Cancun, Mexico Travel Blogs

Landing
Jul 29, 2005 (2 photos)

... aspect of Cancun. I feel like an outsider trying to be budget-conscious but everyone else here is trying to experience "Mexico" but in reality Cancun is just the "Gulf of Mexico" area of the World Showcase at the World Expo. It was hot and humid, but ...

Centro Cancun
Jul 30, 2005 (5 photos)

... go into English whenever they saw someone that sticks out. So maybe I don't stick out, or maybe I completely forgot that downtown Cancun is less touristy than beach Cancun. Basically I just walked around for a while to find a place where I could make a ...

The Sombrero Challenge of the Devil of the Death..
Jan 9, 2007 (1 photos)

... Aires, Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Iguazu Falls, Argentina Salta, Argentina Macchu Pichu, Peru Mexico City, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico Cancun, Mexico Havana, Cuba New York City, USA, Perth, Australia (note - this list will expand ...

Cancun/Tulum
Jul 23, 2008 (9 photos)

... cycle to a UNESCO park where Michael jumped into a lagoon. Cycled 30km that day, wrecked after it. Returned to Cancun the following afternoon and checked into the Weary Traveller Hostel. We decided to visit the Hotel area that evening and it ...

The adventure really begins
Mar 24, 2004 (6 photos)

... U.S. and flew to Cancun via Atlanta and Indianapolis. As luck would have it, I sat next to Lily and Carolina from Merida, Mexico. They were visiting friends in the US and had each been exchange students several years ago in the US and Canada. They had ...

Entering a hot zone
Mar 2, 2005 (40 photos)

Ola to you all as we arrive in warmer climes once more!!! We landed in Cancun amist the Yank spring break and as much as we would have loved to frolick with 18yr olds in foam parties we decided to watch the budjet and move on to Tullum. Tullum is small ...

Vacation planning
Nov 24, 2006 (9 photos)

... amp; Villas Avalon Baccara Cancun Casa Magna Cancun Resort All-Inclusive: Blue Bay Club Cancun Blue Bay Getaway & Spa Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa We also looked ...

Crazy Queues and a Wooden Horse
Mar 5, 2007 (6 photos)

... Yum!   The second day we decided to head to the beach, but to be honest we were disappointed.  The beaches of Cancun whilst picturesque in colour were in reality not the best.  The water was freezing for one thing, it was blowing a gale ...

inCUBAtion: the plan hatches
Feb 16, 2006 (3 photos)

Cancun, Mexico - Although most people, including immigration officials, never seem to notice, in the front of all passports issued by the United States of America, is written in English and then French, "The Secretary of State of the United States of ...

Cancun
Nov 25, 2006 (46 photos)

... the tequila and you know what?  I claim the worm too!  Oh yeah baby - we ARE going to Mexico!   Hubby & I were going to be the last to arrive in Cancun, thanks to our Northwest Airlines reservation, which ...

Cancun: the final chapter
May 10, 2007 (3 photos)

... an I love you, how is that for soppy?) Point 5: stay another couple of days??? I am not thrilled. Never got grabbed by Cancun. Yes, I know it has white sandy beaches and turquoise water but still, ... . Hubby's argument is: if your cold is not finished, ...

The backpackers hostel
May 3, 2007 (6 photos)

... get unbearable hot. Hubby wants to take a shower: no water! OK, let's go to the beach. It is ALL they say about Cancun. The sand is powder, white and cool, even in the burning hot sun. The colors are amazing. Pleasant afternoon but now my cold ...

Cancun
Sep 26, 2007

Cancun is Cancun.  One question.  Where did the beach go? 

Cancun: another day, another motel
May 7, 2007 (6 photos)

How are you today? What are you doing? We, we are going to move house again, the third time in Cancun. This is my poor mule in front of our new house. This is us, how we walk around. Another special thanks to SM for her nice backpack: he is called ' ...

Hola!
Apr 22, 2005 (18 photos)

... no Spanish and Rich knowing the very basics it was hard to understand let alone hear above the music! ¨No comprendo!¨ Dowtown Cancun is really pleasant, fairly touristy but has a really nice atmosphere and a nice amount of night life. The beaches nearby ...

