Negotiating our next ride with each party pretending to understand the other’s language.
Plenty of selfie opportunities in the drop-tops.
Some of these guys look like they’re straight out of Disney’s Cars.
Some of the best live music I’ve ever heard came drifting from hotel foyers and restaurants. There’s a lot of jazz in this town.
Making friends on our commute from Havana to Vinales.
Our Troop Carrier out front of the “Wes Anderson-esque” Horizontes Los Jazmines in Vinales.
Horizontes Los Jazmines looking as pretty as always.
The landscapes of the Vinales region are massively undersold.
This 74 year-old tobacco farmer has been working on the plantations for over 50 years.
A farmer returning to his tobacco barn.
Having a laugh on the road from Vinales to Bay of Pigs.
Crystal clear waters at Playa Maceo, a stone’s throw from Giron. Goodbye Cuba.
Hello Mexico. This is 1 of over 6000 cenotes in the Yucatan region, all linked through a network of underground rivers.
A sand fútbol pitch on the tropical Isla Holbox.
There is some incredible snorkelling to be done in Mexico.
Some attractive tile work on a house in San Miguel de Allende.
Another pastel coloured townhouse in San Miguel De Allende.
Walking the cobbled streets of San Miguel.
Being a UNESCO world heritage site, the entire town has very few colours to choose from.
Horse-back riding through Coyote Canyon with a relaxed attitude to health and safety.
One of many churches in San Miguel continuing the Catholic theme common throughout all of Mexico.
Pristine hotel gardens.
The streets of Guanajuato, a silver mining town in the heart of Mexico.
One of the few plants that is not a cactus.
The top floor of our luxury BnB in San Miguel.
Newlyweds post the exchange of vows. Mexican weddings are incredible.
The inner suburbs of Guanajuato.
Photographer Nicholas Irving recently spent two weeks in the colourful North American countries of Cuba and Mexico, where he came across crystal clear water for swimming, elaborate wedding processions and so many shades of pink. Click through for the photos, and click ‘read caption’ to find out more.
Nick has been taking photos for a decade and has worked for the likes of Beat magazine, Faster Louder and St Kilda Festival. Lately he's turned his attention to travel photography, as seen on his instagram @planet_earls.
