Playa del Carmen, Mexico Travel Blogs

Not quite the real Cancun...
Feb 2, 2007 (36 photos)

... . 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
May 2, 2006 (3 photos)

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 ...

Get off ferry, get on bus
May 25, 2007

Ferry then bus

Get off bus, get on ferry
May 11, 2007

Bus from Cancun -> Playa del Carmen, then ferry

Mexico is a country proud of its history ...
Dec 28, 2002 (18 photos)

... . 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 Mexican ...

damn you mother nature!
Aug 18, 2007 (2 photos)

... in a hurry because of this damn hurricane, no snorkeling, it`s such a shame, we just bought gear! We are on Playa Del Carmen, right in between Cancun and Tulum, exactly where it`s going to hit.... People are boarding up shops and hotels, and there ...

Playin in the Caribbean
Sep 21, 2009 (2 photos)

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 ...

Week Two - Playa de Carmen MEXICO
Apr 24, 2005

... , 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 ...

Playa del Carmen
Jan 19, 2007

Will fill in later...

Playa Del Carmen
Dec 28, 2006

Diving in Playa!

Happy Anniversary!
Mar 8, 2008 (2 photos)

... 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 be ...

Final day of diving
Mar 9, 2008

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 ...

Playa del Carmen
Apr 30, 2007

Playa del Carmen

Playa Del Carmen/ Tulum
Dec 24, 2004

cruise

Resort Review for Trip Advisor Members
Mar 13, 2008

... 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 had a ...

Playa del Carmen - the Miami of the South
Feb 20, 2009

... Laccoste and many different electronics stores. I arrived in Cancun around midday and wasn't really sure how to get the bus to Playa del Carmen. Outside the airport I asked one of the many taxis guys yelling at me where to get the bus and his answer was ...

Playa del Carmen...it ainīt half bad!
Aug 16, 2008

... , we found our short stay there quite enjoyable. We were fortunate enough to find a really nice hostel (the ingeniously named Hostel Playa) and spent the majority of our time on the pleasant beaches, which, whilst often busy, are still blessed with white ...

A pleasant town but packed with tourists
Feb 12, 2008

... 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. But  ...

Journey to Playa del Carmen
Apr 20, 2009 (4 photos)

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. Also& ...

Home life, and cleaning
Sep 17, 2008 (3 photos)

... ;he is a nice-looking chap (very tall by Mexican standards, as his proud father pointed out when I said I wouldn't find a husband in Mexico as the men are too short) and has a good job in the tourist industry. There is also a baby that appears and ...

Shop til we drop
Sep 19, 2009 (5 photos)

... as I am starving, Drew is still sleeping. I sit out on the balcony and as it is only about 7.30am, all is calm in Playa Del Carmen.  The ocean is like glass and I can't get over how crystal clear it is.  I am looking forward to trying out my new ...

Tulum
Apr 21, 2009 (5 photos)

In the morning at 8 we drove down to Tulum to see the Mayan ruins overlooking the carribean sea. The heat was very intense. We went for a swim and the water was really clear, blue and reasonably warm. The ruins were amazing and we saw some Iguanas.& ...

Along the coast to the next Beachtown
May 29, 2009 (33 photos)

Following the coast you come to the next Beachtown, Playa del Carmen, bit smaller than Cancun but with lots more flair. The hostel Maria Sabina is in a three storey house and the rooms are equipped with AC, TV and a bathroom and in the second storey, there ...

Vacation from Vacation
Nov 8, 2008

we enjoyed a few days here in this beach town, with the most beautiful and picture perfect swimming beach on our trip so far. Great Tacos and good Mexican beer too!!

Adios Playa
Jul 4, 2005 (5 photos)

OK so here's my last day here in Playa. I was fortunate enough to be offered a job in hip and happenin' Mexico City which I am so excited about. I've heard a few horror stories though so let's see how it goes. Had fun here in Playa and will most certainly ...

Arrival
Sep 15, 2008

well, I have made it to Mexico. Relatively stress-free journey yesterday - after my delightful Miami stopover, I arrived in Playa del Carmen last night after being up for 24 hours straight (and I only got about 2 hours' sleep on Saturday in the end) so was ...

More of Playa & off to Cozumel
Sep 16, 2009 (17 photos)

Day 2 & 3 of Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 2 began with Andrew refusing to wake up or get up due to the lack of sleep the night before. So I tossed and turned and got up around 9.30am and it wasn't until 11.30 am that Andrew’s time clock eventually ...

Playa del Carmen
Aug 22, 2007

Playa del Carmen

Mexico - Turtles, Tacos and Tourists!
Jan 16, 2008 (6 photos)

... before dining on watermelon and beer! The following day we really entered the heart of Touristy Mexico, namely the beach resort Playa del Carmen. It was very different from the previous places we had been to although we must admit the beaches ...

Playa del Carmen and Cozumel
Jan 27, 2009 (16 photos)

Got to playa del carmen to find our shitty little room in a shitty little hostel. BUT what an awesome group of people. We sat around the communal area every night, drinking, chatting, playing poka. It was heaps of fun! Then we spent our days revering by ...