Our recent trip to Mexico included spending 3 days in Isla Holbox, or just 'Holbox', as you'll commonly hear it referred to. This Mexican island is growing in popularity and is often cited as "the next Tulum". We much preferred it to Tulum, where we'd spent the 4 days prior. It was quieter, cheaper, and prettier! While Holbox is getting more popular as the years go on, when we visited Holbox in October, it was super ...

On our recent trip to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, we travelled to the beautiful, peaceful island of Isla Holbox from Tulum. I'd heard it's supposed to be "the new Tulum" and so I was keen to see the difference (spoiler alert: we both much preferred it to Tulum). I've also heard it's quieter and prettier than Isla Mujeres if you're looking to compare Mexico islands. We spent 3 days relaxing by the beach, swimming in a ...