Staying at a mega-resort located in a hot place like Cancun is like being at a mall in America but everyone wears fewer clothes. Like the mall, people trudge slowly and talk loudly. At a resort, our national struggle with obesity is accentuated during bathing suit season, which makes walking behind a trudger more painful….
Tag: Mexico 2011
Tulum
Chichen Itza is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and one of Mexico’s biggest tourist attracations. It’s also a 2 1/2-hour bus ride from Cancun and in the center of a hot, dry Yucatan Penisula. Closer to Cancun is Tulum, less-traveled Mayan ruins that stand on a cliff overlooking a cool, pristine swath…
Isla Mujeres Part 2
Think Mexico and you think pinatas, tacos, and beaches that disappear into the horizon. You don’t think of funky architecture or modern art. Nor would you think those things would be found on Isla Mujeres. As I mentioned before, Isla Mujeres is a quiet place where people can be alone with their thoughts and pursue…
Isla Mujeres Part 1
Once you decide to spend spring break drinking tequila on the beach, the next question is “which beach?” followed by “whose tequila?” The real me wanted to sip distilled cactus juice on Isla Mujeres, which is now one of my favorite places on the planet–not bad for an island where I only spent five hours….
Lesson Learned
This has never happened before, but we booked a flight and then cancelled it. Last summer, when we had been living in our new house for all of two weeks, we learned that Turkish Airlines had some affordable fares so we booked a trip to Istanbul figuring we’d sort out what we wanted to see…