7 Totally Wrong Assumptions This American Held About Traveling in Mexico

Author at a restaurant in Valladolid.

After my first bitter Boston winter, I was in the mood for a tropical, sunny, wildlife-filled trip. Thanks to a phenomenal year of freelance writing I had some money to spend. So last month, my husband and I went on a trip to Mexico.

I’d always wanted to go. For one, I speak Spanish since half my family is Spanish, so I expected to be able…