Playa Del C
Travel Blogs from Playa Del C, Mexico
Off to Mexico
... is an army of Taxi companies waiting for you trying to sell you Taxi tickets. We bought one from Hertz, and headed off to Playa del Carmen, a 45 minute drive from Cancun. Its one long road along the coast passing all the resort hotels on the left (beach) ...
Home made soy sauce chicken rice in Mexico
... fish dish which was very nice. Later we found a Wall-Mart not too far from the Hotel, here we got supplies for our stay in Mexico. Done with the groceries, we took a Taxi back to the Hotel as we did not want to drag the bags back in 37 degrees heat. The ...
Playa del Carmen, Goaaaaal Hollanda!
... and some snacks. We ended up in the Tequilla Barrel where we enjoyed some bar food and the game. After the games we explored Playa del Carmen and the Beach. It is a typical touristic beach town. Everywhere you go on the street there are sales people ...
Chichen Itza, Impressive Mayan ruins
... We opted for a private day trip, and had the owner (Manny) come along to show us around. We both have never been to Mexico before, and never thought about going there, so we were low on research. From the few things we picked up on the Internet and ...
Almost made it to Cozumel
As we woke fashionably late we missed our noon ferry to Cozumel. This is an island in front of Playa del Carmen. Yesterday we decided we wanted to check it out and go snorkeling around there. Unfortunately we could not throw in a dive as we have to fly ...
Not quite the real Cancun...
... . Damn popular. Well, at least popular enough for Playa to be the fastest growing city in the world... Leaving Mexico from Playa Del Carmen seemslike such an unjust way to be completing my Latin American travels - Playa, and the hideous Cancun, ...
My... Uh... Pride?: Mel Gibson, The Maya, And La P
Playa del Carmen, Mexico - Much of the coastal Yucatan today, the area commonly referred to in promotional brochures as La Riviera Maya, is a tourist's dream come true as much as it is a budget traveler's worst nightmare. Glossy resorts that cater to the ...
Pina CoLou-Lou
So Playa del Carman was the first stop on the tour de Lou & Hodge. Met the stinky one (its Lou here by the way, Hodge being the Stinky one)at the airport and it was so good to see him, felt like he had not even not been away. A bit skinnier and with ...
Food or Maya Temples?
Ellen and I found a last-minute deal to a place called Club Caracol just outside Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Canada 3000 had just negotiated the all-inclusive destination and we were the first to visit. Pioneers we were in the world ...
Mexico is a country proud of its history ...
... temples. Cue the missionaries to spread catholicism and New Spain had arrived. But they did build impressive structures. The cathedral in Mexico City is probably the biggest I have seen. And as if to counter this Spanish mark of imperialism a huge ...
Carnaval de Mexico
In a last ditch attempt to experience Carnaval Mexico (and stall leaving the country!), Dee embarked on a quick solo mission back north to Playa. But alas, nothing much carnaval-related was happening until after dark! What's a girl to do?! Indulge in the ...
Underground rivers
... to head back to the beach in Playa for one last bit of sun. On an unrelated note, this will be our last update from Mexico. After 5 nights in Playa, it is, I suppose, time to move on with the rest of our journey. But I do think we´ve found ...
Playin in the Caribbean
The next day I caught a bus from Cancun to Playa Del Carmen which is a resort town that has sprung up in the last 15 years to cater to the tourists that travel to the island of Cozumel. There is apparently some fantastic diving along the reefs around ...
Diving adventure, by guest writer Ingrid
... drinking came after that and Patrick turned me on big time! Ingrid Here are the facts given by Patrick because he's a bit autistic: - Playa del Carmen to the diving spot a 30 min drive - First dive, max 16 mtr and 35 dive time - Second dive max ...
Week Two - Playa de Carmen MEXICO
... , if it works, so go visit it now - theres a link on the right on this blog. I visited the mayan pyramids in mexico at Chicken Itza last sunday, which was pretty heavy. Its genuinely scary looking down from the top desipte them being slanted and having ...
Beach Break #1
... to next weekend. And speaking of Monday mornings I have just got local insight into a problem previously encountered in Monterrey. In Playa del Carmen you can't buy alcohol at a grocery store Sunday evening after 5.00 PM. So I asked a fellow traveler, ...
Happy Anniversary!
... bit rough so we were done all our diving by around 2:00pm. We had a wonderful lunch down on the ocean front of Playa del Carmen before heading back to the resort. We possessed this wonderful huge Jacuzzi tub in our ensuite and thought this would ...
Final day of diving
As our final dives were scheduled later in the morning we were able to enjoy the buffet breakfast before heading off to the scuba shop. My Swedish partner Elgin and I were disappointed to hear that our ocean dives were cancelled and re-routed back to the ...
Bienvenido a Mexico
... nbsp; After this everything got a lot easier, and I arrived in Cancun only three hours later than expected, and got the bus down to Playa del Carmen. My hostel friendly and lively; a Little too lively for somebody who´s been on the go for 26 hours, but I ...
Resort Review for Trip Advisor Members
... doors opened up to the sand on the beach and was private with vegetation. Absolutely no complaints. Perfect location to between Cancun and Playa del Carmen. Easy access to everything in the area if you had a rental car like we did. 2. Food- We never ...
Playa del Carmen - the Miami of the South
... the 45min journey they played the Spanish-dubbed version of High School Musical 2 (the songs were still in English). Off the bus in Playa del Carmen I found a map and then my hostel - Maria Sabina. The beach was only a block or so from the hostel. ...
A pleasant town but packed with tourists
... bars above. If its pristine beaches that you after then this is a required stop if your visiting this part of Mexico. Playa Caribe Playa Caribe Accommodation You`ll have no problem in finding a room if you turn up with out a reservation. ...
Journey to Playa del Carmen
Hola! Today we went on a bus ride from Merida to Playa Del Carmen We went to the markets and everyone bought all different stuff and S Club 7 got hassled by some crazy shop owners, and also a few of us went for a swim in the pool at the motel. ...
