The Fairmont Mayakoba Playa del Carmen

... young population.
Met Elias at the hostel (Hi !) who was very kind and showed me around. Too bad I was too tired to really enjoy the nightclubs...

Next day, my plane for Bogota took off at 3:50pm. I accidentally broke a piece inside the -cheap-plane, and was kindly asked to not destroy it during the flight ^^.

... City with Armando, our tour guide, UWP staff member, and Mexico City native. He knew so much about the city and the history. We visited the Mexican Palace, an absolutely gorgeous cathedral, the Mexican Post Palace (their post office), the Mexico City Opera House, and so many other beautiful places. I can't get over the architecture here. Every building is so detailed and exquisite!

We also experienced just how much Mexico City is sinking! Mexico City ...

... no energy and every joint is aching, I feel like I have been hit by a truck. Bed becomes my friend today.


Later that night Andrew decides that Hungry Jacks (Burger King here) is on the menu, urgh! We walk into town and I feel very wobbly. I take two bites of my burger and it hits the bin, what a stupid idea this one was.


We head back for an early night and things seem to of settle down, we actually ...

... carrying a giant flag. They were followed by regiments with machine guns who were followed by regiments with shot guns. Ceremoniously they put up the big flag, then marched back into the palace.
We caught the underground to one of the four major bus terminals in Mexico City and got a bus which was to take us to the ancient pyramids. Both of us were hung over so had a sleep while on the bus.
When we woke up we could see the temple of the sun and ...

I'm here in Play del Carmen and I like it here a lot more then PV. I think this would be one place I might come back to visit. I was going to see all the ruins but I think I'm all ruined out. I will be changing my oil here and just walking around town.

... We all went out of dinner to a place called 100% natural which served lots of veggie food. I ordered a pita pizza which was tasty and also massive. Everyones meal took ages to arrive and it was quite expensive because tipping is compulsary and it was 15% extra. After the meal I went for a walk around the shops and got a drink in the chocolate cafe with the three teachers (2 Irish, 1 American).

... a child you introduce yourself and tell them where you are from. You ask whether they are interested in leaving the street if they are you continue to ask how old they are, how long they have been on the street and what drugs they are taking. If all then goes well you play a game with them on the street, the favorite card game is uno!! and if you loose you usually have to do press-ups, about 10! so I am now becoming an expert in this game as ...

... I wanted to watch (Hairspray for me, Hot Rod for Stu), perused the menu before deciding on a steak for tea and omlette for breakfast, as well as enjoying an open bar. Ahhh - the good life. Unfortunately the hour delay in San Fran for our connecting flight to Denver but nethertheless 20 hours after leaving Melbourne we were in Denver USA for the night enjoying a beer & the fat laden joys of fried foods. Mexico has been a fantastic holiday. As expected ...

... Melbourne Aussie (I'm losing count, Melbournites seem to be more adventurous than Sydneysiders), as I said he's just starting his trip. We decided to leave the hostel and go and find a few bars. Wierdly, the Zocalo area, which had been packed with literally tens of thousands of people that afternoon, was deserted, and even more strangely, we couldn't find anywhere open, at 10PM. Defeated, we wandered back to the hostel for a last few pints, and a resolution to find ...

Hola a todos! Me encuentro desde el martes aqui en Playa del Carmen pero como ya se imaginaran que estas playas no le permite a uno encerrarse en un ciber, jajaja, ya veran algunas fotos que tome desde el balcon del Hostal en donde me estoy quedando y se entendera un poco mas lo anterior, estamos en contacto!