Cancun

I know you're dying to get a glimpse at the dramatic post-hurricane footage I took while in balmy Cancun, but the truth is that the damage was minimal in scope. The most majestic destruction was this radio tower on the road from Tulum to Cancun. Aside from some overturned trees, messy beaches, snapped concrete power lines and twisted billboards, things looked pretty good considering the strength of the storm.

Perhaps one of the things I like doing most in foreign countries is climbing things in the name of tourism that one would never be allowed to climb in litigation-prone USA. I give you the ruins of Coba, from the ground looking up and the breathtaking view from on high.