Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
December 29, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
No, those kids aren't playing on a beached whale. That's a massive sandbag in the ocean in front of the Sandos Playacar Beach Resort & Spa. It's just one of dozens of humongous bags of sand found up and down the beach along the hotel strip known as [Read more]
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July 27, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Note to self: Do not book ultra-low-cost hotels in Puerto Vallarta. For our two week sojourn in the Puerto Vallarta area last month, we planned on three different sets of accommodations 1) because I love sampling different offerings in any area and 2) I [Read more]
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May 23, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Is the travel situation getting worse in Mexico, or is it just that the media is picking up more stories about the drug cartels, gangs, and other generally illegal acts in our neighbor to the south? We posted earlier about the US State Department's travel [Read more]
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May 15, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
My family and I are heading off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for two weeks this summer. For one week we're all attending Spanish-language school and staying in a downtown condominium. The other week we'll be at a beachfront resort (think foofy drinks by the [Read more]
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April 30, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
We Gals really enjoy vacations in Mexico; I know that for me, the Yucatan Peninsula is just heaven. I loved seeing the Mayan ruins like Tulum and Chichen Itza near Cancun. Cancun has many child-friendly all-inclusive resorts with resort day camps for kids - in [Read more]
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March 9, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
What'd you do last night? Maybe you played board games with your kids ... went out to a movie with your hubby ... stayed in and caught up on Tivo'd shows. I was sitting on a dirt floor in a circle with 16 new friends in total darkness with perspiration [Read more]
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March 8, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Faithful readers know that my husband and I typically try to alternate the types of accommodations we book when we travel to Mexico for our annual beach fix. We find that all-inclusive resorts as well as private villas or condos each have advantages. Sometimes [Read more]
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March 7, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
When I left my home in Colorado on Wednesday it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit, with light snow falling. Right now in Tulum, Mexico, it's about 80 degrees, sunny and humid. My skin is drinking in the moisture! Thanks to new friends at the Rivera Maya Tourism [Read more]
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