I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
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Playa del Carmen isn’t known as a cultural hub in the Mayan Riviera, what makes it popular is that you can walk everywhere, easy access to beautiful beaches, and its central location for visiting nearby archaeological sites. “Playa”, as locals call it, is a lively spot with tons of hotels and eateries for every taste. …
Let’s name it Zama! someone said when Mayans were debating how to name this place. Since you can see the first rays of the sun from this coast, Zama (“dawn” in Maya) made sense. But when explorers stumbled upon the site in the mid 1800s and saw its surrounding walls they named Tulum (“wall” in …
Despite its sombre name, the Day of the Dead celebrations (Día de Muertos) in Mexico couldn’t be far from dreadful: the country wraps itself in flowers, music, and colourful cheery skeletons. This cherished tradition, deeply ingrained in the Mexican culture, is inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The official …
The beauty of Perast shines brighter than a sparkling diamond, crowning the jewel known as the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. The place is tiny, but it’s big in history. I felt like I was walking through an open air museum packed with centuries-old churches and palaces. Even though summers are busy with people filling …
By the 2nd century B.C. people were already talking about Kotor. Over the centuries, not only the fascination with this place grew bigger, but the town itself grew to become the biggest and most famous of Montenegro. During the month I stayed in Kotor I spent several days getting lost in the narrow, cobblestone pedestrian …
A beach vacation with a side of history: that’s my definition of Budva, a coastal town in Montenegro that offers the best combination of both. This place goes back to the times of Greeks, Illyrians, and Romans. All this history is framed between the Dinaric Alps in the background and the blue of the Adriatic …
