Lc Hacienda Temozon Merida

... is like a sandwich but the filling is cooked on a griddle. While I stuffed my face, I watched two guys have a jalapeno eating competition, which was quite amusing. But maybe not for them, it looked like they were in pain.

The main thing Playa del Carmen is good for is supplying tourists with the things they can't get anywhere else around here. I duly stocked up on Haagen Dazs ice cream and Havaiana flip flops. They also have a Walmart. I had a surreal experience doing some ...

... for last orders. We ended up staying for an hour or so and there was a great band playing Irish classics. Got bought some drinks by a couple of Spaniards who I remember speaking to a lot but not if I understood any of it! I do recall having a converstaion with his wife on the telephone at one point though!
Got shown the door around 0415 and the three of us got invited to a party which we excepted and got into a couple of cars but when we arrived it was just us and about ...

... main zocalo. On Saturday and Sunday night the zocalo was full of dancing people late into the night, and markets and make shift restaurants popping up on the pedestrian only streets. Time for a useless fact, the main cathedral in Merida contained the largest wooden cross in the world. We stumbled across an art house cinema just off the zocalo and ended up watching a Charlie Chaplin film, which gave a more than welcome break ...

... by the election of Barack Obama.

The new president’s early approval ratings of 64% were an encouraging sign but then reality set in.

The new president promised change and lots of it. That sounds good on the surface but upon closer examination change is threatening to a whole lot of people with vested interests and different political philosophies.

Furthermore, as a Canadian I had no idea how deeply divided the Republicans ...

... So this week was kind of a struggle as I had to get a little out of the travelling mood. The hardest part in it is not the classes itself or the grammar, but the huge task of learning (and remembring) all the hundreds of words used in everyday contexts. Still, I feel I´m getting somewhere, how slow it may seem and how many mistakes I might make. Anyhow, there are also lots of excursions to make. I´ve checked and I could visit 7 or 8 major ...

... next to the pedestrian walk that is party central. Along the walk their are numerous gringo hot spots such as Senor Frogs where I spotted a group of 20 loaded people all staggering around together. It was loud, fun, and so NOT the real Mexico. The town is already built up, the best time to buy here was 20 years ago. The beaches are beautiful white sand, the water deep green and blue. The coast north and south is being ...

... There are also a lot of armed policemen. While this might make a traveller ill at ease the Mexican gun carriers don't. During the official part of the present Iraq War, journalists at one time were keen to point out the difference between the Britsh and American army's way of interacting with the local population. Most reporters, ive the opinion that the British army were much more palatable ostensibly because the standard way of carrying and ...

... hour flight back home. The flight wasn't too bad and I managed to get about 6 hours sleep total. Bec had some sleeping pills and slept most of the way. We got home (after a long wait in Customs) at 9am, door to door Havana to home was 38 hours. Thursday As mentioned, home at 9am I headed to the supermarket for immediate supplies (lunch) and after a quick sandwich, we downloaded the photos from the cards. It was at this point disappointingly ...

... of Yucatán state is in every sense the leading city of the peninsula, with a calm, small-town geniality despite its population of nearly one million. It draws thousands of visitors, both Mexican and foreign, and has seen a rash of expat investment since 2000, leading some to speculate that it may succeed San Miguel Allende as the country's prime artsy expat haven. But ...

... you twice as much... so when the local club has a 2 for one drink special you basically getting 4 for one which is great value! The police in mexico are so corrupt that you can get away with nearly anything if you have money. This can be seen as a good and bad thing. Its bad if you want to feel safe and secure in the hands of the law. Its good if you decide to skull 10 beers and jump ...