Travel Blogs from Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Day 3
... . Got a little sunburned. I should be ok. I've met people here from all over the world. Most are coming to Playa from Europe and South America. Specifically Argentina and jolly old England. It seems North Americans prefer the faster pace of ...
Spearfishing Day & Walk on Fifth Avenue.
Started day very early in order to get to launch site for Spearfishing. Went with another couple from Vancouver. Ocean was a bit rough did not catch anything. It was still fun we got to snorkel some. We spear fished right in front of Xcaret. Belen ...
Mexican City Walk
Ever been to City Walk in LA? Think that but Mexican. It does have its charm though, Playa Del Carmen, but if your're looking to get away from the tourist crowd, this isn't far enough from Cancun to do so. Our hostel Rio del Playa was really nice, ...
Chicken Pizza in Dalyat el Carmel?!
... again had a very healthy meal at Burger King. The following day we went to to laundry and took the bus to Playa del Carmen. I didn`t know what to think about that place before we got there, but it`s very easy to fall in love with that ...
Party time in Playa del Carmen
in Playa del Carmen are a few very fancy new restaurants and bars, and I have to see them ...
Playa del Carmen - Settling in...
... confidence boost and one I needed as no one else in our party speaks a word of Spanish except me. We arrived at the apartments in Playa del Carmen in under an hour. A maid showed each of us in. She spoke zero English so I had no choice but to dig deep ...
Day 2
We spent the morning on the beach and at the pool at the other RIU property Yucatan. The beach was awesome. The weather here is perfect here in paradise. Not too hot nor too warm. Wish you all could be here with us. We had a wonderful lunch by the ...
Playa del Carmen
... km hasta Playa del Carmen y nos alojamos en la Rana Encantada. El hotel está bién, aunque tremendamente ruidoso. Playa del Carmen no nos gusta. Es el típico pueblo orientado al turismo de sol y playa, con abundantes restaurantes y bares ...
Leaving for Mexico
Arrived on Tuesday around 3PM after delays for tire change in Charlotte. Picked up car and headed to Playa. Was pleasantly surprised at the condo - great location, well-stocked, around the corner from the beach club. Walked down 5th Ave ...
Espanol en Playa Del Carmen
... asked "u want to buy something amigo", to which i found the best response was "medaber ivrit" or "sprechen sie deutsh"! basically playa is built for the americans and it is full of them which on the one hand is really annoying, but on the other is ...
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen Well, we made it. I'm watching the kids are swimming in the hotel pool right now. When we landed at the Cancun airport, it was raining pretty heavily. I had to change our car reservation after we volunteered to change ...
MELLOWING OUT
... ; On my last full day in Carmen del Playa, I started the day with a tall French Vanilla cappuccino and walked the pedestrian street waiting for Flo(the go with the ...
First day and $400 poorer
Well, we will keep this short - our room is Awesome, as we have a jet tub, which was a nice surprise and we enjoyed right off the bat last night when we got in to relieve the stress of sitting all day. Then it was to bed early, cause we were exhausted. ...
Day 46 - Playa Del Carmen - Puerto Morelo
... the backs of the tourists lying on the beach who obviously didn’t put on their suncream today. After two hours we were happy enough to head back to Playa. We loved the beach here at Puerto Morelo, only surpassed by the turtles at Akumal. ...
Nos Vemos Pronto
... and kind thoughts while we have been away. We get picked up at 7:30am tomorrow morning to go to the airport to fly up to Mexico City, then on to Los Angeles, and then finally across to Auckland. We'll be arriving on flight NZ1 at 5:45am. Sorry about the ...
Summary of Our Time at Secrets Maroma!
We really enjoyed our stay at Secrets Maroma! There were lots of ups, and a few downs, but overall this resort was excellent! For our honeymoon back in August 2011, we went to Antigua and stayed at Jumby Bay, which is the complete opposite of Secrets ...
for thos that missed out!
... about is Belize right now because it is so freaking amazing here, but I should back track and skim through my time in Playa del Carmen. We got completely pampered in Playa by Jaime's cousin Phil and his gf Leah. They live in a big beautiful ...
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
... that enters everyones head when you say the word īCarribeanī, this is the only way to describe the great place that is Playa Del Carmen, and itīs a great introduction of where it gets good, that is Mexico and all of the food, clubs and beaches that ...
Off to Mexico!
Spent a week or so here over Christmas back when I was in highschool! What insanity! I wore my grad. dress in Mexico before I ever wore it to ...
Playa del Carmen - vamos a la playa
Playa betyder strand og siden torsdag har vi stort set ikke bestilt andet end at ligge på stranden. Playa er en rigtig strand og vestlig turistby med en 7 km lang gågade, 5th Avenue, der minder meget om de danske med alle de kendte butikker med ...
Sinkholes and Jersey Shore
... , or Leon or Leonard, I met an ex-pad drunkard in a bar on Caye Caulker and we chatted for a bit about Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. It was a rainy night and the only little pizza shop in town was packed full of people escaping the rain and enjoying pizza. ...
Lets get this show on the road
... move on straight to Playa Del Carmen. A quick 1.5 hour trip and we arrived at a chilled hostel called the Happy Gecko. Playa Del Carmen still has a spring break kind of feel to it. The beach was beautiful, white sands and turquoise waters. We didn't ...
Vi vil ikke hjem!
... sidder vi saa i Playa del Carmen paa vores sidste aften, inden vi drager mod Cancun hvorfra vi flyver tirsdag eftermiddag. I Playa del Carmen maa der ogsaa siges at vaere mange turister, men vi abstraherer fra det, og nyder vores sidste tid ved stranden, ...
all by myse-eelf . . .
... guys off and didnt wake up til 10am bliss! sorted my stuff out then went about one of my favourite past times - scavenging! elaine - i found a mexico 2007 book in ur room, is it urs or jens? was gonna hang on to it but its quite bulky so think i might ...
DC - Cancun - Playa del Carmen
wed - flew from DC to Cancun, took 1 hour bus ride to Playa del Carmen $8, stayed at Youth Hostel Playa $12, went to a club with a cover of $10 --two beers included-- thur - took ferry to Cozumel, snorkeled on reef... pretty ...
Calica.... no thanks. :)
We have nothing against Calica, or Playa Del Carmen. We just chose to not spend the $30 + tip cab ride to go shopping in Playa. Been there, done that. So instead, we stayed on the Serenity Deck and it's hot tub. Tim and Kathy went to ...
Making our way to Mexico
... in Playa Del Carmen to which we've wangled VIP passes. However as we're ushered into our car to transfer from Cancun to Playa del Carmen our luck changes and rain starts to pour down, a rather depressing reminder of home. And then at our hotel, ...
Flight arrive in Cancun No place to stay in PDC
... 3 hours, took a bus ride to Playa de Carmen because the car rental rate was double that of the internet quote, arrived in Playa del Carmen to have no place to stay since the condo we had arranged to stay at did not have a responsive local personnel. It ...
Looking for Dive Shop in Playa del Carmen
Today R and I spent the whole day wandering around Playa del Carmen looking for the Dive shop that we had spoken to regarding a dive package. They failed to mention that their geographic location was different that it appeared on their ...

