Blogs from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 8

"If you think adventure is dangerous - try routine, it's lethal" ~ So we booked our extreme canopy zipline tour and we were off on our adventure by 7:30 Sat am. We met the van and they were right on time. There were 6 people in the van already, and then they picked up 2 more people. (PS these pics are professionally taken by the tour operator and they are SO cool. Don't let the images fool you, we darn near were high enough to grab the tale end of a plane). Bear with me as I back up the story a bit. My brother Bill as many of you know was booked to go to the Blue Esmerelda Resort in Playa del Carmen 5 days after he died. I have to admit, every time I ... read more

"People say you can't live without love, but I think oxygen is more important." ~ Good Wednesday (Miércoles) morning. Another sunny day at the outpost. A few fluffy clouds in the sky, and the birds are singing and the palm trees are gently waving. It's been cool in the morning, but it manages to warm up to 25 and then off goes the sweatshirt. We're heading out shortly for our first breakfast on the beach and to see one of our favorite waiters, Juan. They make a wonderful breakfast & a very bubbly Champagne & OJ (happy dance). So here's a bit of a geography lesson. The Riviera Maya is considered the jewel of Mexico, and occupies 70 miles of beautiful coastline, adorned by white sand beaches and turquoise waters unique to the Caribbean Sea. From ... read more

"Blue skies, smilin' at me, nothing but blue skies do I see..." (Ella Fitzgerald) For those of you wondering, we arrived safe & sound in Playa today after taking a 5:45 am flight & arriving nice & early at 9:33 this morning. Walking out of the airport to beautiful weather; 25C & that's without the humma-ditty. (I can hear you all grumbling right now at the mere mention of warm sunny weather). It was gusting snow & bitter when we left the house at 3:30 am. It's hard to believe you leave -20 degree weather and a little over 4 hours later the warm sun envelops you in its glorious arms. It's wonderful to be back to our old stomping grounds, being met by our wonderful driver Jaime. It is also wonderful to have mom join ... read more

Hola mis amigos, Nun kommen die letzten Tage hier auf der Halbinsel Yucatán. Zuvor war ich noch in Mérida, der Hauptstadt von Yucatán, die vom Flair vergleichbar mit Leipzig ist. Sie ist touristisch nicht überlaufen und man braucht auch oft Spanisch, da die Leute hier kaum Englisch können. Dafür gibt es hier einwenig eine alternative Szene mit viel Kunst und Theaterhäusern. Ich habe mir allerdings kein Theaterstück angesehen. Danach besuchte ich Uxmal (gesprochen: Uschmal), eine weitere Maya-Stätte, die, meiner Meinung nach, sogar interessanter als Chichén Itza ist. Man darf hier auch auf einen Maya-Tempel hinauf, was in Chichén Itza nicht erlaubt wird. Am selbigen Tag verließ ich Yucatán und fuhr in den mexikanischen Bundesstaat Quíntana Roo. Am Montag habe ich in Tulum übernachtet. Diese befindet sich sowohl im Dschungel als auch an der südöstlich Küste in ... read more

Friendship must be built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness and shenanigans. I can vouch for the fact the above statement is so true!!!! Lots of shenanigans!!! (Very little alcohol...hahahaha) Other than relaxing on the beach and eating good food and sharing good company, we've just overall been enjoying our girls' trip. Lots of laughs and lounging. The condo allows for everyone to have their own space whether in the condo itself, or at the pool, on the beach or walking around town. Sunday we did enjoy beach BBQ and the food was excellent. We sat there for hours feeling the breeze sitting under the palm trees. The beach club was having a wedding, so we stuck around to see it. The bride was beautiful, and the beach side setting beautifully decorated. It reminded ... read more