Beach Vacations Tulum

Burn Burn Burn, Burning Feet of Fire! (and Tulum) | Mar 02 07'

(sorry it seems to ba a big long waffly update cos a) we haven´t done it for a couple of days and b) we have three hours to kill before the bus lea... Continue reading »

Trip to Tulum | Mar 31 06'

"Still, we did find a scorpion in our room."

Enticed by turquoise water, coral reefs and white sand beaches, we opted to spend our first trip to Mexico along the Caribbean coast known as the... Continue reading »

Life´s a Beach | Sep 25 07'

"white sands and azure blue sea"

We arrived at the coastal town of Tulum after a long  bus journey from Merida. Got a taxi out of the town and booked into a beach hut for th... Continue reading »

The Beach Made up for the Bugs | Sep 03 08'

"I tried to work on my tan while I was there because I realized that my skin was the same color as the sand…white."

While in Tulum, I stayed at the Lobo Inn. It was a hostel, but it felt more like a host family. Cynthia and Lobo went to extremes to make sure that... Continue reading »

Playa del Carmen - relaxation, sea, engagement! | Oct 20 07'

Sunday 21st October – Merida – Playa del CarmenAnother early start today as we had a bus to catch but none of us had any sleep the night before as... Continue reading »

Back to Coconuts! | Apr 01 07'

"Where's the Pee Pee Station?"

Had a great day. Man, we are sleeping so good. The boat “rocks” you to sleep. Very cool! In Cozumel, we rented a jeep and went to the beaches on th... Continue reading »

Can I get a money exchange calculator? | May 25 07'

Well, I’m having trouble with the currency exchange. Yes, it’s pretty much 10 to one but I’m having trouble moving those decimals. HA! We hung out... Continue reading »

Costa Maya | Apr 02 07'

Well, we’re in Costa Maya. It’s nice. However, we didn’t make it past the shopping area right off the dock. They have it all built up though with a... Continue reading »

Hitting the beach in Playa del Carmen...but is this Mexico or USA??? | Jan 26 07'

"Playa del Carmen is a beautiful Carribean coastal strip and it has the buzziest pedestrian thoroughfare one block back from the beach called Fifth Avenue."

Arriving in Playa del Carmen is an interesting experience. On the one hand we were delighted to arrive at the beach after 2 months away from the co... Continue reading »