beaches
Floating life: cruising Mexico City's canalsJun 4, 2012 • 3 min read
Picture this: you're floating down a network of green canals in a colorful, open air trajinera (gondola) named Viva Lupita. Your silent boatman propels…
Mexico Travel Stories
- foodAgave adventures: sipping the spirits of Mexico
May 25, 2012 • 3 min read
Drinking agave-born elixirs is key to a trip to Mexico, but the salt-shot-lime routine - and head-pounding regret - are kid’s stuff. Real tequila and its…
- artMexico City's ultra-niche museums
Apr 3, 2012 • 3 min read
With good reason, guidebooks extol the virtues of the museums in Mexico's capital, including the world-famous Palacio de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum)…
- road tripsCancún and the Riviera Maya
Feb 10, 2012 • 4 min read
Yearning for sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty? A trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula – and its crowning resort developments in Cancún and the…
- wildlife and natureSwimming with whale sharks in Mexico
Oct 26, 2011 • 2 min read
Everybody knows you go to Honduras' Bay Islands to swim with whale sharks. Well at least everybody who loves the ocean, loves diving and has the complete…
- artThe forgotten ruins of Mexico’s Ruta Puuc
Oct 24, 2011 • 3 min read
Travel is all about connection: with our planet, with our people, and with our history, culture and spirit. All too often, in this age of cell phones,…
- foodStreet eats in Mexico
Sep 15, 2011 • 3 min read
The sweet temptation of street eats seems to be lurking around just about every other corner in Mexico. With food stalls galore and roaming vendors out in…
- foodThe return of Mexico's national nectar
May 4, 2011 • 4 min read
To the crowd of young Mexicans carrying on behind the swinging doors of a pulque parlour one Saturday afternoon, participating in a cultural revival is…
- festivals and eventsFollow in the footsteps of Mexico’s founding fathers
Sep 7, 2010 • 5 min read
Mexicans love a good reventón (party), and there are celebrations galore going on now through the end of the year in Mexico to commemorate the…
- foodMexico's ultimate secret sauce
Aug 10, 2010 • 4 min read
Digging into the varied and distinct regional cuisine is a tempting impetus for visiting to Mexico, but the signature dish of the country's culinary…
- wildlife and natureMexico's other beaches
Jul 15, 2010 • 3 min read
The sugary sand and crystalline waters of Mexico’s beaches have enticed travellers for decades, but the southern Pacific Coast is home to some of Mexico’s…
- artTop 5 ancient cities of Mexico
Jul 13, 2010 • 4 min read
Mexico is peppered with ruins from the Aztecs, Maya, Toltecs, Zapotecs and countless other ancient cultures. Besides the famous, spectacular ancient…
beachesMexico's missing islandFeb 24, 2010 • 3 min read
Did you hear the one about the island that disappeared?
wildlife and natureRanchería ruinsNov 19, 2009 • 2 min read
Dominic Bonuccelli travelled to Mexico on assignment for Lonely Planet. You can follow his adventures on Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, screening…
festivals and eventsTribal Easter: Rarámuri Semana SantaNov 6, 2009 • 2 min read
Dominic travelled to Mexico on assignment for Lonely Planet. You can follow his adventures on Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled, screening…
wildlife and natureFace off at Basaseachi National ParkNov 5, 2009 • 3 min read
There are so few truly wild places left it’s easy to feel the world is mapped, conquered, predictable. Yet tucked away in Mexico's western Sierra Madres…
Coleadero: steer wrangling in ChihuahuaNov 5, 2009 • 3 min read
Northern Mexico is cowboy country, sanctuary to bandits and revolutionaries alike; and Chihuahua is its untamed beating heart. Capital of Mexico’s…