Tulum, Monk and the sea.

Hello world, 

Today I am writing from the wonderfully relaxed Tulum, Mexico. As some of you may know, I am on my way to Belize, where I will spend the next month (together with Cat and Ella) working on artifacts at the local museum. The plan is to take the bus down to Chetumal on Sunday where we will change for the bus to Belize. I will report more from Belize, for now, enjoy the beach with me :) 

This  gentleman wishing he could just fly away after a day of hard work (he has been working all day, cleaning up the seaweed that the storm brought in). 

We got here yesterday evening and so far we really haven't left this great little beach bar called "The Mezcal Monk".  They play reggae all day long, have perfect piña coladas and mango daiquiris. Perhaps the main attraction however, is the little boy called Vladimir. This little rebel chills to reggae music, swings on the swing standing up and scares you off the swings by creeping up behind you. 

As you can see the storm season is upon us so the weather may not necessarily be perfect, but it is perfectly relaxing :) 

Till later world, 

G. 

Flying Essentials

Hello world,

Today I will go over the few essentials that I feel are must-haves when flying, whether on short or long flights.

1. Hand cream & lip balm 
2. Bottle of water - but do make sure you buy it after security, as the liquid regulations don't allow you to bring more than 100ml bottles through. 
3. Headphones - preferably ones that block out as much noise as possible. There are crying babies on the plane, engines roar and sometimes you get people who either snore like elephants or like to let the whole world know about what they are saying, talking at the top of their lungs. 
4. Hand sanitizer - now this one is optional, but I seeing as you will be on the airport, a place where germs from all over the world meet and feast, it is not a bad idea to have one with you. 
5. Tissues - there is something about the dry and often cold air in the planes. 
6. A comfortable and warm sweater/shawl - I found that it often gets very cold on the long-haul flights. 
7. Anything to help you pass the time! 

I think that pretty much covers the essential things to bring with you when flying. Just remember that all liquids have to be in a transparent bag and the packaging cannot exceed 100ml!

If you are flying for more than five hours, you might also like to bring some face soap, facial cream and a toothbrush and toothpaste to refresh yourself through the journey.


Have a safe journey everyone!


Till later world.