Las Tres Palmas Hotel Tulum

After a boat journey, 2 busses, a taxi, Mexican boarder crossing, another bus then another taxi, we arrived at Tulum about 1am and found a hut made of branches on the beach. By this time the hurricane must have taken a turn away from Belize and decided to head here instead so the hut probabaly wasnt the best choice as we could have been blown away!<br><br>Woke up the next morning and looked a bit overcast. After breakfast (which we got away without ...

... bay. <br><br>One last day in Tulum relaxing and then we caught the 5am bus to Merida, on the opposite end of the Yucatan Penninsula. <br><br>I just love this country. <br><br> Milli says:<br><br>It was sad to leave Belize as we had had the BEST barbequed fish we&#8217;d ever had, and the BEST nachos since The Lounge! With the clear water with its hot and cool currents, and the stripy fish lazing about it was lovely, just expensive! <br><br>We were up early to get the first boat ...

Trotz der Schweinegrippe habe ich mich dann nach Mexiko begeben. Ich wollte meine reise so beednen wie geplant, also in Mexiko. Und da sich die Situation ja auch beruhigt hatte, sah ich kein Problem mehr. An der Grenze trugen natuerlich wieder alle Mundschutz. Schon schreg... Aber man gewoehnt sich auch an das...;) Conny und ich kamen dann am Abend in Tulum an, verbrachten eine nacht im Dorf selbst und fuhren am ...

... We sat at a tiled bench which ran around the outside of the serving area and ordered some soft tacos with chicken, lime and guacamole for about $5 each. They were fantastic - it was one of the best meals we had the entire holiday, and definitely the best value for money! Stomachs full and happy, we hit the road again, this time stopping at a little-off-the- beaten-track place that we'd read about called Tankah. We went swimming at Cenote Manati, which ...

... continued and within twenty minutes or so I had a bite on my line. It was a struggle and admittedly I needed the help of the skipper, but eventually I realled in a Barracuda over one meter long with teeth to match. On the journey back I kept a keen eye on this beast as it thrashed around on the bottom of the boat. I didn't want to lose any toes so early on in our trip! There was an audience waiting for us when we arrived back on shore and everyone was very ...

... more developed then we had been led to believe and offered more than enough quality services to cater for all types of tourist, not just backpackers. The next day, we stuck to our game plan and headed to Mar Caribe, the main beach directly south of the Mayan ruins but far enough away to escape the bus loads of tourists that make their way to the ruins every minute of every day. The beach more than surpassed our expectations, the sand was pure white and the sea was an amazing ...

... Bongo. We turned up to the club about 10:45, where we were ushered into some VIP line and ended up paying 51 Dollars each to get in. Although this sounds a lot, it was well worth it. All drinks are free, and although youre supposed to tip for every drink, we didnt as we are poor bums. The scowls from the Mexicans were worth the damage control to our funds. Anyway, Coco Bongos is like a mix between a club and a circus and a musical. Although they do have periods where ...

... called the coliseum room. But because of the visibility it was just like flying or floating on air. Also there are small amounts of trapped air at the top of parts of the tunnels or caves and it looks like mercury! I think that that was the most different part to the dives; you`re in a world that you are somewhat familiar with above ground but you`re diving in perfect viz. Nadia is still here 6 years after her first dive and to be honest I'm ...

... at Santa Fe's that was right on the beach. The accomodations were probablly the worst I've ever stayed in, with a silver dollar sized hole in the palapa (thatched roof) and about 3 inches of water standing in the floor, but hey we could walk outside and see the turquois blue waters of the caribbean sea ...

... go grab a table. Hmm, there doesn't seem to be anyone around the dining room, maybe they serve breakfast at some tables we see near the beach. We walk in a little further, and I see the kitchen off to the right. There appears to be two people inside when all of a sudden "WHAM"! The kitchen door slams shut. Then "thump" as the kitchen window slides down with authority! I stand there with a wide-eyed, Bambi in the headlights ...