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Chitchen Itza and Playa del Carmen
... of the Itza well”, is a Mayan
City on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, between Valladolid and Merida.
It was established before the period of Christopher Colombus and
probably served as the religion center of Yucatan for a while.
Today it is the second most visited site of Mexico. Apart from one of the new seven wonders of the world; The Kukulkan Pyramid.
We had lunch in a traditional Hacienda– just a ...
La Ibiza De Las Americas
... we went, there were stories about crazy Irish guys that had just left who spent more money and were rowdier than anyone else. Naturally we put this to the test over the next few hours, and I saw some Irishmen looking worse for wear, others probably went off to a club, but me, James and the three Mexican girls went off to a nearby bar before we decided it was time to hit the hay in order to catch our bus in the morning. This, we did, and made our bus, and flight, well on ...
1st day on my own
I woke up @ 5am as Carrie had to be at the airport terminal @ 6am. She never bothered to go to sleep and apparently was in and out of the bedroom all night long gathering her stuff to pack up for travel. I slept like a log and didn't hear a thing until the cellphone alarm. Drove to Cancun to deliver my girl at her checkin lineup. Fortunately the airport is right on the fringe edge of Cancun and the airport of course is the most clearly marked destination ...
Three lost amigos and an empty bottle of tequilla
... could land the knockout blow, and with a bit of help from a Michael Jackson impersonater randomly appearing at the top of the stage, Spiderman started to kick some serious ass. Spidey was in his element and with a Mortal Kombat style finsishing move coinciding with an eruption fireworks the Green Goblin was no longer and the MJ appeared on stage with an eruption of cheers from the crowd.
So i got home and it ...
Vamos a la Playa
... downsides among which, misleading 2 for 1 deals, a mysterious 15-25% added to the bill for “service”, constant badgering to “come take a look, I make you special deal” and many tourists wearing clothes vastly inappropriate to their size and shape are some of the most prevalent.
All this is however surprisingly enjoyable, but a short collectivo taxi ride away are the real gems of the Riviera Maya coast. A series of cenotes, ...