Tulum

Don’t be fooled by the Italian name of the accomodations, as most of the staff seemd to be French. However, the French style (read: friendly when convenient for them) service was compensated by the good pizza’s and good wind for kite surfing!

We were there last year and of course they all insisted we buy mosquito repellent…I never saw 1 mosquito…

Honeymoon option. What do you think?

...and you’ll have the place to yourself. After 9am the hordes of tourists arrive and muck up the whole place.

OK, I have been so busy with the promotion at work and PhD applications that I never wound up treating myself. I am going to turn this into an I got accepted to a PhD program trip.

There were 1,269,999 iguanas there.

this is one of the most beautiful places on Earth, standing here at the top of this cliff where this ancient civilization lived, looking at this vibrant blue water. I love it.

This may be just a coincidence but have a warning to issue. Before visiting the site a friend told me about how her Grandmother and cousins had visited the Ruins before. Her Grandmother cursed on the sacred grounds and then had horrible misfortures for the rest of her vacation.

Well my mother and I visited the ruins and were caught in a horrible torrential downpour. The paths were flooded with mid calf deep waters but the sacred grounds around the ruins (they were roped off) were not flooded. My mother chose to trespass through the center grounds and I just walked along the edges.

18 hours later we both had a sore throat and I had a rash. 36 hours later my sore throat was gone but my mother developed additional symptoms, such as a fever, aches and pains, sinus drainage and a cough.

It has been 4 weeks since our trip and she STILL has a cough.
Beware do not anger the Mayan gods!

But really the ruins are awesome to see.

It is a beautiful setting for a Mayan site. Also some great hotels on the beach if you travel south towards the Sian Ka’an preserve. It just gets better the farther you get away from Cancun.

I went to a wedding that took place on the Beach at the Dreams Resort in Tulum and it was beautiful. I learned how to snorkel (first in the pool by Julio) then right off the beach. I never thought I’d be able to do it because I am not a good swimmer, but I DID IT! The food at Dreams was wonderful, just go to the buffet ONLY if you want a quick meal because the other restaurants have so much to try too! Our room was right off the lobby and very nice. We had a jacuzzi tub and an open shower (so two people ;) could be in there at the same time!)We brought lots of one dollar and two dollar bills to tip with and received excellent service. If you want to ask any questions, feel free!