Category Archives: Drone videos

Maroma Beach is the Treatment of Choice For Beach Withdrawal…

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Attention travelers, if you have an acute case of beach withdrawal like I do right now, there is a cure–well, at least a temporary one.  Fly to Cancun and visit Maroma Beach in the Riviera Maya, it’s only about a 40-min. drive south of the Cancun airport.  Maroma Beach has won accolades from various travel media sources–the Travel Channel thought it noteworthy enough to put it within the top 10 spot in the World’s Best Beaches category several years running.

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Drone Video of Grand Palladium Riviera Maya

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I actually wanted to find a video of how the new resorts are doing which are planning on opening within the next month, but as is typical of this area and new resort info there is not much out there–it’s like resort companies believe they are selling state secrets by giving away some teaser info.

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New Drone Video of Playacar Beach

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I love Playacar Beach, it’s one of my favorites in the Riviera Maya.  For those of you who don’t know where it’s located, it’s in a gated community just south of Playa del Carmen (the beach can also be accessed by walking south on the beach from Playa del Carmen).  Very swimmable with minor wave action overall, within walking distance to Playa del Carmen (and only a 6-8 min. cab ride from Riu resorts), a smaller shopping area across the road from Riu Palace Mexico/Riu Yucatan, and the gated community makes vacationers feel safer in terms of walking in the area.

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What’s Your Impression of Catalonia Royal Tulum?

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Has anyone stayed at this resort?  If my Kauai vacation doesn’t work out for May I am thinking of booking Catalonia Royal Tulum for a larger group of individuals.  Seems pretty low key but in a great jungle setting with a beautiful beach (Xpu-Ha).  Just down the road from Barcelo Riviera Maya mega-resort with nearby cenotes.  Anyone been to Coba ruins leaving from this area of the Riviera Maya?  I’ve been to Chichen Itza and want to climb a pyramid this time.  Juan (my new go-to private driver for vacation excursions from FriendsTravelCancun) tells me he can take my party anywhere in Cancun and the Riviera Maya so I will be using him for transport as needed.

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Drone Video of Atelier PM

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Don’t forget to follow my Instagram account, allinclusivegal, as I travel later this week to Atelier Playa Mujeres.  Afterwards I will be staying at Riu Palace Peninsula, so it’s a two-fer.

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Ik-Kil Cenote Video

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I’ve been on a cenote binge lately.  Here’s a short video of one of the most famous cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula, Ik-Kil Cenote which is close to Chichen Itza.   If you’re doing it independently,  be sure to get there early because some Chichen Itza tours plan an afternoon stopover at Ik-Kil.

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This Is Why People Come to Tulum….

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I love drone videos, they give such a great overall picture of an entire resort or area. The video below highlights Tulum, a small but very popular town on the southern edge of the Riviera Maya.  There are two all-inclusive resorts in/nearby Tulum–Kore Tulum is approximately three miles south of Tulum proper, while Dreams Tulum is a 10-minute drive north of the Tulum Ruins and the town.  The location of these all-inclusives makes it easy for guests to take in both the ruins and enjoy what Tulum has to offer in an easy day trip.

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New Drone Video of Playa del Carmen

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For those of you curious about or following the upcoming changes in Playa del Carmen, here’s a new video showing some of the initial projects (new and better beach access from 5th, changes to the popular Parque Fundadores, not sure about the larger cleared out construction spaces, however–does anyone know what is being done there?).

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Drone Video of Dreams Riviera Cancun

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With “cancel for any reason” travel insurance in hand, so to speak, I’m booked to go back to the Riviera Maya second week in November.  My travel companions on this trip have outvoted me, so no party suite at Atelier (boooo–will have to do this one on a solo trip).  Instead, we will be going to the Puerto Morelos area (supposedly affected less severely by COVID-19 than other Riviera Maya areas such as Playa del Carmen) to the brand new Now Natura with my free stay voucher, then onto Dreams Riviera Cancun booked in the Governor’s Suite.  I did not know this Dreams resort was only two resorts south of Now Sapphire where I stayed in February!  Since I stayed at Dreams Playa Mujeres several years ago, I know that the Dreams resort line is a quality family-friendly option.

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Riviera Maya Drone Tease, Please

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Not that I want to torture anyone with beautiful views of the Riviera Maya, but here are some beautiful views of the Riviera Maya just made to torture us at a time we cannot travel…..But seriously, I miss this place!

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