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I love to travel. So this section of the site will be where I collect posts I do about travel. It could also probably be the home page. Mondo | italian for world. Go | english for, um, go. All the other posts probably come out of this. But I wanted to have a section called travel, so here it is.

Gulls fly over the gentle surf as the sun sets over the Gulf of Mexico at Celestun.

Celestun, Mexico

Celestun is on the Gulf of Mexico. It is famous flamingos. Thousands flock here to nest. Thousands of bird watchers flock here to see them. I came for swimming and beach time. I got neither. I had an epic second class bus ride from Mérida. By calling out the class

A photo of ceviche.

Food in Mérida and the Yucatan

AKA Why I am a terrible food blogger. I was in Mérida in 2008. At the time I was at the beginning of what became a trek across the Yucatán peninsula into Chiapas, Oaxaca and the regions around Mexico City. It was a great trip. But my time in Mérida

A wide angle panorama shows the Mérida cathedral, pre-concert, Plaza Grande and historic building.

Merida: Roads and Architecture

This gallery page is a real grab bag of this and that. You'll find historic churches, random signage and modernist buildings. Some grand and others more humble. The one thing I tried to avoid was people — Instagram, this is not 😏. Enjoy the bricks and stucco! Merida Churches, Squares,

Unispiring photo of the Mérida sign at Plaza Grande.

Mérida, Yucatan | 2023

Mérida is a great city. It's historic center is both busy and dusty and also bright and constantly being restored. When I first came here fifteen years ago, it did not have this punch. While there are still many, many side streets funneling many fast-moving vehicles coughing out

A woman rides a camel past the Taj Mahal.

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Why Travel?

I love to travel. I have always loved to travel. My father was a teacher, which meant the possibility to take (what felt like) long road trips to visit family over the mountains. I desperately wanted to do what the Brits call a gap year but couldn't afford

Photo of festive streamers draped over Parque Candelaria Park in Valladolid, Mexico.

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The Yucatan, Mexico | 2023

I've decided to share my travel photos on this website. I have yet to establish a coordinated structure. Bad Stephen. So let's begin in the beginning of 2023, in the Yucatan. First stop — Playa del Carmen Just down the coast from Cancun, Playa del Carmen is