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Tulum, Mexico

February 23, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
On our way to Coba to visit the Nohoch Mul Temple, we stopped at a side road taco stand for breakfast, El Arbolito Taqueria. To all you first timers, don't be surprised if you can't find hard shell tacos because those don't exist in Mexico! The tacos here are handmade and they are absolutely beyond amazing! I had 4 of them and it was just about eno...
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A True Gift from Nature: Pink Lagoons of Las Coloradas

February 21, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
You probably all have seen white sand one time or another. But how about white sand and pink waters! Some say the pink color is from algae in the water. Others say it's from pink shrimps or pink salts. None has been confirmed. We also saw a lot of pink flamingos and we were told they get the color from eating and drinking from the lakes. The water...
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Yucatan Mexico

February 20, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
Returned here after about 7 years or so and the Great Pyramid of Chichen Itza still hasn't changed much. Chichen Itza is one of the most popular Mayan ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of us tourists aren't aware of the one hour difference so there was already a long line by the time we arrived which was around 9:30 or so. It's about 2.5 hour dr...
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Playa Del Carmen

February 19, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
Approximately an hour south of Cancun, Mexico is a cheerful town of Playa Del Carmen in Quintana Roo. We rented a condo at El Rincon de Cuca and made it our home away from home for a week. This cute little condo is located perfectly across Avenida 5, tucked away far enough that it was always a welcoming quiet sanctuary at the end of the day. There...
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Snow Day Wonder

January 07, 2017  •  Leave a Comment
First post of 2017. Happy New Year!
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