In less than 24 hours we will be on our way to Cancun Airport headed home to Spokane via Denver. The past six months, since leaving the workforce have been challenging and frustrating, but even the times the ego brain tries to talk me into negativity are so much more. I want to be receptive to …
Mexico
Laid Back Playa del Carmen
Playa Del Carmen is an interesting mix of laidback and frenetic. The frenetic part is the downtown shopping restaurant core; and after dark that energy at least doubles. The laidback part is the energy of the people, even in the frenetic areas. There are lots of vendors hawking things, but many of …
Life Is Cheap!
Today was Sheila's haircut day. These are always exciting because of the unknown quality. We went to a stylist recommended by our property manager, Angela. When we arrived at the salon, Jazmin, the stylist, was not there. Instead a young man performed a luxurious shampoo on Sheila. When Jazmin …
Mayan Culture, A Crash Course: Chichen Itza, A Cenote and Tequila tasting
Yesterday, Thursday, we went on a Chichen Itza tour. I intended to write about it last night. Technology, again, reared its ugly head. Suddenly my phone had difficulties sending photos to Gmail. Then it started to do weird things to Gmail. Some photos got through. Sometimes one of six made it, …
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The Unique Flavor of Playa Del Carmen: Technology Friend or Foe, Google and Viator
I do not know if you will be able to blow up the trail marker with the words, but it basically explains there are the remains of three distinct Mayan villages in the city Playa del Carmen. They are remains that just pop up in the middle of things. Here is the transition from a well populated condo …