Blogs from Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

We had booked a room along Tulum beach for our last few nights to treat ourselves a little. It was a funny coincidence that Steve was actually staying at the exact same place on the same date for one night. We had our last amazing breakfast at our hostel and received huge hugs from Chelo as we said goodbye. We shared a car with steve to coco tulum, one of the many Eco chic cabana style hotels that line the beach of Tulum. With our rooms not ready we took the towels that were offered to us and hit the beach, spending some time in the hammocks watching as a huge stormed loomed towards us. Eventually it hit and everyone retreated to their rooms.. Except us. Dripping wet from the down pour we sprinted into the ... read more

All four of us headed to Mexico....we nearly missed the boat from Caye Caulker to Belize city as we got the time wrong, but they held it for us luckily. We then took a taxi to the bus station and got on a chicken bus which would take us to the Mexican border crossing in the town of Santa Elena, we arrived as the sun was setting and took a taxi from there to the bus station in Chetumal. We got the 1st class bus from Chetumal to Tulum and arrived at about 11pm. With an idea of where to stay we wandered down the street to check if they had space available, alas no. So it was on to the next place, probably only 1km from the first hostel it felt like an age walking ... read more

Day 8 of our travels sore us catching a bus to Tulum, this was something we anticipated with great expectation. Having seen photos (Jenny & Damien’s!) of Tulum and read about it we were very excited to get there. The bus was very comfortable and cost about 110 pesos each. We opted for front row seats so as to have the best view on the journey, staring down the approaching road was more interesting than spending the journey staring into thick jungle. The region is so flat, it’s not the most dramatic of drives. We vacated the bus at Tulum to find there are 2 stops in Tulum, one about 2km outside the town and 1 in the town itself. We didn’t know this and got the wrong one thinking for a few minutes ... read more

I didn't expect to be making life or death decisions on our last day in Cancun. All I wanted was a haircut and shave for the clean look in front of Amei's ever present photography efforts. Of course, just as I was approaching the barber chair, Amei's worries about possible dull and reused HIV contaminated razor blades now concerned me. Ah what the heck, now we can't even get a clean shave without worrying. Well, we were in the back alleys of central Cancun, next to a local dilapidated outdoor market with hanging meats, dirty food carts and the offensive odors of open sewers. The $2 cost for the shave overrode my caution and I went for it. Immediately, my fear of infection was replaced by pain. The dull blade simply pulled and plucked my chin ... read more

The second dive on that friday the 13th... Also beautiful!... read more