Shambala Petit Tulum

... the last boat leaves for Caye Caulker; however, we'll see what happends.<br><br>Hasta Luego,<br>-G.<br><br>I would definitely recommend staying at Posada los Mapaches . Friendly, clean, cheap, and a wonderful breakfast included. Highway noise is the old drawback. Like already mentioned, bikes are included for the entire duration of your stay, which makes traveling around Tulum super easy.<br>

Today I woke up early again, some holiday this is. Na, just joking, it's good to get up early every now and then to make sure I miss out on the worst of the tourist crowds.<br><br>Met up with the dive shop people down the road and got suited up for some fins and a wet suit, it's ment to be cold down in those caves. A short van ride and we were in a Myan reserve which was home to the Cenote of Dos Ojos. The cenotes are a system of underground rivers ...

Tulum is one of the prettiest places we have ever seen. It's a small little town, with not a lot of tourism, but you can tell more and more people are discovering this cute little town. We stayed in the Lobo Inn where we felt like we were at home. Everyone there was so lovely! Especially Estefan who Adam calls "Me amigo". Pretty cool dude. Had some good drinking sessions with him! Spent a day at ...

... missed the first two bus's that morning but they did have one that left at 1:45. That would bring us into Merida around 5:30ish 6:00pm'ish, ok we can deal with that. We figured we could get dropped off at the bus station and get a cab to our rental car place and then scoot on over to our hotel. I use the word scoot as an synonym to a quick jaunt, a speedy drive. Now for those who might already be wondering and or judging, the bus's in Mexico are of the utmost ...

... to the Temple of the Sea and it's beautiful view of the Castillo and sea below. But my newfound favorite spot is now directly behind the Castillo, where an inviting boulder sits near the edge of the cliff, such a perfect breezy spot to sit and write travel stories... Upon arriving back at our room and relaying my adventure of the day and my disappointment therein to Vidal, he told me he had just heard that Chichén Itzá would soon also be off-limits ...

... limestone walls and beautiful water. Then at about 18m/60ft i began to see what allthe fuss was about with this dive site. A a strange wispy bottom appearing below with a few ghostly, bare limbed tree trunks and branches sticking out. As it becomes clearer you begin to feel the first effects of narcosis at the same time as you see an expanse of wispy fog below. At the top of the cloud you stop and look around, everything appears surreal and a spooky feeling ...

... in the history of the site there s still plenty to do and see over there. The beach is also fantastic. White sand and lots of iguanas patiently waiting for some cookies or any other snacks that you might have. The view of the cliffs and some of the ancient buildings from down there is also amazing. It's so convenient as when you get tired of walking and ...

... fruit for breakfast and finding cheap sandwich places. Everywhere you go there are Dos para uno cervezas for about 30 pesos. Not a bad deal, beer is definitely a budget buster. For our last night all together we went out to dinner, i had some excellent Chorizo, potato quesadillas. I hope all is well at home, It seems like i have been gone forever haha. Take care and let me know how you are all doing. Hasta Tarde, Geoff

... Hung around the beach for a couple of hours but totally put off by the fact that many of the couple were going stark bollock naked - really don't want to see a random weaner when I open my eyes! Decided Tulum may be a bit dull if not with a crowd of people so packed our bags and headed to the ruins. Ruins pretty impressive in their setting - right next to crystal clear blue sea - but so, so, so hot and full of Americans so felt a ...

... There are manatees at all the diving locations! it had a familiar caribbean-jamaican type of vibe that comes with a crowded cruise ship pier. People that we talked to loved the mountain areas in belize more than the beach. So, we were still in search of quiet beach type of ending the trip and decided to go to Mexico. For my Princess folk, it was like doing the land tour first and cruise portion last. we got the hard part out of the way and are ready to be ...