Blogs from Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

I didn’t see the signs. Literally, there were massive signs pointing the way and I missed all of them. I was looking for something more modest, more homemade, not two-story tall signs and bright orange arches welcoming me to the ruta de cenotes. So I missed the first turn off, and then the second. I knew at some point I was bound to turn right at a T (which is what the french man running Casitas Kinsol in Puerto Morelos told me. Of course, he also gave me directions to a restaurant around the corner I never found). So I’m driving along the turn-off and now I’m looking for a dirt road. Great, found one! Except this is more like two parallel ditches pretending to be a road. It keeps getting worse so I pull over ... read more

Yihaa, zee, strand en prachtige koraalriffen (de op 1 na grootste riffen ter wereld) en dus de ideale plek om onze laatste dagen door te brengen met duiken en snorkelen. Het weer zit echter een klein beetje tegen (ondanks de gemiddelde temperatuur van 27 C :)) om onbezorgd te kunnen duiken. De wind speelt ons een beetje parten, maar laat dit vooral geen reden zijn om alsnog er volop van te genieten. Puerto Morelos is een raar beestje. Gelegen tussen de drukst bezochte stranden van Cancun en Playa del Carmen is dit hier nog steeds een gewoon dorpje gebleven met zandige straten (met bijhorende straathonden en eetstalletjes op kruispunten). Heerlijk. We blijven hier hangen tot 13 febr, dan rijden we verder richting Cancun. Een maand geleden lag de weg nog open voor alles. Onwaarschijnlijk hoe relatief ... read more

Hola Subscribers! I bet you'd completely forgotten all about your subscription to my Travel Blog! We'll it's still active, but my international traveling really hasn't been. But this past weekend (23-26 April 2009), my girlfriend CC and I made a quick jaunt down to Mexico for a friend's wedding. Naturally, I've decided to blog our experiences at the Azul Sensatori resort, which is located between Cancún and Playa del Carmen, just a little bit north of Puerto Morelos. It'll kind of be a review of the resort and a recap of the weekend. Somewhat different from my previous blogs, but I think/hope you will enjoy it just the same. Cheers! Kev... read more

Hola, When my friend Sarah and her fiancée Dylan got engaged last year, they decided to have a destination wedding in Mexico. I really didn't think I'd be able to attend, since it was a) in Mexico, b) during the school year and c) not on one of our breaks from class. However, back in December, my girlfriend CC and I talked about it and decided this was an opportunity that we just couldn't pass up. So we found flights on Delta and booked our reservation and then we waited for what seemed like four years, rather than just four months. In the meantime, the all-inclusive resort where Sarah and Dylan had booked their wedding package - Azul Fives, a brand-new place that was supposed to open in January - experienced some delays and management realized ... read more

Monday, January 21, 2008 The subject just means (quote)How to log in(end quote). Has anyone used a Mexican keyboard before? They have to have quotation marks somewhere... Alex is in bed and does not want to get up. I think he has a cold. Again. Or maybe still is more appropriate. His doc put him on a Z-pack before we left for just in case. He has been cold like for about two months. Now he is back to square one, no appetite, ache, and stuffy. I just went to their store to get health food for dinner...chips, water, and cookies. We do not have a fridge in the room for anything perishable. Alex wants me to go to the time share breakfast presentation just to see what he and Jamie went through. They had us ... read more