I spent a long weekend (Thursday – Sunday) on the island of Holbox, Mexico in December. I had heard of the island (which is apparently pronounced "Hol-bosch" not "Hol-box") for a number of years. Despite being near-ish to Cancun, it
About 3 hours northwest of Cancun, the island of Holbox is the antidote to its neighbor's built-up tourism machine. The island's largely cash-only, there are hardly any cars, and the seafood was likely caught a few hours before it lands