Mexico Tips & articles

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  1. Cancún and the Riviera Maya

    10 February 2012

    Yearning for sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty? A trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula – and its crowning resort developments...

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  2. Planning the perfect destination wedding

    09 February 2012

    Wedding gowns that cost more than a new car. Cheesy 1980s cover bands. Bland chicken dinners. Snarling mother-in-laws demanding you...

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  3. Paradises on Earth

    09 February 2012

    Gin-clear water at bath temperature, a breeze ruffling the coconut palms, and sand as fine and white as sugar –...

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  4. On the trail of Mexico’s best kept secrets

    06 February 2012

    Forget the seaside margaritas and hire yourself a set of wheels to explore this huge, varied but eminently driveable country,...

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  5. Whose round is it anyway? The world’s best booze

    19 January 2012

    Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals. Here is a selection of...

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  6. Master the art of cooking like a local

    19 January 2012

    One of the best souvenirs you can bring back from a trip is some tasty dishes to share with your...

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  7. Delicious destinations for iconic dishes

    19 January 2012

    Cultures and countries are defined by food and many are rightly proud of their culinary heritage. Some dishes are so...

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  8. Fine tune your table manners

    19 January 2012

    You think that emptying the bottle into your guest’s glass is polite… little do you know that you just designated...

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  9. When the going gets tough

    16 January 2012

    What are the toughest adventures on the planet? Which extreme exploits push willing participants to their mental and physical limits?...

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  10. A dream trip for art lovers

    01 December 2011

    So you want to do the Louvre, the Metropolitan, the Hermitage. Okay. You could trot the globe touring the world’s...

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  11. Mexico’s Day of the Dead

    01 November 2011

    Mexico’s Carnivalesque remembrance of departed souls, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead, 1-2 November), is one of the world’s most...

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  12. Top 10 best value destinations for 2012

    27 October 2011

    If past years (or recessions) have sucked up your travel budget, plan smart and get more in bang for your...

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  13. Swimming with whale sharks in Mexico

    26 October 2011

    Everybody knows you go to Honduras’ Bay Islands to swim with whale sharks. Well at least everybody who loves the...

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  14. The forgotten ruins of Mexico’s Ruta Puuc

    24 October 2011

    Travel is all about connection: with our planet, with our people, and with our history, culture and spirit. All too...

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  15. Top 10 works of engineering genius

    19 September 2011

    Those monuments you’ve crossed the planet to see – they’re big, but are they clever? Well, yes, actually they are....

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  16. A smooth landing: 5 tips for timesaving at airports

    17 September 2011

    One of the most tiring elements of air travel, particularly for frequent fliers, is the ‘getting there:’ You’re landed and...

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  17. Top 10 things to do in Cabo San Lucas

    15 September 2011

    Once just a placid fishing village at the very tip of the world’s third longest peninsula, Baja, Cabo San Lucas...

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  18. Top 10 festivals and fiestas in Mexico

    15 September 2011

    The Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz said, ‘The art of the fiesta has been debased almost everywhere else, but...

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  19. Top 10 sights in Cancún and Yucatán

    15 September 2011

    It’s no great secret why Cancún, and to a larger extent the Yucatán Peninsula, has become Mexico’s top tourist destination....

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  20. Street eats in Mexico

    15 September 2011

    The sweet temptation of street eats seems to be lurking around just about every other corner in Mexico. With food...

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  21. Top 10 things to throw yourself off

    13 September 2011

    Have you had a good plummet lately? No? Well, if you’d like to add an adrenaline rush and an element...

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  22. Top 7 scary places to get your spook on

    22 August 2011

    Sometimes the really good travel stories are the ones where you feel a smidge of fear. Perhaps it’s because we...

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  23. Drawn from life: the world’s most fascinating artists’ gardens

    03 August 2011

    One-off imaginations have turned these gardens into offbeat wonderlands. Get your green on and go wandering!1. Las Pozas, MexicoEdward James...

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  24. Riding the rails: classic train journeys of the world

    02 August 2011

    Hand the porter your luggage, climb aboard and relive the golden days of railroading on these spectacular journeys.Copper Canyon Railway, MexicoThe...

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  25. Subterranean splash! Mexico’s underground rivers.

    18 July 2011

    The Mayan Riviera on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may look like your typical beachside holiday destination but for spelunkers, cave divers...

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