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Solo travel

After spending 6 weeks on a marine conservation internship just south of Cancún, I spent 2 weeks solo travelling the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico and I LOVED it! Most of the hostels felt really safe and social although Tulum as a town had a few armed police walking around and feels a bit dangerous at night so make sure you have a buddy to walk back with if you’re going out to dinner or for drinks there. I strongly recommend going to different cenote’s (my favourite was Cenote El Vira) and going scuba diving with bull sharks (if you have your PADI certification). If you’re into diving, I visited a friend of mine in Bacalar (a village at the SE corner on Mexico, near the Belize border) and saw two spotted eagle rays munching on the seabed, it was incredible as you’re not often very close to them! Mexican food is amazing so try everything, it’s where I developed my love for tacos and make sure to try the Mexican traditional dessert from a street vendor of a crepe with Nutella and cheese! It sounds disgusting but you’ve gotta try it because more people than you think are swayed by it! It was easy to get around as you just hail down and hop on the signed minibuses on the main road, parallel to the coast, then pay a small amount of pesos when you are near the town you are staying in. Given this was in 2021 I don’t remember loads of details but feel free to message me if you have any questions 😊