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Cancun Slideshow
Cancun
Travel Blogs from Cancun, Mexico
Cancun
HI, Got to Cancun later in the day and went to a fab Mexican restaurant called Gory Tacos - so yummy and we had our own Mariachi band play for us (for a small fee) and they sang La Cucaracha (which literally means the cockroach - lovely). The next day, ...
Turtle mania!
I saw more than a dozen turtles before breakfast this morning, how was your day??? I've just come back from a great dive. It was a drift dive along the ocean floor (no reef to speak of) and it was like a small turtle village down there, they were ...
Off-shore fishing
George, Don and Rapper chartered a fishing boat for half a day to try their hand at reeling in some big stuff. The results were not bad, not bad at ...
Isla de Mujeres
So after a hard week in Cuba, we decided a couple of days on a Carribean island off the coast of Cancun could well prove necessary. Isla de Mujeres (Island of Women) was chosen for no particular reason (really!) and the days passed in relative comfort ...
Sunny Cancun
... flight, checked in at the “Avalon” getting a nice suite with a big bathroom and a private out-door hot tub! Cancun was first started in the 1970’s as a mass tourism location for mostly American’s. It has been very ...
Cancun, 10 to 18th Sept 2007
We had a pleasant flight to Cancun, although Robert had his spanner taken off him (the one he found in the road in Houston) at the airport. We got the transport ok to the Beach Paradise Hotel our home for 8 nights. We checked in and ...
6 days in Cancun & Cozumel
... and parked our RV in the park everyone else would be coming to in a few days. We had exciting traffic/traffic circles in Cancun in the driving rain...it was interesting. After getting settled we drove around and went to dinner down in the hotel zone. I ...
First Carribean Beach
Ill let the photos talk for themself. Yes first beach in awhile. Worth waiting ...
Isla Mujeres
Na Isla Mujeres jsem stravil skvele odpoledne a noc. Spolubydlici z Australie, Skotska a Izraele. Na plazi byla party, navic jsme meli uvitaci drink zdarma. :) Kdyz jsem si sel dat tacos do mistni restaurace, potkal jsem dva Cecha Miru s jeho nemeckou ...
A Little Lost
Jan 3rd - Arrived in Cancun, and still no flight or luggage issues (touching wood etc). Caught the bus into downtown Cancun, about 4 USD instead of 40 USD. Decided to walk from the bus station to my hotel, got a little lost, a little ...
On the road again...
... catch-all word used to indicate that something is good/nice/easy/calm/cool/etc. When we left the airport we headed to downtown Cancun (not the hotel/beach district) where Maiam lives, got a bite to eat and then hauled our bags into his 2 ...
Chichen Itza to Cancun
... and took the early bus from Merida. By the time I arrived at Chitchen Itza I was not alone. I think every tour bus in Mexico arrived at the same time. There would have been about 5000 people all trying to enter. Not a good introduction. They have secure ...
World Trip, Part Quince - Mexico
... . Yes, you think it might be some far off, exotic land, but it's really in my own backyard. Welcome to Mexico! The Place: Altho it's something I would not normally do (visit over-the-top touristy places), but I thought I would ...
All Inclusive? No, thanks!
... about a Mexican one (though we had finally found it - if it was worth it, that's a whole different story). Finally, in Ciudad Cancun there are none zebra crossings... to get to the other side of the road, you'd rather want to run fast, or better yet - ...
Cancun
We went and got our sunglasses, my prescription was wrong, but managed to sort it out. We then had another 3.5 hour bus journey to Piste, lost headtorch on bus in rush to get off (Sorry Shug and ...
From the USA to Mexico
... approx 20min and we need to check-in 90 min prior to leaving.. Our flight left at 11:45 and we arrived approx 1h 40min in Mexico.. At 12:15 as there is an hour time difference.. When we arrived we arranged a taxi via Hertz to bring us to the hotel ...
Beaches and Such
This is a top pick! ... hop a bus to the beach area, which is exactly what we did. And after sitting out a brief rainstorm, we had a section of the Cancun beach nearly to ourselves. In the evening, we headed back to the area to do a quick tour of the non-spring break ...
fuego
Sat at the beach all day. Read some of my fidel castro. Saw a fire show. Danced. Spoke in a british accent. Life is ...
I´m so Lazy!!
After being delayed and due to torrential rain here I am again in the Mayan hostel...And boy is Cancun bad for me!! Last night I dined in McDonalds after popcorn and coke at the cinema, and then today I went again to the cinema, had nearly ...
We finally arrive!!
We finally land a day late in Cancun. We are quickly whisked through customs and off to get our luggage. Deftly avoiding the time share body snatchers (we learned that trick in Vegas) we headed for the Executive Car Rental desk located in the terminal. ...
Leaving Merida and being bitten in Holbox
Last week was full of more Spanish lessons and we were taken on a whirlwind tour of the past, future, imperfect and conditional tense which left us completely dazed and confused but hopefully we´ll be able to go through it again now that we have the ...
Cancun’s beaches (that we didn't see)
We only have 2 weeks in Mexico, so we decided to pack everything in to a tight schedule and had only dedicated half a day to visit Cancun's lovely beaches – so this blog post is only for half a day :) We had to catch the 1pm bus to Playa del Carmen ...
Cancun
... is one thing i would come for.......Coco Bongos Nightclub. this place is amazing. This is one of the most visited discotheques in Cancun... If you're looking for a place to dance and where they play good music, this is it. In addition, they have ...
Rain, rain go away...ok thanks!
... tolerable. Despite the weather, it didn't dampen our spirits. Besides, the World Cup begins today with Mexico against South Africa. How convenient we're in Cancun to enjoy watching it. After preparing a quick breakfast, we put our swim clothes on and ...
Crash and Burn
After two flights, a tired toddler in tow, we finally arrived in Cancun's airport. Thankfully my little guy survived surprisingly well through the cramped spaces and long connection. Our family vacation was officially starting and it felt so good to ...