I’ve done a lot of thinking about my Big Birthday, the Over the Hill Birthday, the Big Four Oh. I planned and planned a major trip to Mexico, to swim with whale sharks, to spend time with family, friends…my chosen family.

On The Road in Chiapas, Mexico

A photo essay of our trip from Cancun (state of Quintana Roo), to Villahermosa (state of Tobasco), to Palenque and beyond (state of Chiapas). DSLR photos, and iPhone snapshots. You can get the gist from the photos and captions, or you can read to learn more about traveling in this unique, beautiful, sometimes overlooked part of Mexico.

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…if I seem irrationally upset about travel, I am definitely upset about travel. But when I dig down and consider why, it doesn’t feel quite so irrational anymore…

The night before the wedding, after a long day of snorkeling in the pristine waters off Two Step Beach, friends and family all arrived at the spectacular hilltop venue, high above Kailua-Kona, with the ocean glittering in the distance.

I’ve done a lot of thinking about my Big Birthday, the Over the Hill Birthday, the Big Four Oh. I planned and planned a major trip to Mexico, to swim with whale sharks, to spend time with family, friends…my chosen family.