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Playa del Carmen Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Playa del Carmen, Mexico
get bit more tranquillo!
But of course I needed to go forward and so I moved south to Playa del Carmen, actually also very touristy (but not that posh like Cancun). The hostel I chose there was 50m to the beach and managed by such relaxed dudes that it was meant to ...
First day diving
Wow! Brocko and i got up first thing for our first dive of the trip. We were right, diving was 10 times better than snorkling. We did the worst dive today, tomorrow we have the cenotes and then the wall off isla cozumel. if this is the standard we ...
Mexico
Sorry this has taken so long to write. Long but good flight from UK, nice to see B.A. back on top form. First two weeks have been fab. Playa del Carmen is beautiful. Top beaches, white sand and warm Carribean Sea. Lots of stuff to ...
Back to Mexico
... than last night along with seeing the rest of Central America and what it has to offer. 32 days of traveling start in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and ending in San Jose, Costa Rica. It’s a new adventure which I’m looking forward to. Our first ...
Cenotes
Today we went to dive in the cenotes (caverns). We went to one called "Dos Ojos", and did the barbie line and bat cave routes. It was a very interesting dive actually, but I canīt say that itīs something that I will most likely do again. The first ...
Long haul: Caye Caulker to Playa del Carmen
... on foods of El Salvador and restaurants in Buenos Aires. I have breakfast with them the next morning and make my way back to Playa del Carmen as they check out and start their journey home. I would also like to take a moment to thank those that are ...
Donīt eat me please!
Today is the day I have been looking forward to for a while with fear.... I have had my first S-H-A-R-K dive. A dive with huge killer machines, or they arenīt THAT big have I figured out. BUT bull-sharks are the shark with the most testosterone and the ...
The rest of my day
The rest of my day is as follow: I tried to look for a post office this morning, and of course it had to be closed. I can try tomorrow, but it opens about 0900 and itīs just before my bus leaves. Not sure if i want to risk losing my bus, but then again, ...
My review of Mexico - Area around Playa del Carmen
Since Iīm leaving tomorrow I think itīs in itīs place to make a small review of Mexico - the area around Playa del Carmen. Arriving in Mexico I met loads of people, and I asked around to see if Playa del Carmen was a safe place to be or not. Which all ...
Ola! from Mexico
Hey everyone! I have 7 minutes to go on the Internet so here we go.......having lots of fun, finally getting some nice weather. It was cloudy and raining the first few days, started having nice weather yesterday. We have all gotten some color already so ...
Sunday
I met a very interesting group of people today on my dive trip. The group is named diveangles.org. They are are non-profit group based out of Chicago, IL that helps people with disabilities including veterans learn to Scuba dive. They are in Cozumel ...
El Mar Caribe
... photos I took with an underwater disposable camera :) For Australia day, I had Italian food with Argentinian wine, while sitting in Mexico with some Danes! Later, I found an Australian girl in the hostel that I'd actually met at the hostel in Playa, so ...
Adios Amigos
I am ending my Latin America Odyssey at the beach in Playa del Carmen. It's the rainy season but still well over 30deg. Playa del Carmen is a big tourist resort with a lively strip and no end of bars and restaurants with tourist trap prices to match. The ...
bye bye Playa
... . Naar jeg vendte hjem ved 17 tiden havde jeg mest brug for at ligge ned inden aftenen kunne begynde. Er der noget Playa del Carmen er kendt for, udover fantastiske strande og azur blaat hav, saa er det natteliv! Naar man staar i 25 graders varme ...
Life is good
Det hele gynger og sejler for mig. I gaar begyndte jeg paa mit "Advanced Open Water Diver" kursus, eftersom kitesurfing ikke er naer saa udbredt, som jeg havde faaet indtrykket af inden ankomst. Har fundet ét sted hvor de tilbyder undervisning, men ...
Saturday, August 12, 2006
We get up early because we have a date with the jungle at 845. we first head to town for breakfast. Can't remember the name of the spot but it was just for pastries and coffee so not too memorable. We head back to the hotel where our amigo ...
Three lost amigos and an empty bottle of tequilla
B: It all started on a lazy afternoon in Playa del Carmen. Jono and i were innoculously strolling along the surfers pardiseque esplanade minding our own business when a tequilla shop jumped out in front of us.Rudely interrupted by this incursion on our ...
A party in Playa Del Carmen
... , I checked out Cancun. In short, dirty, touristy, and not much to see. I made a decision to head to Playa Del Carmen south about 1.5 hours. Best idea I had. Much nicer smaller town, though still touristy. Very easy to arrange activities, which was ...
Victory for the Friends (and relations) of Dorothy
... guests who partied through the night. A few members of staff confess that they've barely had two hours sleep as they headed into Playa Del Carmen for the festivities and had to be back at work at 6am. Poor buggers!! We check in with Carlos on the front ...
Plongee.... Encore!!!
... Philippe et Isabelle (http://www.vip-diving.net/) en mer ā Xpuha... C'est vraiment extraordinaire Le 9, on va plonger ā Playa Del Carmen sur une épave. Cette fois c'est avec http://www.scubaplaya.com/french/diving.html C'était vraiment bien!! ...
Playa del Carmen
... feel, I am trying not to scratch them. I am taking antihistamines and using a cream. Today was a full free day in Playa del Carmen. We had the option to visit some cenotes for some swimming organised by the driver that had picked us up from Tulum (Dave). ...
July 6, 2007
Sorry if I didn't write for the past two days. On the 4th of July, I I was sick [with Montezuma's Revenge]. Yesterday, I saw some Mayan ruins and went to a beach in Tulum. Then [the Hardy's and my family] shopped down 5th Avenue. There was a guy who used ...
...aneb omyl po americku...
Po skole se vydavam smer mistni pidi supermarket, kupuji neco maleho na plaz a hura na me oblibene mistecko, kde neni moc lidi a je tam taaaaaak nadherne pod temi palmami. Abyste rozumeli, ja se tu kazdy den vyvalim a bud se ucim, nebo si pozoruju ...
Of Mayan Ruins and Fat Sunburnt Tourists
... Nicole again at the bar in Papaya Playa, in Tulum. We all hung out for a bit for a couple days, then I left for Playa del Carmen with Anja. Marlit and Nicole were on their way to Cancun. On my way back to San Cristobal after beach madness, my bus ...
An amazing first week!
... completed the second by the time I report back to you guys in a week’s time! So we’ve come into Playa Del Carmen this afternoon to enjoy a cold beer (or two) and check out the local nightlife before returning home tomorrow evening (Sun) ready ...
Down Mexico Way Pt 3 Campeche to Playa Del Carmen
... 8211; they had decided to spend the night in Tulum and had rented a cabana on the beach – must admit I was quite envious. Playa Del Carmen – 13 – 17th July Took the bus an hour along the coast to Playa Del Carmen – not the place I ...
Day 2 back in Playa Del Carmen
I found a hotel room with air conditioning, television, my own bathroom, and a big bed! I think I will just stay here till, at least, Sunday, but probably till tuesday and then take a van up to Cancun. I leave early Wednesday morning. ...
Day 3
I havenīt done much today. Itīs been kinda cloudy. I meant to go to the beach and read, but Iīve just been laying around, reading, taking care of some business back home, and laying around. I canīt believe my trip is about ...