South of the border, down Mexico way
Aug 18, 2006 (8 photos)

... leave the confines of my overly pleasant hotel room, I donned my good thongs, summoned all my strength, and unleashed myself on Cancun. Trouble did not take long to rear it's ugly head. Strolling towards the "party zone" I noticed a disconcerting amount of ...

Chichen Itza
May 5, 2007 (12 photos)

The morning starts well, we do not find the pick up place. AND it is before 7 in the morning. NOT my best time of the day. But, what is there to worry? It is 7 Mexican time. We are 3 minutes early and have to wait half an hour. A mini bus takes us to ...

Am I impressed yet?
May 3, 2007 (6 photos)

... at night. Indeed full of shops, bars, resto's and terraces. BUT: also full of: garbage. Like in the other places in Mexico, people just toss things on the streets! I will have to find out, why. Is garbage not collected? Is it expensive to collect? ...

To Cancun
May 2, 2007

... morning! The drive is OK, apart from the same screaming Spanish movie on the video. And indeed, 5 hours later we are back in Mexico City. Taxi to airport. Check in. Hubby finds an airport lounge. How to get in and where to pay is NOT easy (nobody speaks ...

Moon Palace Tips
Dec 1, 2006

... had very good prices (most markets couldn't compete)." Stay at one - play in all of them "Yes unfortunately Sun, Beach and Cancun Palaces are closed until December 24, 2006 so obviously you won't be able to use their facilities. However, you have ...

HRC and A/C!!!!!
May 4, 2007 (5 photos)

... . We can take a bus anywhere to the Hotel Zone for 25 Eurocent. The hotel zone and downtown are the 2 places to be in Cancun. 25 cents and 15 minutes later we are at the HRC!!! After a lovely meal, we go and look for internet: 600 percent more ...

Things are a little different than they ...
Dec 26, 2002 (1 photos)

... seems to fall into place and you get where you want to, although not always the way you originally imagined. Backpacking in Mexico means revising the luxury standards again. After the luxury of Canada and the US, it´s now more like is there running ...

Diving in Cancun
May 6, 2007 (3 photos)

... we have some time in the morning... . And, oh, yes, forgot to mention, hubby wants to stay another 4 nights in Cancun!!! Island hopping, rollerlbading, diving, pub crawling, ... . The hostel is cute. Full kitchen: coffee whenever we want, a fridge, ...

The party boat
May 9, 2007 (5 photos)

...  and this is how they drop off the tourist on the island. Tourist trap but we know how to handle it! Sailing back to Cancun, hubby is getting me another drink on the deck. We are back at 17h and have to rest a bit... . We go out ...

Chichen Itza
Nov 18, 2001 (5 photos)

... as little misunderstanding as possible because travelling with someone request great deal of trust and so far so good. The bus speeded toward Cancun as sun was beginning to set. We arrived at about 7pm in Cancun, and found the hostel. It was empty, not ...

Cancun and Isla Mujeres
May 23, 2007 (7 photos)

The following day was not easy to get up (funnily enough) but managed to get our flight to Cancun. There doesnt seem to be all that much to do there except go out at night and sleep all day. On saturday night we went to Cocobongos, the coolest club in the ...

Aventura Spa Palace Property
Jun 12, 2004 (10 photos)

A huge, all inclusive resort right on the gulf. http://www.palaceresorts.com/Resorts/AvenSpa/AvenSpaIntro.asp

Cancun
Jan 16, 2007

Well after a rushed first flight to arizona the next plane was delayed by 4 hours. so geting to cancun was a great relief. Checked into our room at the hotel and had a shower. The amuzing thing about having a shower was that it flooded our room. So after ...

Cancun part 2
May 28, 2007

May 28th, 2007 - Get me out of here Downtown blue bar hostel, hotel area, leave!

Cancun adventures ..... Happy Valetines Day!!
Feb 14, 2008 (5 photos)

... saw huge barracudas and garfish.  Beautiful - we have to get a boat!!! Tonight we are going to Isla Maya a island off cancun to celebrate Valentines Day with a big party .... Mark is getting very excited about the OPEN BAR!!!  All you can eat ...