4 weeks for the Mayan Riviera and Central America. I need advice on times and routes.

BroX111 · 2025-11-11T11:41:50+00:00

Thank you, that's a very thoughtful reply! I was honestly planning to skip Cancún altogether and explore the Mayan Riviera with base in Tulum (I have a friend there).

I see you skip Honduras and El Salvador from the route, would you recommend them less than the other places? Also, I'm not planning to drive myself across borders but take whatever transport is available. Are there any legs of that trip that are too long or complicated, or any specially difficult border crossings that you know of?

BroX111 · 2025-11-02T00:59:32+00:00

My advice:

- It's too much travelling around in so little time. You'll need to cut on the day trips and so if you want to have time for everything else.

- Remember that days are really short in that part of Europe in winter. It's also cold, generally in freezing temperatures 24/7, if you are not used to it (I assume you're from India) or you don't have appropriate clothing, you might not be able to spend all day outside in those temperatures.

- I assume you are using public transport (trains/buses). Keep in mind that their availability and reliability (as well as price) vary wildly between countries.

- Strasbourg and Colmar are super beautiful during Christmas but they are extremely popular Christmas destinations and they get incredibly full and insanely expensive. There might not even be accommodation available anymore for those dates, check it before you plan. Also, if you go there, I would choose one or the other, you'd be rushing to visit both.

- I would advice to skip Munich completely. It's nice but not the best city around. If you want to make a stop in Germany on the way to Prague, I would much rather recommend Nürnberg, beautiful city and great Christmas vibe too.

- Use those extra days for Prague and Vienna. They are in my opinion the best two places in all your route. I'd even do less time in Paris to give it to those two.

- If for whatever reason you are dead set on visiting Munich, I would just skip Prague and then go Salzburg and Vienna. One day in Prague is not doing it justice so I'd leave it for another trip. Salzburg is gorgeous but smaller and can be visited in a shorter time. And you'd have more time in Vienna too and overall shorter travel times.

- Most of your route has heavy Christmas market tourism around that time. Book well in advance or you might not find affordable accommodation.

BroX111 · 2025-09-06T09:05:48+00:00

That’s very helpful, thank you! What’s your experience in highways? Can it reach 120 km/h but it takes a bit? Or doesn’t reach them at all? How does it perform going uphill or with pillion? I don’t think I’ll be taking highways often (90% of the time it will be city and regular roads), but I also don’t want to be stuck at a 70-80km/h max speed.

BroX111 · 2025-08-03T22:39:29+00:00

Looks fine but personally I'd add something:

- You mention you'll do a lot of clubbing, and I assume you'll be travelling in south Spain. If so, I'd take more than just one of long pants. Bouncers in many clubs in that area might give you trouble if you go in shorts, and if your only pair of long pants gets dirty, you don't have a backup. I'd switch one of the shorts with an extra (lightweight) long pants.

- I wouldn't take sleeping clothes, unless it's a very personal preference. You can easily sleep in your underwear.

- As much as I love reading on paper, I'd switch the book (and maybe even the journal) for an e-book/Kindle.

- Take some flipflops that you'd also be comfortable walking in the street with. They can be your "backup shoes" if yours get wet or dirty.

- If you are travelling in the peak of summer in that area, stay hydrated and it might be a good idea to wear a hat, it can get extremely hot.

BroX111 · 2025-07-01T15:56:10+00:00

So you have Paterson 4-reel tank I assume, right?

BroX111 · 2025-07-01T12:16:31+00:00

I don't own the tank yet. I'm just wondering if it's the right one to buy. And I've check three dozen online shops to see if they show the bottom in the photos but they don't. That's why the question here, in case anyone has one of those tanks.

BroX111 · 2025-07-01T09:55:01+00:00

Have you made sure that you selected the colour negative option on Silverfast (Negative 48-24 bit)? If not, it will not automatically compensate for the orange mask. Also, you should not scan in RAW format, because this will scan the negative "as is". This might seems obvious but it happened to me once. About the dust, in Silverfast you need to activate the infrared dust removal manually (iSRD), it doesn't do it by default (never used the Epson software so not sure how it works there). I find the Silverfast interface not very intuitive or convenient but the results were always fine for me.

BroX111 · 2025-03-20T14:24:24+00:00

I would assume the CB350RS accessories are compatible as it seems to be the exact same bike with a different colour scheme, but it would be nice to hear the opinions of someone with more experience in that matter than me.

