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We wanted to experience a nice beach front room, during our snowbird stay in Playa del Carmen, that was away from the noisy bars and restaurants area, when visiting the beautiful Caribbean Island of Isla Mujeres, which is off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. Our quest was well satisfied when we stayed at the Hotel, […]
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Valladolid is a more authentic Mexican small town about 2 hours drive from Cancun. Its low profile streetscape with mostly simple single story wall to wall buildings are brightly painted with touches of Spanish architecture. We enjoyed exploring the castle like Monastery, and central park square area, as well as the in town cenotes. Walking […]
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Updated: March 16, new video Mike, a YES friend who had a very successful career in IT also had a passion for underwater water photography. He decided to get his pilots license for a “personal sized” submarine. These mini sized submarines come in various sizes and are often used for scientific research type activities. The […]
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Updated March 16: New campsites south of Puerto Vallarta, and into the Mountains.. Our YES friends, Beth and Geoff have decided to settle down from life on the road in their large RV motor coach for a few months. They are settled near a small Mexican community a little over an hour north of Puerto […]
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Panama can be attractive for retirees seeking an affordable warmer or cooler, spring like, climate. Next month we will start our Canadian Snowbird exploration of the cooler 26C (79F) high volcanic mountain jungle area, and the 29C (85F) beach areas, as well as the big cosmopolitan Panama City, which is where the Panama Canal begins […]
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We rented a car for a day trip drive to the “hotel zone” in Cancun and then took a side trip to a smaller more bohemian town called Puerto Morelos. These two places present the two very different ways people can enjoy the winter season in Mexico. The Cancun hotel zone reminds me a lot […]
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We enjoyed spending a day learning about the Mayan history and the current indigenous peoples perspectives, during our snowbird stay in Play del Carmen, Mexico. The Tulum ruins tour is an amazing Mayan city ruins attraction, so we decided to build a day trip around that destination. It turned out that the best (and cheapest) […]
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These video clips show some of the diversity of free music and entertainment found on our stay in Playa del Carmen, 5th Avenue area. It makes wandering around 5th in the evening quite enjoyable. Lovely street dancing Mexican Hat dance, by a roving Mariachi band. This club has various cover bands, including Abba next month, […]
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UPDATE Ecuador: 2023-01-28 Hike to Yasanga Ridge, Vilcabamba, Ecuador – We look at this ridge each day from our dining room window, so of course we had to go. We enjoyed views of Vilcabamba to the north and views to the south and the Pan-American highway leading all the way to Peru. One of our […]
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Some of the drug pharmacies even have a doctor who can renew your prescriptions, and fill it. Isn’t that handy? An abundance of personal service laundry services, make laundry day easy. Just drop a bag of clothes off in the morning, priced by the pound, your laundry will be clean and folded nicely for a […]
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