That's right, the Playa del Carmen and Merida post is in the works.
We had a great time. Playa was dead center in the wheel house for the Chris and Paty demographic. There is a still a lot going on, but not the unmitigated perennial spring break that is Cancun.
In the interim I'll leave you with this quote I just came across that kind of resonated with your author:
“I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation.”
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Playa del Carmen
Greetings from Playa del Carmen. It's been a bit since I posted (again). But I should have some stuff from Playa over the next week or so.
Today is Monday night, we got here Friday thus I have some first impressions to share with everyone.
First $1 = 13.7 pesos. A new rule of thumb for choosing a vacation spot: The dollar goes farther if the economy of the country you are visiting is in more trouble than the USA. Now this is becoming a smaller and smaller club worldwide over the last year, but Mexico still definitely qualifies as having more issues than us.
Playa is a lot different than Cancun. At our age and travel prefences, it is actually a lot better option. In Cancun, all the beaches are private. So the hotel/resort you choose is of utmost importance to your beach experience. In Playa it does not work that way. Most of the hotel are much smaller botique operations and not necissarly connected to the beach. Instead there are numerous beach clubs in Playa where people go to hang out at the beach. For 90 pesos you can rent two beach chairs and a shade for the day at a beach club. There are also clean bathrooms and food and beverage service available. So for those of you that are used to going to Hawaii, this is a better deal. Basically it is $7 for a couple for the entire day of beach access and amenities. A beer is about $2.70 at the beach.
I guess my point is that Playa is a good spot. So far we have spent two days at the beach and on Sunday we took the ferry to Cozumel for the day.
At the end of the day in Cozumel we stopped at a tourist bar catering to Americans as we were waiting for our ferry back to Playa del Carmen. They advertised NFL Sunday Ticket 'All Games Available'. So I tried to get them to turn the Seahawks on, but there was a group of four watching the Arizona Cardinals game. I tried to reason with them that I REALLY wanted to see the Seahawks but it turned out that one of the people in the group watching the Cardinals was Neil Rackers mom (the Cardinals kicker). So it is safe to assume that we continued to watch the Cardinals.
I have a lot of pictures, but currently we are stealing a VERY sporadic internet signal at our apartment that fades in and out. I probably won't be able to upload anything until we get to Merida later in the week.
On a side note, I haven't been more excited to see some sporting highlights than I was Satuday. USA 3 @ Honduras 2. Which means that we joined the group already qualified for the World Cup next summer in South Africa. WC 2010, here we come! An away win in a very hostile environment in Central America where historically we NEVER win is a huge step for the US Soccer program. Plus Honduras was on the verge of qualifying if they had won the game, making it even more significant. The US Soccer team might be on the verge of taking the next step that all of us passionate footy fans in the US have been hoping for for a generation.
All from Playa del Carmen for now. Tomorrow we might go to Tulum. Or we might just hang out at the beach again.
Today is Monday night, we got here Friday thus I have some first impressions to share with everyone.
First $1 = 13.7 pesos. A new rule of thumb for choosing a vacation spot: The dollar goes farther if the economy of the country you are visiting is in more trouble than the USA. Now this is becoming a smaller and smaller club worldwide over the last year, but Mexico still definitely qualifies as having more issues than us.
Playa is a lot different than Cancun. At our age and travel prefences, it is actually a lot better option. In Cancun, all the beaches are private. So the hotel/resort you choose is of utmost importance to your beach experience. In Playa it does not work that way. Most of the hotel are much smaller botique operations and not necissarly connected to the beach. Instead there are numerous beach clubs in Playa where people go to hang out at the beach. For 90 pesos you can rent two beach chairs and a shade for the day at a beach club. There are also clean bathrooms and food and beverage service available. So for those of you that are used to going to Hawaii, this is a better deal. Basically it is $7 for a couple for the entire day of beach access and amenities. A beer is about $2.70 at the beach.
I guess my point is that Playa is a good spot. So far we have spent two days at the beach and on Sunday we took the ferry to Cozumel for the day.
At the end of the day in Cozumel we stopped at a tourist bar catering to Americans as we were waiting for our ferry back to Playa del Carmen. They advertised NFL Sunday Ticket 'All Games Available'. So I tried to get them to turn the Seahawks on, but there was a group of four watching the Arizona Cardinals game. I tried to reason with them that I REALLY wanted to see the Seahawks but it turned out that one of the people in the group watching the Cardinals was Neil Rackers mom (the Cardinals kicker). So it is safe to assume that we continued to watch the Cardinals.
I have a lot of pictures, but currently we are stealing a VERY sporadic internet signal at our apartment that fades in and out. I probably won't be able to upload anything until we get to Merida later in the week.
On a side note, I haven't been more excited to see some sporting highlights than I was Satuday. USA 3 @ Honduras 2. Which means that we joined the group already qualified for the World Cup next summer in South Africa. WC 2010, here we come! An away win in a very hostile environment in Central America where historically we NEVER win is a huge step for the US Soccer program. Plus Honduras was on the verge of qualifying if they had won the game, making it even more significant. The US Soccer team might be on the verge of taking the next step that all of us passionate footy fans in the US have been hoping for for a generation.
All from Playa del Carmen for now. Tomorrow we might go to Tulum. Or we might just hang out at the beach again.
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