Cancun, Mexico Travel Blogs

... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by bsuarez
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by bsuarez
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by marktjhung
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by dacraic
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by martinandheike
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by schlossie
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by eatdessertfirst
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by tysonv
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by schlossie
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... 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, ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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Cancun is Cancun.  One question.  Where did the beach go? 

A travel blog entry by erriuc
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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 ' ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by lizand_rich
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by kiemce
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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? ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by schlossie
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... . 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 ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by wkfoster
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... 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, ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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...  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 ...

A travel blog entry by tonyandmarina
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by panf007
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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 ...

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

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 ...

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

... 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 ...