As lovely as Mexico could be, one of many largest considerations earlier than visiting is about ‘basic security’. Understandably so too as there’s additionally no uniformity on this.
Security tends to be tied to sure particular pockets so you possibly can discover one space is sort of tremendous however the surrounding areas aren’t.
Anyway, because of this, after we first determined to go to the town of Merida in Mexico our first ideas have been about how secure it’s to go to.
Fortunately, official web sites all the world over regard Merida because the most secure metropolis in Mexico in order that eased off lots of worries and we might simply concentrate on the essential issues, like the place to remain.
That half was simple although.
We discovered a spot known as Decu Downtown that was an on the spot sure. There was just one drawback although.
We wanted the place for 4 nights however they’d availability on the primary two nights after which for at some point, no availability in any respect.
The calendar then opened up the day after that and was out there once more.
So with that in thoughts, we ended up having to guide one other place for the remaining two nights.
I’ll present you that place in one other submit although. For now although, let me present you extra from Decu Downtown.
One in every of my favorite issues about this place is that there are solely 8 rooms which suggests you kinda really feel like you could have a complete villa, full with workers to are likely to your each wants, all to your self.
The one time we actually noticed anybody else was at breakfast after we have been due to take a look at.
Initially it solely had like 4 rooms and the additional 4 rooms at the moment are an extension to it and it’s simply such a beautiful place to remain within the metropolis.
Plus, it’s fairly centrally situated so after we’d checked in and altered out of our journey garments, we headed out to the town partly to acclimatise but additionally to seek out ourselves a late lunch.
The factor about strolling round although is that it’s so distracting (in an excellent approach) and Merida simply instantly felt so comfy.
The entire vibe of the place felt such as you have been attending to discover a way more actual aspect to Mexico than Cancun or Tulum (which could be very simply carried out) however at a tempo that was simply so beautiful and relaxed.
Oh and by the way in which, you probably have any Spanish language expertise or even perhaps much less possible, any Yucatec Maya language expertise, you’ll discover them very helpful in Merida.
As I kinda hinted at earlier, it’s very a lot a spot the place Mexicans correctly reside (not only a resort city) so these languages are very a lot lots of people’s first and second languages with not as many individuals talking English right here as you may discover in Tulum and Cancun.
Nonetheless although, you gained’t wrestle in any respect in the event you solely communicate English.
You’ll discover it nonetheless simple sufficient to navigate and determine issues out.
Proper, again to our stroll by way of the town.
Lloyd had a spot in Merida he needed to take a look at known as La Negrita which is nice for drinks and so we made our approach over there because the solar set.
After we confirmed up, we really thought it was closed because it didn’t appear notably busy from the surface.
We simply determined to cross the street anyway and go test it out anyway.
On talking to the host, he informed us to move into the courtyard inside and that’s the place we discovered everybody was.
The courtyard is deceptively large inside and there’s a bar there (in addition to the one on the entrance) and there’s a stage right here too which explains why most individuals have been out right here.
There was going to be reside music on in a little bit bit and seeing as we’d deliberate on staying for drinks anyway, we bought a seat near the stage and ordered a few beers and a flight of tequilas as a result of we couldn’t fairly determine which of them to have.
By the way in which, the tequila shouldn’t be for doing ‘photographs’ with.
They’re there to be savoured slowly and never rushed by way of.
I’d by no means appreciated tequila at College and for a few years after that as a result of I had lots of it as soon as for New Yr’s Eve and bought so sick from it with a hangover that dragged on for days after and ever since then simply typically averted it.
After that point although, there could be the odd event on an evening out the place somebody in our associates group would order a spherical of tequila photographs and it might be the identical outcome the subsequent day – probably the most horrendous hangover.
On latest journeys to Mexico (and we’re speaking most likely within the final couple of years), I made a decision to cease speeding by way of tequila and to really style it slowly.
I additionally found Mezcal like 7 years in the past and did the identical factor with it too. Recreation changer!
You begin to decide up sure notes, variations in fieriness and notably in smoothness that you just by no means would have earlier than.
Suffice it to say, now I completely get the hype behind tequila however solely with the caveat that it’s loved correctly and never downed as shortly as attainable.
Our tequilas additionally got here with fried (or maybe roasted) bugs and chill powders to eat mentioned bugs with.
There have been additionally different snacks introduced with the drinks however understandably, they paled compared to the impression the bugs left on us.
Oh and taste-wise, the bugs have been really tremendous and we discovered ourselves absent-mindedly snacking away at them whereas sipping on our drinks and slowly seat-dancing to the reside musicians on stage.
We had grand plans to go to a different place for dinner.
The ‘one other place’ nevertheless hadn’t been absolutely selected and seeing as La Negrita did meals too, we simply figured we’d as properly simply keep there for dinner.
That, by the way in which, was such a very good name.
The meals is definitely actually good there and we discovered ourselves ordering seconds (and promptly realising that we have been most likely already fairly full with the primary course that got here round).
Proper so there’s one factor I forgot to say firstly of this and that’s the best way to get to Merida.
It’s really very easy.
There’s an airport there so the best selection is to fly there however Merida is just a few hours drive away from the likes of Tulum and Cancun (for example Chichen Itza is definitely nearer to Merida than it’s to Cancun) so you possibly can arrive in Tulum or Cancun and simply drive from there (or organize for transport out of your resort to Merida).
For flights, Miami airport has direct flights to Merida so the best for lots of people is simply to fly to Miami and join there to Merida.
However yeah, that’s how our first day went.
Will catch you within the subsequent submit on what it’s wish to discover Merida correctly which we did the very subsequent day.
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