Shangri La Caribe Hotel Playa del Carmen

... and the penis? If they are not chopping bits off it then they are jabbing it with wooden sticks. Back to Chitchin Itza, the culture was astronomically, mathematically and architecturally advanced well before their time, female social services and child protection needing a bit of work. <br><br>Get chatting to this American chick on the tour who is with her mother. Her mum is a really loud dramatic Los Angeles mother with crazy ...

... a deco stop and I believe only bothered with a safety stop as Myk and I both did one. Next dive was shallow (around 12-15 metres) and while our DM didn&#8217;t bother with a safety stop, we kept under the surface for well over the three minutes since they decided not t bother with their SMB despite surfacing in a horrendously busy boat channel?? I would hate to think of nervous or inexperienced divers using this company as safety is about ...

... that are of interest. We are at the Dos Oyez area and take two lines, the Barbie Line and the Bat Cave. In the latter we surface in a huge cavern, full of bats that can only be reached by underwater tunnels or a small hole in the roof. Its an amazing experience and I&#8217;d definitely recommend it to anyone passing through the area. There are thousands of miles of Cenotes along the coast, we barely explore a kilometre.

... the alarm. It is obviously the steel rod in his leg (which has never been a problem in Sydney or Melbourne airports). I am trying to grab our gear, including laptops, two backpacks, belts, shoes, wallets whilst they interrogate Andrew. I go to the nearest seat so I can put on my shoes and can't see what they have done with my husband until I notice that he has been placed in a glass holding box. I nearly wet myself with laughter as he ...

... moustache gruffly thrust a pair of landing cards at us, I had the cheek to ask him what we did after we filled it in, "BACK HERE!" he yelled. Okay. So we filled the forms in with our stupidly heavy rucksacks on, had our passports cursorily scanned and stamped, and then we had to walk to Mexico to find our bus once more. Thankfully some passengers had opted for a quicker transit to their final destinations than our transport so for the final fifteen or so minutes ...

... to Flores, not before a waiter in the restuarant plucked a scorpion off my back and stamped on it. We stayed one more night in Flores before heading off for some chilling on the beach. First stop, Cauye Calker, Belize. Island of the coast. Town is built right up close to the beach, and where the beach has eroded, there isnt much beach left, and you couldnt walk out much without stepping on squidgy seaweed. Given the beach experience wasnt really up to what we ...

... snorkeling in the area. We found a great dive shop where there was a really helpful lady who told us the best places to go snorkeling along the coast. She suggested Akumal and not Cozumel as apparently a lot of the reef has been destroyed by the recent hurricane. So that was really helpful. We had a quiet evening that night and started to plan our next few days.....very excited!

... building painted white with yellow trimming. The jukebox and tv were blaring Spanish music and an old Jerry Lewis movie dubbed in Spanish. Later back at the hostel, Casey and I had some drinks at the beach bar and chatted with Roberto, The resident Mexican Bob Marley bartender. Later I just hung out and played some card games and had a few Cuba libres with a Canadian and 36-year-old retired Air Force Brit who was telling me about climbing to Everest's base camp (no ...

... are in the area. However, do not go to Playa del Carmen. The place is ruined. The beach is right next to the ferry to Cozumel and the town is full of all-you-can-eat-buffet-with-16-kinds-of -meat type places, not sure who they are aiming that at(?). Went to Cancun for the day, fitted right in with the locals by having burgers and milkshake for breakfast. Shocking place, so bad infact we hid in the cinema all afternoon hoping it would all be a bad dream ...