We’ve been singing its praises for years, and we’ll keep hammering it home until it sticks: Mexico is so much more than its Caribbean beaches, larger-than-life luxury resorts, and touristy pyramids. We can’t exactly take full credit, but after years of covering off-path destinations in Mexico that most mainstream travel publications ignore, we feel it’s …
Expedia just revealed some insightful nuggets sure to blow your mind. If you had to guess where travelers are flocking in Latin America, you might nail the countries on the head, but the cities they’re scoping out are full of mystery. Lucky for you, we are a seasoned group of travelers here at Travel Off …
Tired of Taco Bell and looking out the window and seeing the American suburbia reaching as far as the horizon under gray skies? It’s been a tough winter, and maybe a little Latin American getaway is all the pick me up you need this upcoming spring. But hey, we get it: enough with the Punta …
Mexico is more than people make it out to be. It is not just one giant beach with a Señor Frog’s in the middle. I have been to Mexico more times than I can count, and the biggest mistake I see travelers make is treating the entire country like it’s just one big all-inclusive resort. …
For a long time, places like Mexico City, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum have topped the average digital nomad’s Mexico wishlist. Whether it was for CDMX’s buzzing city life and metropolitan vibe, or the Mexican Caribbean’s chilled-out atmosphere and endless sunshine, expats and location-independent workers have flocked to the exact same three spots year in, …
If the prospect of sipping margaritas by the poolside and treating yourself to a week-long duty-free shopping spree in downtown Cancun doesn’t stir as much excitement as it used to, chances are you’ve been bitten by what we like to call the Real Mexico bug. In other words, maybe it’s time you try something a …
Chatty abuelas gossiping the day away on their front porch, pastel-hue colonial houses that carry more history than your average lifeless suburb ever will, and the smell of grilled carnitas coming from some street vendor somewhere in a buzzing malecón: Sooner or later, we will all crave a little bit of Mé-ji-co ourselves. But Mexico …
Candy-colored buildings, cobbled lanes that lead to ancient rock-hewn churches, and the smell of takeout tacos filling the air: to the odd culture buff out there, there’s nothing quite like a weekend getaway in a colonial town in Mexico. Gorgeous as these gems may be, they’re not always the easiest spots to visit. Whether it’s …
You know the feeling. You just had the best tacos of your life, the bill hits the table, and the vacation vibe comes to a screeching halt. Suddenly you’re doing frantic mental math, trying to remember if the tip is 10% or 15%—or if it’s already included. It’s a total buzzkill, and nobody wants to …
Jam-packed resorts, shoulder-to-shoulder crowds in public beaches, and a growing sense of insecurity that wasn’t there 3 to 4 years ago. You’ve heard the stories before: Cancun is far from being the stress-free vacay many still idealize. That doesn’t mean the Mexican Caribbean as a whole should pay for the sins of its most famous …
Thinking of taking an impromptu winter trip to Mexico, but the likes of Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum don’t exactly float your boat? Though it’s often overlooked as a mere cruise stopover with not much more than duty-free shopping and a quick dip on the beach, Cozumel is the perfect island getaway if you’re …
In an era where popular destinations are in fact raising barriers and imposing increasingly strict restrictions on visitors, in a desperate bid to protect themselves from overtourism, there’s one city in Mexico that’s doing the exact opposite. Unlike Venice, which now charges day-trippers an entry fee on certain dates, or Barcelona, the tourism cesspit of …