My Mexican blog posts:

• Video: On Mexico Time
• Playa del Carmen
• Tulum
• Isla Mujeres
• Mexico City
• A beginner’s guide to eating in Mexico
• Top 10 trips for travelling to Mexico

There is something about the Spanish culture that I absolutely adored when I was in Europe. A combination of the weather, the language, the food, people and music; a sense of happiness encompassed me in Spain, and I was hoping for the same in Mexico. I hadn’t been to Mexico since a childhood visit to Tijuana, so I was definitely excited to explore the unknown. I had been learning Spanish for the few months leading up to this trip, and I was enthused by the prospect of practicing these skills. It was also a cheap, chilled way to end my trip; a cheeky stop through the Riviera Maya, who wouldn’t say no to a swim in the Caribbean?!

• Capital: Mexico City
• Population: 128 million
• Currency: Mexican peso
• Language: Spanish (but with a number of dialects) and English
• Highlights:
  • Mexico City: where every hour is rush hour, where each neighbourhood is so incredibly different and where the country’s history is at its most rich.
  • Teotihuacan: climb the pyramids that are the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Moon.
  • Isla Mujeres: the cutest little island featuring whale sharks, golf carts and beaches!
  • Tulum: a little less developed, the beach here stretches for miles with glowing white sand and blue water.
  • Chichen Itza: one of Mexico’s biggest tourist attractions
  • Oaxaca: food, history and just a straight up beautiful city
• Did you know?
  • Mexico is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world
  • Mexico’s official name is United Mexican States
  • Chocolate originated in Mexico!
  • Mexico City is sinking! It was built on an ancient lake/swampland and is sinking at a rate of about 10 inches a year.
  • Somewhat incredibly, the Caesar salad was invented in Mexico.