>> Welcome! Home | Latest Photos | Photos | About | Contact

Friday 29th September 2006

Mayan Ruins & More Beautiful Beaches

From Cancún we checked out nearby Chichen Itza which is an ancient Mayan city. It was pretty spectacular! The huge pyramids were particularly impressive. The acoustics in the Ball Court were amazing .. you could whisper at one end and be heard 40m away at the other end. My high pitched Cooees echoed about 10 times!

Our next destination was Playa de Carmen, a nice little town situated right on the beach albeit a bit too touristy for us. The hostel there was heaps cool so we just mixed it up with our fellow travellers and chilled on the beach. The highlight of Playa de Carmen for us was the ginormous Wallmart which was across the road from the hostel. It was the largest supermarket I have ever seen and sold everything from motorbikes to computers to groceries. Our thrice daily visits were great fun and it was also good to get away from the intense heat outside.

We (Frank (Dutch bloke I met) and I) bussed it a little further down the coast to Tulum where we stayed in a hut right on the beach! Didn´t do too much apart from swim at the beach and enjoy fine Mexican cuisine! It´s been a pretty stressful time ... having to decide between 2 for 1 cocktails or cheap beers every day isn´t easy!

The buses in Mexico have been fabulous! They are always coaches and 2nd class which we have been using is very comfortable. I wish I could say the same about the drivers though ... they are total maniacs! It´s funny as the buses have a red light above the driver which lights up whenever the driver exceeds the speed limit (ie all the time) just so you know that you may die soon!




Previous | Next


Records Displayed: 1
Total Records: 1


Dan brand Orange Juice in Slovenia ... what a country!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
--Mark Twain


Oz Broadband

Are you happy with your internet company? Oz Broadband Reviews has information on broadband internet and reviews of internet companies.

My Sites

· BottleMate Bottle Opener
· xsession Extreme Sports
· Extreme Sport News
· Extreme Sport Links

Cool Links

· Dodo - travel tips
· Jro's World

Mate's Blogs

· Bug Phul
· Dane and Claudia
· Richard
· Timbo
· Tezza
· Cesar
· Yasser
· Halfway There
· Motel Bates
· Marty
· Eurotrip 2006
· Doddsy
· Tim & Shahreen
· Adam (Monkey)
· Clarkey
· Duct Doctor
· Tim (Dutch)

Recent Entries

· I like this ... (31/05/11)
· South America - A Summary (15/05/10)
· Back in Argentina (27/04/10)
· Uyuni Salt Flats (22/04/10)
· Potosi (20/04/10)
· Bolivia (17/04/10)
· Cusco and Lake Titicaca (13/04/10)
· The Inca Trail (10/04/10)
· Peru (29/03/10)
· South of Ecuador (26/03/10)
· Banos (23/03/10)
· Back on the Main Land (Ecuador) (19/03/10)
· Galapagos Islands (14/03/10)
· Ecuador (08/03/10)
· Panamania (06/03/10)
· Colombia (03/03/10)
· Brazil = Carnival! (21/02/10)
· Argentina (20/02/10)
· Free Kangaroo and Beaver Hugs (27/02/08)
· Desmond the Movie (05/02/07)
· Christmas in Australia (22/12/06)
· Lost in Translation (15/12/06)
· US of friggin A (11/12/06)
· Costa Rica (04/12/06)
· Nicaragua (02/12/06)
· Honduras = Scuba (18/11/06)
· El Salvador (09/11/06)
· A Month in Antigua (03/11/06)
· Mumma, Nosotros vamos a subir un volcan! (31/10/06)
· Lago Atitlan (24/10/06)
· A Weekend in Monterrico (17/10/06)
· Spanish Classes, Salsa Classes & Meet the Parents (12/10/06)
· Antigua (10/10/06)
· Guatemala ... baby! (05/10/06)
· You Better Belize it! (01/10/06)
· Mayan Ruins & More Beautiful Beaches (29/09/06)
· Isla de Mujeres (Isle of Women) (26/09/06)
· The Real Cancun (19/09/06)
· I've got one ticket to Paradise (17/09/06)
· Back in Kelowna (Canada) (05/09/06)
· The Journey back to Canada (08/08/06)
· Lemoyne, Pennsylvania (31/07/06)
· The Journey East (14/06/06)
· Roadtrip USA (23/04/06)
· Epic Snow Conditions (13/02/06)
· Glass Tiger (23/01/06)
· New Years Eve (01/01/06)
· Xmas Roadtrip (28/12/05)
· Xmas Party (20/11/05)
· I bought a Car (01/11/05)
· Eurotrip 2005 - Summary (24/10/05)
· G'day London (28/07/05)
· Farewell Party (22/07/05)
· Calgary Stampede! (19/07/05)
· Wakefest (13/07/05)
· Canada Day long weekend! (05/07/05)
· A week in Kelowna (30/06/05)
· Soccer in Revelstoke (28/06/05)
· Life in Kelowna (21/06/05)
· Happy Birthday Kelowna! (07/05/05)
· Last Day at Big White (29/04/05)
· Banff, Calgary etc (27/04/05)
· Freshies (08/04/05)
· Big White - The season in review (07/04/05)
· Snowmobiling (06/04/05)
· Happy Easter (27/03/05)
· Ed's Farewell Party (20/03/05)
· White Gold! (18/03/05)
· Snow is Melting! (05/03/05)
· Collapsing Stairs (26/02/05)
· Awesome Day (24/02/05)
· Life in the Big Brother House (20/02/05)
· New Board (17/02/05)
· Powder Day ... Yeah (14/02/05)
· Cruise the Blues (13/02/05)
· The Walk Home from the Pub (10/02/05)
· Canadian Weather (08/02/05)
· New House (01/02/05)
· At Work (31/01/05)
· Australia Day (26/01/05)
· New Job (24/01/05)
· A Quiet Day (22/01/05)
· I got a Job! (21/01/05)
· Back at Big White (20/01/05)
· Rain at Silver Star? (18/01/05)
· Back at Silver Star (13/01/05)
· Snowboard Instructors Course at Big White (12/01/05)
· Silver Star (09/01/05)
· The Journey (07/01/05)
· The Plan for Canada (21/12/04)

© 2004 DWL