a post about traveling with kids, kids making friends, and a LOT of photos of the beach on the Lost Coast... http://www.meriahnichols.com/travel-friends-and-a-small-boy-named-micah/
kinda the reader's digest version of family travel in Mexico, overland-style :) would love your tips & recommendations too - http://www.meriahnichols.com/family-travel-in-mexico-with-kids/
Culture Shock!!!
11 things that gave us culture shock, coming back to the US from Mexico: http://www.meriahnichols.com/11-things-culture-shock-mexico-us/
Mahahual. How a cruise ship made a good beach GREAT. My husband didn't really want me talk about this place because e wants to keep it a secret... http://www.meriahnichols.com/how-cruise-ship-passengers-made-a-good-beach-great/
how cruise ship passengers made a good beach GREAT - alternatively titled, "the best beach experience we've had so far in mainland Mexico" http://www.meriahnichols.com/how-cruise-ship-passengers-made-a-good-beach-great/
Celestun!! Or, in which my 6 year old son swam with a crocodile not 2 ft away from him... http://www.meriahnichols.com/micah-the-crocodile-and-celestun-photo-essay/