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Let The Preparations Begin

Posted on August 17, 2016October 14, 2020 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

To say that we are both planners would be an understatement. We began planning vacations 18 months in advance mostly because when I owned my own wedding planning company if you don’t block time off that far in advance, you end up booking every weekend. We’re ABSOLUTELY not that people who need to schedule every…

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Exploring Plaza Grande in Centro Merida - benches Exploring Plaza Grande in Centro Merida - benches were blocked off to promote physical distancing, people all wore masks and we still enjoyed the Christmas decorations!⁠
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Can you say Papadzules?⁠ ⁠ This Yucatecan dish Can you say Papadzules?⁠
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This Yucatecan dish is made with corn tortilla dipped in a pumpkin seed sauce, filled with hard boiled eggs and topped with a flavorful tomato sauce.⁠
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The streets of Centro in Merida are a mix of modes The streets of Centro in Merida are a mix of modest homes and storefront businesses. In recent years the 'white city' named for its use of limestone as become increasingly more colorful. Street art on garage doors and walls have added to its uniqueness.⁠
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This was delicious! The croissant was filled with a sweet cream filling that also held these crunchy almonds in place. ⁠⠀⠀⠀⁠
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Soco Merida had a wonderful selection every day, including many holiday treats. Trust us all of the pastries were as good as they look!⁠⠀⠀⠀⁠
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We chose to stay in the Santa Ana neighborhood of We chose to stay in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Centro Merida. ⁠
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Many neighborhoods have squares with local mercados, and restaurants with outdoor seating near local churches.⁠
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Turkey is hugely popular and featured in local cui Turkey is hugely popular and featured in local cuisine in Merida and across the Yucatan. There were stalls and  stalls of fresh turkey and  other poultry filling the local mercado.⁠
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Delicious Tacos al Pastor at the Lucas de Galvez M Delicious Tacos al Pastor at the Lucas de Galvez Mercado in Merida Centro.⁠
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Tucked away in an open outdoor area toward the back the market are a half down cafes all making this iconic taco. ⁠
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Also available as a torta. We loved these so much we bought a half kilo to take home that came with salsa, avocado creama and fresh corn tortillas.⁠
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A Flight of Mezcal!⁠ ⁠ La Negrita offers sever A Flight of Mezcal!⁠
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La Negrita offers several Mezcal tastings - this one Nivel Intermedio (240pesos) with Nuestra Soledad Matatlan, Nuestra Soledad Zoquitlan, and Nuestra Soledad San Louis Del Rio. They were accompanied by Orange wedges, Chili Salt, and Chapulines (grasshoppers). ⁠
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We chose to either cook at our Airbnb or eat place We chose to either cook at our Airbnb or eat places with outdoor dining. Nothing starts a great meal like a Margarita - this one was made with a smokey mezcal, lots of fresh lime and was garnished with jicama and ground chilis.

Be sure to follow our travel blog for more of our adventures in Merida, Mexico. {link in bio}

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These amazing paste or pasta floor tiles are found These amazing paste or pasta floor tiles are found all over Merida. Part of it's colonial heritage, they are hand poured, brightly colored and very detailed.

Be sure to follow our travel blog for more of our adventures in Merida, Mexico. {link in bio}

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Colonial city, known as the White City, Merida has Colonial city, known as the White City, Merida has taken on some brightly colored building in the last several years.

In Merida and the State of Yucatan masks are required EVERYWHERE. WE put them on the minute we left our Airbnb.

Be sure to check out our travel blog for more of our Merida adventures. {link in bio}

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We dried a bunch of the jalapeños from the garden We dried a bunch of the jalapeños from the garden. This morning we popped them in the spice grinder! This is HOT, we see more great Mexican cooking in our future! 😋

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THIS was probably the hardest part of waiting to s THIS was probably the hardest part of waiting to share our trip!

We started following @socomerida when we first looked at planning our trip.  We had fresh baked Conchas the first day we arrived! YUMMMMM

We went back quite a few days and have lots more tasty treats to share. They were so amazing we’ll probably do a whole blog post on them.

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For us, staying in an Airbnb where we had the enti For us, staying in an Airbnb where we had the entire house was the safest way to travel. 

We had a lots of space to chill out, cook and enjoy the pool!

Be sure to check out our travel blog to see more of our Merida adventures. {link in bio}

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In early December, we traveled to Merida, Mexico i In early December, we traveled to Merida, Mexico in the Yucatan. Their COVID-19 safety precautions, mask wearing and sanitization practices were awesome.

Safety was a huge part of our decision to travel- check out our travel blog to see more about our decision to travel and our trip.
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Okay, time to share... early in December we went a Okay, time to share... early in December we went away. 

We're back over three weeks, quarantines and tested COVID negative! It was important to us to take every possible precaution if we were going to travel.

Check out our travel blog for the why, where, and how of our decision travel. {Link In Bio}

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Feliz dia de los Reyes Magos! We love this hand p Feliz dia de los Reyes Magos!

We love this hand painted Christmas ornament of the Three Kings we got in Old San Juan!

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'The Queen's Knight' Check out our blog post to l 'The Queen's Knight'

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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We found this guy enjoying a local sculpture calle We found this guy enjoying a local sculpture called 'Zilonium'

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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We ❤️ this! The centerpiece of the sculpture ' We ❤️ this! The centerpiece of the sculpture ' Big Dumb Heart' is this metal heart - the razor was an interesting choice.

Check out our blog post to learn more about Gulfport and this awesome public art installation. {Link in Bio} 

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