Slowing down in Mexico

Hello again! You probably noticed I had a slight absence from my website. I went on a Mexican vacation in early February, and have spent much of my time since I’ve been back editing photos and playing with Photoshop.

This was my second time in Mexico. I truly love the country. The pace is slower, nothing is a rush. The people are amazing – very friendly and welcoming. The food is outstanding, and you can’t beat the beaches. I crave the beach being stuck in Alberta for most of the year. I heard an expression recently – “born with sand between her toes.” That is me in a nutshell.

My first time in Mexico was two years ago in Manzanillo, on the west coast. It was more of a desert with mountainous terrain. This trip was to the east coast, to Playa del Carmen on the Mayan Peninsula. I hadn’t done much research before the trip and was fairly shocked to step off the plane into jungle. In some ways it was a totally different Mexico, yet also the same. Playa is more tourist-oriented than Manzanillo, and much more expensive. In a few instances, we paid more for a bottle of beer than we do at home. All the same, Playa and the Mayan Peninsula is a beautiful and historic place that I would encourage everyone to visit.

I have difficulty finding balance on vacations. I love to be pampered and waited on at resorts, but I have a need to see the locals, learn the history and see how people in a different place live. So I hauled along all my heavy photo gear and climbed pyramids, swam with dolphins, sea turtles and stingrays, visited Mayan villages and shopped the local markets. Check out the slide show below for a sample of the photos I took during my adventures.

Stay tuned for my “Mexican Dog” series among other updates I’ll have posted soon.

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Thanks for stopping by!
Leslie Pallier Winter

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