Relaxing in Chetumal
jbuhler We’ve spent the last several days in the Yax-Ha resort near Chetumal. It’s a very nice place on the water, with lots of grass for Milo and fiberglass cannons. We…
The trip so far
It’s been almost four months. And we’re still in Mexico! We didn’t really know how much we’d like this country, and how comfortable we’d feel traveling here (hint: it’s like…
Happy new b’ak’tun!
The closest we got to the end of the world, it seems, was a cop knocking on the van at 4 in the morning, politely asking us to please move…
Maya 2012
Yesterday we went to the ruins in Palenque. It was surprisingly quiet for a culture whose calendar is about to overflow. It reminded me of San Francisco in December 1999.…
An encounter with the law
Like in any other place, there are several levels of law enforcement that you see on the roads here in Mexico. The military. As scary for someone who’s been in…
Death in the Afternoon
On our last day in México City, Enrique and I went to a bullfight. Stephanie didn’t want to go, so instead she went to a museum. Initially I was hesitant–I…
Comfort zones
Leaving San Francisco, and leaving Pixar, was for me all about letting go of comfort zones. I always thought that it is important to challenge your own comfort zones every…