Another crumbling building in Havana....

Looking accross at Havana from Che Guevara's old headquarters

One of the icons of Cuba is the old cars......

Another old and beautiful building in Havana that is slowly and sadly crumbling.....

A coco taxi....just one of the MANY forms of Transport in Cuba

Street view from our Casa in Havana

Old bicycles are everywhere and are a cheap way of getting around when its too hot to walk!

Everything in Cuba is old...and this camera was no exception. We had our picture taken with this, and it is 110 years old!!!!! Incredible!

An update on the little ones at home in OZ........

Spencer Slocombe

Amy Gray

Clancy Cameron

Not long after food poisoning, I cant believe we are giving into the pressure of tequila shots....(take note of who is actually feeding us the shots!)

The bus tour of Mexico City. Forget the horror stories, it is a fab place!

One of the sites of Mexico City

Breaky with Rob on his terrace after the 'food incident'

Lesson: Dont eat fruit from street carts!!!!!

.....you can end up with some serious food poisoning! It looks dramatic, but after a day on drips in a hospital in Mexico city, we were feeling heaps better. Luckily we had Rob with us to take us to the hospital at 4am, translate and be official photogropher of this halarious moment!

Shopping for Silver in Taxco. The choices are overwhelming but we were (luckily!!) limited by the size of our packbacks!!

Colourful street markets

Profesor Gabriel! Thanks for the great Spanish classes!

'Profesor comodo'.... Luis! Thanks heaps for all your help and patience!!

The groovers we met at Jovel Language school....Dolan, Rob and Daniel

Mick and Dolan

A Mayan woman selling her handmade crafts at a market stall at Na Bolom

The courtyard of 'Na Bolom', a historical house full of artefacts and history from the Mayan people

One of the colourful churches of San Cristobel

Everything is easy in Mexico...we turned up at 9am Mon morning at School Jovel and by 10am we started class & everything else (incl. accom) was sorted

Our hosts for the week....Senora Beatriz and her husband

An update from San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico....

Hola!

We arrived in San Cristobal yesterday and have really landed on our feet!

We are loving the vibe of this place. San Cristobel is in the mountains, at 2,162m and has a real bohemian, artsy feel about it. Lots of markets, restaurants, pub etc. Plus, the climate is cool...so that is a welcome change. San Cristobel is surrounded by villages where ancestors of the indigenous Maya people live so, we are hoping to get a chance to see some of these places too.

After bumbling along with dodgy guidebook Spanish for the past 2 weeks, we have decided to make use of the Spanish school here. This morning we started at intensive week of spanish lessons! We are part of a homestay, which means that we are living with a Mexican family for the week. They have 2 small children and none of the family speak English. So, we are on a steep learning curve!

The school is just down the road from where we are living, we have great Spanish teachers and the school we are attending offers all sorts of things, including Salsa (which is going to be useful given we will be in Cuba next week).

It´s nice to be "settling down" somewhere for a week, unpacking the bags and getting to know the locals. This morning we bumped into some friends we met earlier in the trip, so hope to see more of them too!

Our first meal with our family today was sensational, and we are looking forward to trying many more local dishes during the week.

Hasta Luego...
T & M

The stunning Cenote at Ik Kil (near Chichen Itza) where we swam and jumped in for several hours.....(those are tree roots hanging down)

Just cant get enough of this great food

It was super, super refreshing but within minutes of getting out, we were dripping in sweat again!!! Urgh....

Ever wonder where basketball originated?? This is a Mayan hoop on a huge court, built around 1,000 BC!!!! The captain of the losing team was beheaded!

Trying (unsuccessfully) to hide amongst the columns

The Mayan ruins of Chitchen Itza...very impressive

We stumbled upon on a big, open Cenote in the town of Valladoid

Mick couldnt resist jumping in (off the 8m drop) for a quick dip....

A little relief as the sun hides behind the clouds

the hard life at the beach today :-)

The Mayan ruins at Tulum

It was about 40 degrees today, and super humid so we spent most of the day swimming in the ocean behind us at Tulum....

Overlooking the Mayan ruins at Tulum

Ramon, Tash, Ramon Jnr, Mick and Claudia on a fishing/snorkeling trip. Ramon (from Mexico) was kind enough to invite us for a day out with them....

A beautiful sunset over the Caribbean at Playa Del Carmen

Travelling in Meixco is everything BUT stressful.....

Forget bar stools, swings are the go in all bars on the beach at Playa Del Carmen!!!!