Sunset Princess Resort

Celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss in Mexico at our first all inclusive resort. Grand Sunset Princess in Playa del Carmen.

Well today was just laying around the resort and not going too far. We want to take it easy for the Xel-Ha (shell-ha) tomorrow. Wanted to get a short time in the pool or the beach to show Nova how to snorkle. Darn it - windy again at the beach, no spots ...

... is shocked by the sight of bare feet what would she think of a ferang in no more than a lungi. Royal ablutions complete the princess and her attendants returned to their meal. We suppose the chillies in the soup must produce sufficient heat to mask the ...

... the morning.  The next morning all 7 of us hopped in a shared van and an hour later we arrived at a resort in Kendwa called Sunset Bungalows. It was super beautiful! While the others snorkeled and went on sunset cruises, I stayed under a hut and ...

... hot shower (its quite cold up the mountain)... and you guessed it... only ICE cold water in the showers...(get over it princess). Huge dinner ensued (decent, ... noodles, rice, ... actually I will just interrupt here to say the best things about the last ...

This trip was supposed to be a treat for my princess. It was her bday. so was trying to find a place - a holiday - different from the ones done earlier. I was thinking more about Jungle lodges Kabini... but as usual no availability there. and when I was ...

Ayers Rock? What if the romance of it like the Stonehenge was more the sizzle than the steak. Somehow the solitary figure of Princess Diana silhoutted against the background of Ayers Rock never left me I guess. As I surfed the net, I realized that the ...

... , another early morning to get up and get ready for packing and leaving for home. We grabbed our last breakfast at the Grand Sunset Princess buffet and Nova grabbed her last couple of bowls of hot oatmilk (which she loved - like porridge, oatmeal and hot ...

... bank of Inle Lake for hotel inspection. Then, board a local motor boat to the lake. Continue Hotel inspections: Inle Princess Resort Inle Resort Lunch at Mr Tour Restaurant. See the ingenious floating gardens and NgaHpeChaung, also known as 'Jumping Cat ...

...   Still raining, we went in search of better more suitable accommodation and after a bit of a search found PP Princess Beach Resort. A little bit pricey at twelve Euro a night (but still cheaper than the toilet place), it was situated right ...

... when reception was closed and no one was around the place at all. We checked out very early the next day!!   The Princess apartments were more expensive but so much nicer and we stayed there for the rest of our time on the island (12 days ...

... was Coba but Nova said this one was her favourite by a short margin (learning how to snorkle and swim with the fishes). Back to the resort for a quick bite and head for the room cause we were dog tired. * * * by the way, we get free access to the ...

... along the way- from Auzzies to Swedes to Essex boys to Amercians. We trekked to the viewpoint on Phhi phi last night for sunset, in memory of Jim. The climb wasnt exactly the best but it was definatly worth it to see the island in its full glory. ...

... about 45 minutes inside swimming and experiencing something quite different. It was refreshing after a very hot day. We made it back to the resort about 6 pm and then we had a few drinks with some people we met on the tour. Then off to bed to try to hit ...

... Cancun .  The introductory fare was $9.99 each way. We had 6 families join us for the trip.  We spent the week at an all inclusive resort.  We relaxed by the pool and beach during the day and ate dinner in town at ...

... up. The bus driver/guide is quite informative (he’s obviously been going to the lectures on what tourists want). There are no Princess tours on this island – I suspect the locals want to do their own thing.  The tour is A$15 each or ...

... ; We wish we had more time to spend there!  It is so fascinating... the life of sultans, the slave trade, the story of Princess Salme, the Arabs, the English, Dr. Livingston, etc, etc.  We hope to go back some day... hopefully when the town is a ...

... ;  Finally we arrived at Nyuang Shwe, the main town in which we now need to catch a boat to our resort on Inle Lake; Inle Lake Princess ( www.InlePrincessResort.com ).  The rest of the day we did little but get some R&R and enjoy the sunset ...

... Santubong a rainforest clad limestone peak on the other. According to legend, the mountain was formed when the mythical Princess Santubong was speared by her jealous sister, Princess Sejinjang. Falling over, she gave the mountain its distinctive profile, ...

... asked her how she could afford to ride her motercycle around the world (that is her plan), and she told me she was the Princess of Austria. I stopped listening before I she said that she was just kidding, so the whole dinner I thought we were eatting with ...

... so although it was a dorm of about 40, it didnt feel so big. And i love sleeping under mosquito nets - its like having the princess canopies you get over your bed when you're 4! The dorm was set on a path with loads of palm trees and other such ...