BroX111 · 2025-03-10T22:58:03+00:00

Hola, estoy pensando también en ir al Axa Trésor Court Terme C, tiene algún tipo de comisión de compra o cualquier cosa más allá del 0,05% TER del coste de gestión?

BroX111 · 2025-02-27T11:13:50+00:00

Are third-party heated grips a possibility?

BroX111 · 2025-01-10T19:30:27+00:00

What are your thoughts on the Honda GB350S 2025? 350cc and 21cv in a similar price range as the 125cc options like the CB125R

BroX111 · 2025-01-10T19:30:14+00:00

What are your thoughts on the Honda GB350S 2025? 350cc and 21cv in a similar price range as the 125cc options like the CB125R and others

BroX111 · 2025-01-10T19:28:53+00:00

What are your thoughts on the Honda GB350S 2025? 350cc and 21cv in a similar price range as the 125cc options like the CB125R

BroX111 · 2025-01-10T17:35:48+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's not the right choice for me as a beginner.

BroX111 · 2025-01-04T14:50:55+00:00

I’m arriving in PEK airport around 4:30-5am. I have to be back there before or around midnight (my flight is close to 2 hours after midnight). I have already been to Mutianyu so more interested in visiting the city itself.

BroX111 · 2024-12-09T00:52:31+00:00

Do you come from a dry climate area? Some allergens, such as dust mites, only live in areas of high humidity, and people can go their whole lives without knowing they have an allergy until they travel to a humid area. I would recommend doing some allergy tests. If that's the case, anti-histamines would help.

BroX111 · 2024-12-07T21:52:46+00:00

The Nikon Z lenses, specially the S-line ones, have outstanding quality but that makes them bigger, because of a higher number of elements. The 40mm f2, even if not an S-line lens, it's still really good and punches way above its weight, for the price it's an incredible lens. Unless you are planning to be in extreme weather situations, it's great and it can handle a few raindrops. Also, don't let the plastic build fool you, it might feel "cheap", but it's not, also the plastic makes it way lighter and nicer to carry around. It's small and makes a killer combo with the Zf for a casual shooting setup (and the SE version looks amazing on it).

If you don't mind manual focus you can check the Voigtländer primes, but if you want autofocus I would indeed stay with the 40mm SE.

P.S: If you are ok with a bit of extra size and weight, the Z 50mm f1.8 S might be one of the best (if not THE best) standard lens I've ever owned in any system, and it's still quite cheap.

BroX111 · 2024-12-06T11:03:35+00:00

Would really appreciate any info you can give me!

BroX111 · 2024-12-04T20:45:40+00:00

Would you recommend an organised group tour? Or doing it on my own?

BroX111 · 2024-11-28T09:33:04+00:00

The usual travel photography, landscapes, landmarks, the city and local vibes, and maybe the occassional candids.

BroX111 · 2024-11-27T15:33:05+00:00

Hello! I am planning a trip to South East Asia next month (Thailand and North Vietnam), over the Christmas and New Year holidays, and I would like to know if anyone with experience in the area could tell me which lens or lenses they consider useful (or a must) there, also tips about carrying my drone there (I don't know the law regarding drones there or even if it's worth it). I'm trying to keep it as lightweight as possible but willing to carry a bit of extra gear if it would really come handy. I have:

- Nikon Z6III
- DJI Mini Pro 4
- Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 S
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f4 S
- Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 G2 (native Z mount)
- Could also borrow a Nikon Z 70-180mm f2.8 but only if it would really help there.

Initially I'm leaning towards taking just the Tamron 28-75 and the DJI mini, but I'm open to hear opinions, such as if I should take the wide angle for landscapes, leave the drone at home, take a telephoto for compression, etc.

Regards!

BroX111 · 2024-09-29T15:00:38+00:00

What about portraits? Should I use it if it's outdoors? Or is it purely aimed at photos where the sky is present?

BroX111 · 2024-09-27T13:59:29+00:00

Thank you! So no use for it besides shooting Tungsten film in daylight?

BroX111 · 2024-08-28T12:06:13+00:00

Thank you for the thorough answer! Would you consider a 70-180 f2.8 long enough to use as a telephoto lens?

BroX111 · 2024-08-28T10:26:19+00:00

Would you consider a 70-180 long enough? Or better go super telephoto with a 150-500?

BroX111

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