Blogs from Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 2

Ich kam am Freitag, den 16. März gegen 15h in Tulum an. Es waren vom Busterminal ungefähr 10 Minuten zu fuß zu meinem Hostel (Chill Inn Hostel) und ich hatte einige Schwierigkeiten es zu finden, denn es gab auf der Türe keinerlei Hinweise darauf, dass es sich bei dieser Tür um den Eingang zu einem Hostel handelt. Zum Glück habe ich einen netten Mann auf der Straße getroffen, der mir weitergeholfen hat. Zuerst meinte er, es sei wohl noch 4 Blocks weiter (OMG!!!), aber das war zum Glück nur ein Witz! Es war nur ein paar Türen weiter. Mein erster Eindruck vom Hostel war nicht gut : der Rezeptionist war high (nehm ich mal an), es gab nicht wirklich viele Sitzgelegenheiten draußen, zumindest keine die gemütlich aussahen, und die Küche sah nicht sehr sauber aus. Deshalb ... read more

We spent the last couple days just lounging on the beach, drinking beers, and eating amazing vegan food. Our hotel, VILLA PESCADORES, had a great beach and restaurant set up just steps away from our bungalow. It was easy to score a beach lounge bed and post up all day there. We would have never left if it wasn't for our need to get food. They had plenty of food there that looked amazing, but unfortunately not super vegan friendly. The chips and guacamole were great and they did have a veggie sandwich that we ordered from the main restaurant. We especially enjoyed the presence of all the animals on the beach. A few dogs and one cat we would see on occasion. One dog in particular, named Boxita, was really sweet and she seemed to ... read more

After seven Maya sites in the past eight days, it has finally happened - I've run out of time. So enjoy my final blog from Mexico, mis amigos! Tulum is only about an hour south of Cancun by a nice highway, but it took four hours to get there from the time I was picked up at my hotel at 5AM. Let me just get my griping out of the way, first. We were told we would have 3 hours at the site, but that clock began ticking as soon as we got to the entrance of the area while still on the bus. Then we had to wait to be let in, then we all made a pit stop at the first souvenir store, then we had to wait for a sign, then we had ... read more

In Tulum vonden Luise, Jorge en ik oude vrienden terug. Onze vrienden uit Mérida waren in de tussentijd namelijk ook naar Tulum verhuisd en dus was onze groep uit Mérida van 6 mensen weer compleet. Sterker nog: de eerste avond kom ik erachter dat Ingrid ook in Tulum is om op haar vlucht te wachten. Dus gaan we samen naar een café om bij te kunnen praten en we hadden allebei zoveel te vertellen dat we dat café niet meer uit zijn gekomen. De volgende dag hebben we een heerlijke relaxdag op het prachtige witte strand van Tulum. Ik heb heerlijke pina coladas gedronken op het strand wat nooit een slechte manier is om de dag door te brengen. Diezelfde dag kreeg de rest van de groep slecht nieuws. Ik had namelijk wel voor een paar ... read more

The water is indeed super blue in Tulum! Although we didn´t see it until the next day. The first day we arrived it was a bit rainy, so we stayed at the hostel. We did walk around the town a bit where I found another flipflop-magnet for Laura. Friday we went to Akumal to swim with turtles. We alreay had been told that they try to convince you that it is oligated to swim with a lifevest (which you can rent there) and behind a certain point you can´t go without a guide (obviously not for free). But this is a big tourist trap because they can´t obligate anyone to do that. So we went into the water without a vest or a guide. We didn´t see any turtles so we went furter into the sea. ... read more