Mexico

The first thing in our minds OR better said our- "bellies" is certainly the extraordinary good food...... hmmmmm and the simplest things were best: nice guacamole with cilantro, cheesy quesadillas (only with Oaxaca cheese please ) , cerviche and of course icecold Corona with a piece of lime. Heaven couldnt taste better. ....
Apart from the delicious food we enjoyed the fantastic beaches around Tulum, the very nice scuba diving in Cozumel and the impressive ruins in Chichen Itza. However, the very biggest thing was certainly the whale sharks in Holbox Island (please see the video below) No mum, they were not dangerous at all :) :) Of course we had to get some more diving in too.
We did our first cavern dive in a Cenote (sinkhole) which was surreal experience sometimes. It felt we were floating in space with complete darkness and amazing visibility in the fresh water. On a historical note cenotes were the single biggest reason of the success of the Mayan empire in the Yucatan Peninsula, as they were the primary source of fresh water!
All in all Mexico is a very easy to travel country, at least in the south. Also thanks to ADO bus services. One of our favourite places was surely San Cristobal de las Casas en Chiapas. This small colonial town in the middle of an array of mountains doesnt lack of authenticity. Little streets full of nice bars and restaurants, very friendly people and this all for a very good price,,, makes it to a traveller's favourite. In the surroundings we could also enjoy the amazing Sumerido Canyon. A daytrip brought us to this nice piece of nature, the high walls of the Canyon were quite impressive. The only bad side was that the river was full of waste and old plastic bottles, which even reminded me of the Ganges in India :O)