After exiting the airport, we saw the massive line for the currency exchange and thought we’d be smarter than everyone by going back inside to the one near departures. Unfortunately, that one doesn’t accept Mexican Pesos, so we had to get in the line with everyone else. I gave my money to the Aussie and…
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The Aussie and I got up early, left the hostel before 9 (after telling the staff that we might be back and to hold our beds until at least 3pm, please) and took the bus to the airport. On the bus, we went over the airlines that offer flights to Cancun and which were our…
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I arrived at the ferry station in San Pedro around 7:20, and there was already a huge line for the 8am ferry. I knew we wouldn’t leave on time. The line to check-in outside was pretty rough, because the sun was already really hot on this day, even for the early hour. Once you got…
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After my breakfast, I went to the bus station and only waited about 10 minutes before catching the bus to Belize City at 9:50. I forget the price, but I think it was around $6 US for the 3.5-hour ride. From the bus terminal, it’s a long walk to the ferries, so I took a…
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THE TRIP After a short tuk-tuk ride to the “terminal vieja” in Flores, the bus to the border was already loaded up and heading out, so I got there just in time. For the 90-minute ride to the border, the driver played the new Justin Bieber album, then the greatest hits of Bob Marley. They’re…
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