Up at dawn as usual, though as previously mentioned that’s not too hard as it’s 7.15 in these parts. Sunrise here is invariably spectacular on the beach, casting long playful shadows with rich dark reds and yellows. We spent the day like every other day here lounging with our books under palm-leaf sunshades on the…

We enjoyed a wild storm towards dawn, our first night back in the cabana, and what a night it was. Lying in bed underneath an untethering mosquito net, looking straight out to sea, the wind roaring around, and being blasted with sand and other debris from the beach, was quite an experience. The night sky…

There’s a very rustic place on Zipolite in a prime beach setting called Lo Cósmico where for AUD$3 a night you have a hammock, strung up under the palm trees with the entire stretch of the beach in front of you. It’s more dorm hammock than private nook, so definitely for the free-spirited youngsters who…

We spent our anniversary doing pretty much what we’ve been doing the last seven days – not much (up early for a walk and a swim, a brief attempt at work thwarted today by internet issues), but then the exception this morning of a brief jaunt along windy roads into the nearest ‘town’, Puerto Angel….

Our 28th Anniversary today, 1st September. 28 years strong. What a place to celebrate here in Zipolite. We’ve been in Mexico now for 2 months and having the time of our lives. One more week here then we’re off back down to Chile. The journey continues…

The cult Mexican ‘coming of age’ road movie ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’ was filmed in part here, the beach scenes anyway, and Zipolite largely retains its hippie-esque alternative and laid-back vibe. The routine continues: up with the light, breakfast, emails and a couple of hours of attempted concentration on work, then before lunch a pants-free…

Of course the wonderful upside of it being so quiet here is we get full attention, the pick of tables in the restaurant at any time of the day or night, chatty friendly staff, choice of beach beds, and the opportunity to change rooms to experience the delights of being both on the beach in…

‘Where the 60s never end A continuation of The Original Situation Welcoming the Return of the Flower Children’ At the end of our cove there’s a very tatty ghostly pile called (Gloria’s) Shambhala (more like Shambolic) – as previously mentioned, it’s as if The Addams Family had a Mexican holiday home, or as one review…

We were woken by a spectacular pre-dawn electrical storm in our light-box of a room in the jungle canopy, setting today’s weather on the wild side of perfect. The storm quickly rolled out to sea but set the humidity high and the winds in overdrive. So rather than a dawn walk on the beach we…

But the days here in August are blazing hot and sunny, yes with high humidity at times and the occasional evening downpour, but even that lasts for about half an hour, and then it’s clear. At the risk of outing this wonderful destination, you’d be hard pressed to find a more chilled out place and…