope I was wrong. About the city as well as the mole.

Long lens, silly lens →

It's day two of our Mexico trip and I already regret some of my choices. But there's nothing I can do about them now. Just gotta learn to make it work. And frankly, this is also kinda by design.

Mexico, 2026 →

After a ten-year hiatus, it's time to revisit. See how much the country has changed. Or rather, my perspective on it. But mostly, to see if I can find something I am looking for without properly knowing what that would be. A stream of consciousness to record the process.