Mar 27, 2009 - Mexico: Tulum

The last days before heading to Belize have been spent in Tulum, a small town on the Maya Riviera as it is called here. ... Feeling ready to leave Mexico after not enjoying Tulum as much as some of the places we have visited around Mexico City, Oaxaca and Chiapas which were much less touristy, cheaper (food, booze and accom almost double in the coastal towns) and people seemed a little friendlier, perhaps because less tourists (for example in Mexico City on the tube a number of people offered me their seats - certainly not something you do in London for the tourists!!). ... Tomorrow morning we catch an early bus to the Mexican border at Chetumal and change for a bus to Belize City and then a ferry to Caye Caulker for some spectacular snorkelling and diving.The last days before heading to Belize have been spent in Tulum, a small town on the Maya Riviera as it is called here. ... Feeling ready to leave Mexico after not enjoying Tulum as much as some of the places we have visited around Mexico City, Oaxaca and Chiapas which were much less touristy, cheaper (food, booze and accom almost double in the coastal towns) and people seemed a little friendlier, perhaps because less tourists (for example in Mexico City on the tube a number of people offered me their seats - certainly not something you do in London for the tourists!!). ... Tomorrow morning we catch an early bus to the Mexican border at Chetumal and change for a bus to Belize City and then a ferry to Caye Caulker for some spectacular snorkelling and diving....

Mar 1, 2009 - Another day, Another EcoPark

After a wonderful day at Xcaret it was time to head on down the road .After a wonderful day at Xcaret it was time to head on down the road ....

Feb 20, 2009 - Xel Ha

As opposed to Xcaret, Xel Ha is a very natural lagoon that has grown a hospitality park around it.As opposed to Xcaret, Xel Ha is a very natural lagoon that has grown a hospitality park around it....

Feb 19, 2009 - To Playa del Carmel

We delayed around camp til about noon, well after the rest of the troop left.We delayed around camp til about noon, well after the rest of the troop left....

Feb 12, 2009 - Chetumal to Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

With my confidence in the bike somewhat restored we left Chetumal looking forward to a few days of beach time somewhere along the Riviera Maya, the stretch of coastline between Tulum and Cancun. ... From Chetumal to Tulum the road drifts away from the coast a little. ... This was indicative of what we were to find at Tulum. ... We did see some sugarcane and some other tropical plantations as we approached Felipe Carrillo Puerto which is a nice looking town about half way between Chetumal and Tulum. ... The main attraction at Tulum is the ancient Mayan ruins that are perched on the coast, the only Mayan site on a sea coast. ...

Jan 3, 2009 - Tulum, Mexico

I met up with a friend, Don, from Colorado in Cancun and we hopped a bus that took us past the tourist district’s seemingly endless stretch of resorts, t-shirt shops and clubs like “Senor Frog’s” and “Papa’s and Beer” and headed south toward Tulum. ... Tulum was a Mayan spiritual center so it was apropos that the ceremony itself was Mayan, performed by a shaman who looked more than a little like Tommy Chong. ... Tulum has become, or perhaps always was, a new-age Mecca. ... ” Because of this, one of the more interesting pastimes in Tulum is to watch the morning procession of Earth Mothers or Moon Children or whatever stream out from their huts and tents in various stages of nakedness and hairiness and head for the beaches. ...

Nov 7, 2008 - Tulum wedding week

We had amazing friends and family join us for our wedding in Tulum, Mexico. ... On our very fiurst dive i Tulum we saw a 5´nurse shark, a sea turtle, sting ray and barracuda. ... We did 2 dives in Tulum. ...

May 20, 2008 - Tulum

Our trip continues with three consecutive driving days. So it is little problems like this that require patience - not my strongest suit!! But once in Mexico, again despite the scare stories, the people were superb as we received loud cheers through the villages and made our way to Tulum on the coast in good time after a drive that day of 415kms and a border crossing. ... This time we stayed at "Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa". ... This is a holiday mecca for Americans and is an all inclusive resort.Our trip continues with three consecutive driving days. So it is little problems like this that require patience - not my strongest suit!! But once in Mexico, again despite the scare stories, the people were superb as we received loud cheers through the villages and made our way to Tulum on the coast in good time after a drive that day of 415kms and a border crossing. ... This time we stayed at "Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa". ... This is a holiday mecca for Americans and is an all inclusive resort....

May 19, 2008 - Belize City to Tulum (Mexico)

19th May 2008 Belize City to Tulum We have spent two days in a beach resort. ... We did all the things you would expect as well as some admin and getting the rally reports and the photos up to date.19th May 2008 Belize City to Tulum We have spent two days in a beach resort. ... We did all the things you would expect as well as some admin and getting the rally reports and the photos up to date....

May 15, 2008 - The Yucatan Continued

We left you last in Punta Bete at the lovely Coco Cabanas, and now we head south once again to spend the day at Xcaret. After soaking up about all the relaxation we could take, we decided to venture back down to Tulum and take up residence at a place I had visited with my dad a few days before. ... This is one of those truly great places to stay that you find while traveling.We left you last in Punta Bete at the lovely Coco Cabanas, and now we head south once again to spend the day at Xcaret. After soaking up about all the relaxation we could take, we decided to venture back down to Tulum and take up residence at a place I had visited with my dad a few days before. ... This is one of those truly great places to stay that you find while traveling....

May 7, 2008 - Tulum Yoga Retreat

So as Jimmy said, we had split ways! It was so weird because he kinda ran off his way and me in my excitement ran off my way, then we spent the next two nights feeling a little bummed that we hadn't given each other enough kisses before we left!! We're lame!!! With that aside, hand in hand with my two beautiful ladies we entered the retreat called Maya Tulum. ... It was absolutely breath taking.So as Jimmy said, we had split ways! It was so weird because he kinda ran off his way and me in my excitement ran off my way, then we spent the next two nights feeling a little bummed that we hadn't given each other enough kisses before we left!! We're lame!!! With that aside, hand in hand with my two beautiful ladies we entered the retreat called Maya Tulum. ... It was absolutely breath taking....

May 2, 2008 - Spanish Language school adventure

We spent most weekends in Tulum just south of Playa about an hour. ... Here are the must do’s in Tulum. ... Posada Margarita - a great small hotel on the beach in Tulum. ...