Keeping up with tradition

The thing I loved most about Mexico besides the beautiful white sandy beaches and inexpensive silver was the traditional values the country had, especially the state of Yucatan. I bought this hand embroidered cotton top from a local market and choosing which one I was going to buy was the hardest decision, all the native Mayan women’s work are incredibly beautiful and detailed. I bought the one I am wearing in the photos and a white linen top from the main town in the Yucatan, Merida.

Local Market - Embroidered Top & Silver Navajo hand made cuff

Topshop - Shorts & Belt

Opening Ceremony - Wedges

Merida, Yucatan 'the land of the miniture'

Topshop - Jacket & Sandles

Henry Holland at Debenhams - Shorts

Rayban - Sunglasses

So these are a few photos I took in the beautiful town of Merida right in the heart of the Yucatan in Mexico. Walking through the colourful streets painted with traditional decor, I was literally the tallest person there as most people that live in this area are from Mayan ancestry and came no taller than shoulders height on me. This is one of my favorite towns, I took a lot of photos of walls and doors, and the layering of paint looks quite incredible to us, but probably not to the locals.

Im back and I do not wish to be back

Mexico is the most amazing place I have ever been. I will go back and travel the whole country some day.

My Day of the Dead Experience, Mexico 2011

Ola from Mexico, where the weather has been, lets say interesting but hopefully now the sun will be sticking around for the next few days or so at least. Last week was the whole Day of the Dead festival, as we know it in the UK here in Mexico. The streets were filled with colour even more so than usual and florists were rushed off their feet with tributes and arrangements to prepare for all the families to place on the tombs, graves and alters. The 1st November, we went to join in the celebrations at Xcaret park which is around an hour from Cancun, usually a nature park the whole complex was decorated and made up especially for the event and native people were brought in from all across Mexico to showcase their personal alters and traditions. On the 2nd November, I travelled 4 hours in land from Cancun to the main town in the Yucatán, Merida to see some real traditional decoration and celebration. We found the local town full of stalls selling traditional objects like the candy sugar skulls that are usually placed around the alters and the traditional colourful paper hangings, it was a fantastic inspirational place.