I didn’t follow Mahekal Beach Resort since it originally did not have an all-inclusive option. Much to my surprise I discovered that it now offers an all-inclusive optional meal and beverage plan after reading Travel + Leisure’s listing of “World’s Best” (this resort came in at #5 in the category of top 25 resorts in Mexico). Here’s some info on the resort and what it has to offer: Continue reading
Conde Nast completed their own Reader’s Choice Awards, and here are the winners for Best Resorts in Eastern Mexico (I’ve only listed the ones which are all-inclusive): Continue reading
Whenever I do a solo trip, something inevitably weird or rather amusing happens with respect to traveling by myself. I was wondering whether any other females, or males, for that matter, have had their own “experiences” with solo travel–if you do, please feel free to comment below.
For those of you who haven’t seen the video yet of the Grand Palladium fire which occurred a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d post it so you can get an idea of how quickly a palapa roof fire can burn at a Mexico resort and potentially spread to other structures. Seeing this video makes me realize how lucky it was that no one was hurt and no other significant structures were burned beside the lobbies.
Riu posted that their resorts, for the time being, will not be serving lobsters, clams, or oysters. This is being done with respect to an order from the Mexico Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development–from how I understand it, there is a time of year when capturing certain marine life is banned in order to avoid endangering the species overall. (If someone has a better explanation, please let me know).
FYI: Not a rumor, it’s been officially verified.
I just read on FB that the lobbies of the Grand Palladium Kantenah and Colonial in the Riviera Maya are on fire and guests are being evacuated to the beach….right now this is just a rumor, I will post more if it becomes available.
For those of you only interested in learning about Cancun and the Riviera Maya, you will want to skip this post. For those of you interested in what it was like to travel back to Hawaii during the COVID pandemic, you many want to stick around and read some tidbits about the travel experience.
If you are going to book or have already booked the new Planet Hollywood Cancun, please be aware that there is a fake website out there taking money from vacationers but not really reserving any rooms…the fake one ends with -cancun.com; the REAL website ends with hotels.com. (The first part of the web address is, of course, planethollywood). The company is doing everything it can to remove the bogus website from the internet.
Just one of Aaron Chang’s exquisite photos
There are two general travel magazines I must have–Travel and Leisure, and Islands. I have been a big fan of Islands magazine for many years, and while the content has been streamlined recently I continue to appreciate the excellent showcasing of life on various islands throughout the globe.