As stunning as Mexico will be, one of many largest issues 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 may discover one space is kind of effective 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 protected it’s to go to.
Fortunately, official web sites all internationally regard Merida because the most secure metropolis in Mexico in order that eased off loads of worries and we might simply give attention to the necessary issues, like the place to remain.
That half was straightforward although.
We discovered a spot referred to as Decu Downtown that was an on the spot sure. There was just one drawback although.
We wanted the place for 4 nights however that they had availability on the primary two nights after which for sooner or later, 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 ebook 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 among my favorite issues about this place is that there are solely 8 rooms which implies you kinda really feel like you’ve gotten an entire villa, full with workers to are inclined 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 are actually an extension to it and it’s simply such a stunning place to remain within the metropolis.
Plus, it’s fairly centrally positioned so after we’d checked in and altered out of our journey garments, we headed out to the town partly to acclimatise but in addition to seek out ourselves a late lunch.
The factor about strolling round although is that it’s so distracting (in an excellent manner) 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 facet to Mexico than Cancun or Tulum (which may be very simply completed) however at a tempo that was simply so pretty and relaxed.
Oh and by the best way, when you have any Spanish language expertise or even perhaps much less probably, 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 stay (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 would possibly discover in Tulum and Cancun.
Nonetheless although, you gained’t battle in any respect in the event you solely converse English.
You’ll discover it nonetheless straightforward sufficient to navigate and determine issues out.
Proper, again to our stroll via the town.
Lloyd had a spot in Merida he wished to take a look at referred to as La Negrita which is nice for drinks and so we made our manner over there because the solar set.
Once 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 highway anyway and go test it out anyway.
On talking to the host, he informed us to go into the courtyard inside and that’s the place we discovered everybody was.
The courtyard is deceptively big 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 stay music on in a bit bit and seeing as we’d deliberate on staying for drinks anyway, we received a seat near the stage and ordered a few beers and a flight of tequilas as a result of we couldn’t fairly resolve which of them to have.
By the best way, the tequila shouldn’t be for doing ‘pictures’ with.
They’re there to be savoured slowly and never rushed via.
I’d by no means preferred tequila at College and for a few years after that as a result of I had loads of it as soon as for New 12 months’s Eve and received so sick from it with a hangover that dragged on for days after and ever since then simply usually averted it.
After that point although, there can be the odd event on an evening out the place somebody in our mates group would order a spherical of tequila pictures and it might be the identical outcome the subsequent day – essentially the most horrendous hangover.
On current journeys to Mexico (and we’re speaking most likely within the final couple of years), I made a decision to cease speeding via 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. Sport changer!
You begin to choose 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 stated 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 effective and we discovered ourselves absent-mindedly snacking away at them whereas sipping on our drinks and slowly seat-dancing to the stay musicians on stage.
We had grand plans to go to a different place for dinner.
The ‘one other place’ nonetheless hadn’t been absolutely selected and seeing as La Negrita did meals too, we simply figured we’d as nicely simply keep there for dinner.
That, by the best way, was such 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 at first 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 (as an example Chichen Itza is definitely nearer to Merida than it’s to Cancun) so you may 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 prefer to discover Merida correctly which we did the very subsequent day.
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