Feb 6, 2013 - He came dancing across the water....

With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world In that palace in the sun.... Man am I getting lazy in my old age. It again has been about a month since I last checked in here. Amazing how much ground I can cover in a month and how many things can happen, all when I am trying my damnedest to do nothing. Well not completely nothing but not a whole lot of anything either. My trip back from Easter Island to Mexico City was a marathon, and not a fun one either, not like "wow that was fun can't wait to do that again!". It is a 5 hour flight...

Feb 3, 2013 - Lightning - Adrianne's traveling teddy

Hi my name is Siobhon's i am Adrianne's cousin. I am 10 years old turning eleven. She gave lightning to me because I am now living in Mexico Playa del carmen. These pictures are of lightnings big adventure. His adventure started in the jungle. Where he met a tiger they both fight ed for this beautiful horse. Lightning lost an eye but got it replaced, you should see the other guy. The second day of his adventure was amazing Lightning found this man wearing a giant hat he was even allowed to ride in it. Then he went out with his friend...

Aug 28, 2012 - Mini Cancun!

Playa Del Carmen is basically a smaller, nicer, cheaper version of Cancun... Not to say Cancun doesn't have it's own bonuses! But anyway it turned out to be very surreal after all the other places we've been with its paved streets, marble everywhere and loads of tourist shops FULL of Tack! We spent the first day and night going for an explore and finding cheap food with the next day spent chilling out on the beach soaking up the rays!  In some ways it was the same as Cancun as most clubs had a 45-60usd cover charge in return for a free bar,...

Apr 4, 2012 - Mayakoba- Spring Break 2012

Reese's first spring break! The Rosewood at Mayakoba We were on our way home from a New Years trip to Kiawah, when I got the itch for the next vacation! We decided it was time for our little one to get her passport. We spent the whole car ride home trying to figure out an easy but warm travel destination with a 7 month old. Yes, this was a challenge. We have many years ahead of us to visit a kid/family friendly hotel. This being said, I wanted to stay somewhere nice that was baby friendly. After a few week of research ( you know I loved...

Jan 7, 2012 - My final days

Well beautiful Playa del Carmen...our final stop! After some searching, and a mile walk we found a parasailing kiosk. They kept asking for our hotel bracelets- I am so glad to actually have been able to experience these countries rather than planting myself in a deck chair and watching the world go by between my toes. After another short ride, reminiscent of an earlier ferry boat rode, on a jet ski we arrived at the boat for "take off". About 45 minutes latery fearlous loco buddy Rob and I were ascending to the heavens...what a thrill! This...

Sep 5, 2011 - We've Arrived!!

4th-5th Sept 2011 So after a shakey start and a long 20 hour journey (as explained in cat's blog) we arrived at our very basic, very hot, (as in sweaty) hostel, Maria Sabina, Playa del Carmen- Mexico! Our initial thoughts were sleep but after walking through the hustle n bustle of the main strip we were too excited to sleep and had to go out to sample the local tequilla and have a few beers... Playa del Carmen certainly was an amazing introduction to our new traveling lifestyle :). Still feeling completely overwhelmed and a little jet...

Sep 3, 2011 - Life´s a beach!

Hola Amigos! After a bit of a sleep-in to recover from our exciting adventure, we ventured down to the beach in Playa del Carmen to catch some sun and take in the sights. Running parallel to the beach is a tourista strip full of all kinds of interesting shops, bars and resturants; where we ran into some Maya in full ceremonial dress, tame new-world monkeys, and innumerable bottles of tequilla. We made our way down to the georgous beach (bathtub warm water and sand so blindingly white that it feels like you´re standing in a postcard) and...

Sep 1, 2011 - ¡Hola, Playa del Carmen!

Hello Meg and Thom Fans!!!! Our journey began with a night on a bench at the Edmonton airport, and a 4:00 A.M. trip through American customs. Sleeping on airport benches was not a problem for us at all (who knew you could almost get hypothermia from 24 straight hours of air-conditioning??) but American customs was a bit of an ordeal as we were both thoroughly searched (thank you dreadlocks!) but all ended well and we made all our flights without trouble. Our layover in Houston was fun purely for the accents and moustaches; after another...

Jul 3, 2011 - Playa Del Carmen

Hola! Nous voila a Playa Del Carmen depuis 4 jours!!! En venant vers la Playa, nous sommes arrete a Chichen Itza, des ruines tres connues et touristique! Notre guide etait super interessant! La temperature a joue en notre faveur pour notre sejour sur le bord de la mer! Mick etait comme un poisson dans leau pour sa premiere experience d;eau turquoise et de sable blanc!!! Le soleil est chaud, lair est humide et on aime ca! Nous avons aussi ete visiter les ruines de Tulum qui donne directement sur la plage! Bien qu;il y avait beaucoup trop de...

Jun 19, 2011 - Playa del Carmen and Tulum

When I first came to Playa del Carmen I certainly felt that this city was quite different then all of the other cities that I have seen to date in Mexico. This is a tourist town as a large portion of the town seems geared towards tourism. Also, many places sell things in both pesos and USD and almost everyone seems to know English which is different from most places in Mexico. I've spent a few days here now and I can certainly understand why so many people visit Playa. It is very scenic and has many types of activities for all types of...

May 27, 2011 - Playa Del Carmen- Whale Sharks

Unfortunately....this trip will not contain names as friendships have dissolved. Either way, I will share the trip because I honestly had a blast!! We arrived on a beautiful, sunny day....proceeded to drink and eat like queens! She had a wonderful condo, just minutes from the beach!....We planned a fishing trip with Noe and his crew! Caught the biggest Bull (Dorado) that I have ever seen (and most everyone else confirmed its 5+ feet length!!! as the biggest!!)....Drank Chilladas (beer and tomato juice with lime) on the boat trip....had the...

May 3, 2011 - Playa del Carmen

man sagt, die amerinkaner gehen eher nach cancun, die europaeer nach playa del carmen. mag sein, was den urlauber aber hier am strand erwartet ist ein traum in weiss, ausufernd in sanften toenen von tuerkis bis azurblau. und viel wind, und sand...ueberall. und suesses dolce far niente ;-) ebenfalls etliche falschirmspringer und windbedingt eine schaar an kite-surfern.