French train rides really are stunning. If you can catch a good price for a ride, I think it’s worth riding the trains just for fun. After 7 hours of train travel with a transfer from Gare de Montparnasse to Gare de Lyon in Paris, I would arrive in the spa town of Aix-Les-Bains. The views out of the window are incredible and, of course, the grand stations are historical. While I was in La Rochelle, I was researching all of the HI hostels in the region of my Workaway in Macon, because I had a few days to kill before my arrival…
Read MoreWhy I Am Ok Leaving Beautiful Bacalar, Hint: Finland
If you have read my post about hostel culture, you will know that sometimes your itinerary will change rapidly because another traveler has inspired you. In the case of Bacalar, I had heard people in Tulum talking about it for days. Atop of the Tulum archaeological zone ruins, surrounded by tourists, I accidentally overheard a tour guide explain to some older US people that the Mayans were meant to accept Jesus Christ from the conquistadores because otherwise how else could they have possibly developed a lunar calendar? I decided I needed to wake up seeing Bacalar the next day.
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