Playa del Carmen Trips

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My most beautiful moments | Sep 10 06'

by Aaron Abel Chen a 28 year old male from Sydney, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

"I waved my hand in the darkness, and a glowing green cloud of mist formed around me."

We watched the crimson sun retire beneath the horizon as our boat approached our destination. We geared up and jumped right into the ocea... Continue reading »
Hitting the beach in Playa del Carmen...but is this Mexico or USA??? | Jan 26 07'

by familyfromoz a traveling as a family from Brisbane, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

"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 »
Please don't put the paper in the toilet. | Apr 12 06'

by Peanut a 31 year old female from San Francisco, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

""Gringos don´t stay here. Gringos stay in the hotels by the beach""

For this trip, I have returned back to my old favorite, Mexico. This time, though, I am on the Caribbean coast, about an hour south of Canc... Continue reading »
Playa Del Carmen - Mexico | Mar 27 06'

by Ally Cat a 29 year old from Sydney, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

"they took us to a place called the ´Swing Bar´right on the beach...in the sand....not your regular swing bar..."

Day 2 of the tour we took a bus an hour south of Cancun to Playa de Carma. It is so chilled and relaxed here I think I could easily spend 2 weeks h... Continue reading »
Mayan Ruins from playa del carmen | Feb 06 08'

by wanderer07 a female traveling as a couple from Revere, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

"I don't know if I would ever do a 10 hour tour again"

Our last port day was in Playa del Carmen. We had to take tenders over to the port. We had signed up for a 10 hour tour to Chichen Itza... Continue reading »
Food, drink, food, drink! | Oct 06 09'

by GemBob a real traveler from Hampton Court, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

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So the last 2 days have mostly consisted of shopping (the boring, necessary kind) and afternoons at the beach, eating and drinking! On Tuesday, we... Continue reading »
Our first day in Mexico! | Oct 05 09'

by GemBob a real traveler from Hampton Court, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

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Our first port of call was to go to the school and meet some people. A nice man took us there and tried to communicate with us in Spanish fai... Continue reading »
We´re here!! | Oct 04 09'

by GemBob a real traveler from Hampton Court, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

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Hot, humid, clean! Our 3 favourite words to describe Mexico so far! The trip here was eventful, including Gemma having her luggage searched i... Continue reading »
The 48 Hour Tuesday | Sep 30 08'

by StuPendus a traveling as a couple from Plymouth, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

Just arrived in Mexico after 30 hours of travelling: Fiji - Los Angeles - Charlotte - Cancun and my excitment at being upgraded to First Class on t... Continue reading »
Playa del Carmen: Goodbye Latin America! | Sep 27 08'

by Mark and Rach a 27 year old male traveling as a couple from Perth, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

"soft white sand, beautiful warm water, and of course ... corn chips, salsa dip and beer!"

Departing Tulum for Playa del Carmen, we decided to try to revisit a jewellery store that we had visited the day before so that Rachel could buy a... Continue reading »