Playa Maya
Travel Blogs from Playa del Carmen
The Yucatan Peninsula
... and the beach so it's hard to find access, especially in the roaring heat. We finally worked our way to the beach and found a place to relax. The beach is a lot bigger than Playa and a bit more surfy, there were lots of people around but it has an OK vibe and lots of people having fun. After swimming and sun bathing we found an awesome Japanese restaurant near by and indulged in something we hadn't had since back in New Zealand.
In the morning we were pretty keen to ...
Mexico - Chichen Itza
... There where also a ball court. There where two teams and two captains. We the winners captain apparently was decapitated. And that was a great honor to be sacrificed. Well I theory would be that the loser got decapitated because the game would have been very boring. With the captains head on stake, that would be like playing reversed poker or something. That doesn´t make any sense. But apparently the archaeologist are 90% ...
No ticket, no taco
... we discovered the soft-serve ice-creams at each bar - ah, it's the little things in life that matter!
We had planned to explore Playa del Carmen's township that afternoon. It was the perfect time to avoid the cruise-ship tourists - most having left these shores by late afternoon. At first traveling through the countryside you can't help but notice the difference to the familiar resorts. Abandoned buildings and sites feature along the roadside, and you can ...
Viva Mexico!
... baren og et rimelig spektakulaert flammeshow. Kl. 0600 fant undertegende sin loppekasse, og selv om det ikke blir for mye soevn just den dagen har det jammen meg vaert godt aa faatt noen herlige dager her etter mye flyreiser frem og tilbake den seneste tid. Jeg vaaknet overraskende tidlig Torsdagsmorgen, men noe spennende aa nevne for den ivrige leser har jeg ikke fra denne dag. Eller, forresten: Jeg og Kristina bestemte oss i kveldinga for ...
The day the wisemen left
... on the same day. If all goes as planned, I will still go to the Jungle Market (http://www.mayaecho.com/Jungle_Spa.htm l) on Sunday for the traditional Mayan food and dancing, then venture off on my Belizian sidetrip on Monday morning and stay 3 nights before returning. Who knows, I may go wild and venture into Guatemala for a couple of days. At about 6pm I put on my short little skirt and kept on my tankini top and ventured out to find a bite for dinner and ...