Isla Mujeres
Travel Blogs from Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Exploring Womenīs Island
I took the ferry over to Isla Mujeres to explore the island and go to the beach. This place is a lot more laid back and relaxed than the beaches in Cancunīs hotel district, although, spring break is starting to wind down here. I spent the day walking ...
Finding our travel groove in Isla Mujeres
... enjoyed tropical drinks on the beach until sunset, cleaned up at the hostel, and ate dinner at a localīs spot. Tomorrow we will be moving on in search of cheaper tropical paradises, but Isla Mujeres has been the perfect way to find our ...
Back to the Island
Well, the best plan for traveling like this is to not have a plan ... which suits me fine. Isla Mujeres is so cool, I decided to go back and stay there a couple nights instead of heading to Tulum. The hostel is really cool here and you meet people from ...
Isla Mujeres
... 20,000 and as of 2005 there were 121 taxis, 500 golf carts, and 1500 moped scooters on the island :) Isla Mujeres has many beautiful coral reefs perfect for snorkeling and is home to a population of sea turtles. Cubans like to stop ...
Isla Mujeres
A beach without all the hassles of its sister beach destination, Cancun. Allowed me to relax, enjoyed the Carribean warm and cristal blue waters while keeping my backpackers mindset and budget :). Very accessible (Puerto Juarez a few minutes ...
beach
food - not surprisingly, the real stuff is infinitely better than mexican food in Australia. - egg and ham tacos for breakfast (and fruit/yogurt, we are light eaters) simply delicious. - market stalls provided the cheapest eats; guacomole, ...
Windy Women
What a lucky guy Mr Lee is, spending his birthday on Isla Mujeres (Island of Women)! But what windy women they were! A protein-rich diet, perhaps? As our ferry approached after sunset all we saw were street lights, restaurant lights and... headlights? ...
FOUND: Paradise - Isla Mujeres
... the day and still had four hours to use it. It felt like we were the people from Commercial St on a Thursday night on Isla Mujeres. We circled the island about 4 or 5 more times making sure we didn’t miss anything before we returned the ...
tranquilo!
wir wollten frueh aufstehen. ja, klar. keine chance, elke und roman haben auch voll verpennt. eigentlich nur elke, denn die wollte frueh aufstehen. ;-) jedenfalls muessen sie und roman schon bald zum flughafen, wir haben also keine zeit mehr um nach ...
Isla Mujeres
The final part of our journey before going home for Christmas was on Isla Mujeres, an island just north of Cancun, and one of Becky's favorite places in the world. We spent a lot of time hanging out on the beach, and at one point we went to the ...
i am an islander
... what the day is and I have no idea how much longer I`m going to stay. Will I travel on to Merida? Maybe straight across to Mexico City? Perhaps a diversion to Cuba? Who knows... Today was a bit of a wasted one. The post 2am bar of choice on the island ...
ballermann
... nicht, weils kein wasser gibt. also machen wir uns ungeduscht auf an den hafen, von dem aus schiffe auf die isla mujeres fahren. laut lonely planet ein "backpacker paradise". als wir dort ankommen sehen wir einen wunderschoenen palmenstrand, der liebkost ...
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
... (1 climbed), 2 volcanic lakes, 3 Mayan ruins, 11 cathedrals, 4 hot springs (not counting the Caribbean at Isla Holbox), 8 beaches (2 Pacific, 6 Caribbean), 4 snorkelling trips (1 with sharks, 1 with whale sharks and 2 with turtles), countless hours spent ...
Famous last words...
... almost without exception. That doesn't worry me much as I can stand to lose a few pounds after my pizza for breakfast diet here in Mexico, which hasn't done wonders for my figure I have to admit. I've also found out that it is very hard to get by without ...
Drama in the anchorage
My how the days change. Until two days ago, this was a beautiful anchorage. Lots of vacationers, Mexican as well as American, and probably others. Sun, warmth, sand.... Yesterday and today, we have had nothing but squalls and more ...
Off the Grid
... feeling very much relaxed. Maybe it does take more than 10 days and maybe double if you have kids. Yesterday, we arrived to Isla Mujeres in Mexican style. As you know we are not always high rollers but even our Captain Shane was a little weary of ...
Viva Cuba
... and peppermint tea this mornin and i'm movin into cancun later hopefully to see Transformers in the cinema before leaving capitalism for 2 wks! Isla mujeres is an odd place i think one could spend weeks here and accomplish nothin, yet at the same time do ...
An uneventful and relaxed day
... at Casa Ixchel expires on Tuesday. I had dinner at a great little French place. Undoubtedly the best meal I've had in Mexico this far. The interior of the restaurant was a bit strange though. Apparently they have some kind of obsession with seagulls ...
A long way!
Well got the day & night bus from San Cristobal to Cancun, took about 19hrs but i'm here in the real paradise, Isla Mujeres! gorgeous beaches and a laidback (if over priced) ...
Swimming with the Dolphins for an old friend
... nbsp;about as high functioning as Patrick the starfish....full of rainbows. I love just "Chillin" on this low key island. Isla Mujeres is known for the island of women. This is where the women would come from the main land to become fertile. I ...
Getting Started
... the ferry terminal in a 30 year old VW van taxi with a leaky exhaust, and then transferred to a catamaran for the ride to Isla Mujeres, a small island with a great Caribbean vibe just a couple miles off the coast. We ran around town with our backpacks, ...
A Day on the Island
Isla Mujeres is crowded with tourists. The main street is lined with arts and crafts stalls squeezed in between bars, restaurants and ferry depots. Golf carts are a main form of transportation here as well as motor scooters, cars and bicycles. ...
The shortest engagement in history!
... of a marengue wedding! I'd be the proverbial human cotton candy.... barefoot on the beach dancing to the best music Mexico has to offer, with 150 of his closest relatives there. Alas, the journey and the engagement ended at the ferry terminal ...
Beach Bum
Christ alive - it is so hot! This is my fourth night on the Isla de Mujeres (the island of women) and i have been having a ball. I spent Saturday and Sunday on Cancun and had my first swim in the Caribbean. Wasn{t too impressed with Cancun - ...
island life
Bit of a disjointed one, this.... Isla Mujeres itinery: 09.00 Beach, swim, read a couple of chapters of Fever Pitch, swim 10.30 Do washing 11.00 Hearty breakfast 11.30 Wander 15.30 Siesta 17.00 Wander 19.30 Massive feast 20.30 ...
A photogenic day
... a large lump in my throat. Punta sur was really cool. As the name suggests, it's the southernmost point of tiny Isla Mujeres. The view of the ocean breaking onto limestone formations is breathtaking, there's a small lighthouse which you can climb to ...
The art of giving into Temptation...
... underwater it doesnt really matter. Our drift dives were going to be on the coral reef marine reserve area between Cancun and Isla Mujeres, a nice spot full of juicy sightings. The first dive spot was a bit rough and we also had to navigate a ...
The Little Isla That Could
... dissipating hurricane in the south. It falls hard but only briefly. The rains, or fear of rains, keeps the gringo population down. This Isla Mujeres is a place where one could easily get lost. Some obviously have. I don't mean this in a bad way. `My ...

