Category Archives: fun videos

Top 10 Best Luxury Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya…Just For Fun

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I keep seeing more and more YouTube and Instagram videos out about the “Top 7-10 Best Of”, typically listing resorts in the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas of Mexico.  I guess that’s not surprising to see those in my feed given most of my social media searches and views are about those very items, but after viewing some of these posts I come away with thinking they’ve got to be just random picks with no validity to them.  The NYX Hotel Cancun a five-star?  Please.

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Want To Know What Goes On During The Xenotes Tour?

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The Xenotes Tour by Xcaret is one of the most booked tours out there right now.  It is extremely popular with vacationers to the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas and especially more so for those within the age group of 20-40.

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A Cenote Day Club Experience…

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Want to experience the best of both a day club and a cenote?  Then head to Buuts’ Ha’ Cenote Club.  If you want an idea of its location in the Riviera Maya, it’s south of Xel-Há Park and north of Dreams Tulum (about a 15 min. drive north of Tulum).

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Plaza Paraiso–The “Shopping Mall” at Iberostar Paraiso Resort Complex

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My last blog post was about the differences between the five resorts at the Iberostar Paraiso resort complex–this post is about the shopping area adjacent to the golf course across the road from the different resorts.  All resorts at this complex have access to this shopping area, you just have to decide whether you want to walk to it or take a golf cart shuttle from your resort to the entrance of the mall.

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Confused About What’s Included For Which Resort At Iberostar Riviera Maya?

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If you enjoy vacationing at large megaresort complexes, you’ve probably read something about the Iberostar Riviera Maya property.  The resort as a whole is located about 35 min. south of the Cancun airport and is comprised of five separate resorts, a golf course, and a separate “shopping mall” complex right across the road from the beachfront resorts.  The individual properties, from the most expensive to the cheapest, are as follows: Continue reading →

Interested in Knowing About Moon Palace–The Grand?

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I found a video done by one of my favorite resort videographers, 3 Days 3 Noches, about the newest addition to the very popular Moon Palace resort.  The Grand was finished in 2017 and adds a whopping 1,316 rooms to Moon Palace’s overall room count of 2,433.  While I can’t find a firm number concerning total guest capacity of this resort as a whole, it is somewhere over 10,000 for the entirety of this huge mega-resort complex.  With this kind of potential demand, you have to know that this resort must offer something special to keep guests coming back year after year as well as being able to attract new guests.

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Can’t Decide Between Visiting Playa del Carmen or Tulum?

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It’s understandable that vacationers don’t want to waste time and/or money while on their trip–after all, that’s part of why I decided to start this blog in the first place.  The more info you know about your vacation destination prior to your trip , the less likely you will be to waste your time or money.  For those vacationers headed to the Riviera Maya and can’t decide between spending time and money daytripping to Playa del Carmen or Tulum, here’s a video done by Monkey Abroad to help you decide what’s best for you and/or your family.

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Looking For An Awesome Techno Music Festival?

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If you love techno music, then perhaps you already know about the famous (infamous) Afterlife electronic music festival.  It is now a worldwide event with annual shows in Barcelona, Ibiza, and other international destinations including Tulum.  The very first Tulum Afterlife event was held at Zamna cenote in Tulum in 2017, Jan. 4, 2023 was the sixth time the event has been held at the same Tulum location.

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What’s Isla Mujeres Like?

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If you’re vacationing in Cancun’s Hotel Zone or staying in Playa Mujeres/Costa Mujeres north of downtown Cancun, you may want to consider taking a day trip over to Isla Mujeres.  It makes a a great change of pace if you are becoming bored with staying at your resort as well as a way to see a great beach and beautiful water you can actually swim in (the east-facing beach areas in Cancun’s Hotel Zone are often red-flagged making swimming conditions impossible).

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