4 articles
15 April 2026
mexicoYucatán Peninsula Travel Guide: Ruins, Cenotes, and the Caribbean Coast
The Yucatán Peninsula holds the largest concentration of Mayan ruins in the Americas, a coastline that splits between backpacker-heavy Tulum and family-resort Riviera Maya, and 6,000 freshwater cenotes. Here's how to navigate it.
Henrik Vinter
18 February 2026
mexicoOaxaca Travel Guide: Food, Mezcal, and Monte Albán
Oaxaca is not Mexico City scaled down or Cancún remixed — it's a separate category entirely. The city sits in a highland valley at 1,550m elevation, built on the foundations of Zapotec culture rather than Spanish colonial template, and it remains the world's mezcal production centre (over 80% of Mexico's artisanal mezcal originates from Oaxaca state). The food tradition here is the most technically complex in Mexico, built around seven distinct mole sauces and ingredients that are still sourced and prepared by local producers rather than imported for tourists. If you're planning Oaxaca after Mexico City, or weighing it against beach destinations, understand this first: the draw is the cuisine, the craft, and the indigenous cultural continuity — not architecture or monuments competing with Mexico City's collection.
Henrik Vinter
11 February 2026
mexicoCancún vs Tulum: Which Mexican Caribbean Coast Is Right for You
Cancún is a purpose-built resort strip with direct international flights, large all-inclusive hotels, and reliable infrastructure. Tulum became globally known for boutique eco-lodges and wellness culture but has transformed dramatically in five years into an expensive, crowded version of its former self. Neither is a hidden gem. The choice is between different types of packaged experience, each with specific trade-offs worth understanding before committing to one.
Henrik Vinter
23 January 2026
mexicoMexico City for First-Timers: Neighbourhoods, Food, and Getting Around
Mexico City has 9 million residents in the city proper and 22 million in the metro area—the largest Spanish-speaking city on earth. The first thing to understand about visiting it is that you will not see "Mexico City." You'll see the three or four neighbourhoods you choose to base yourself in. The choice of neighbourhood determines the food, the noise level, the transport options, and the experience more than any single sight. A first-timer who picks the wrong area can spend a week feeling like they're in a quieter version of their home city rather than Mexico City at all.
Henrik Vinter