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New community tour of local Mayan communities in the Riviera Maya

A new community focused tour has popped up and we think it is super cool, super educational, local, insightful and fun. If you are looking for a local tour that gives you insight into the Mayan communities, this the tour for you! You will learn about Mayan living, Mayan families, Mayan food, Mayan natural medicine and Mayan arts. All of

December 21, 2012 Take in the Mayan calendar at Hotel Cielo

The most anticipated event of the year is fast approaching and we have a great party planned for December 21, 2012 at Hotel Cielo and Carboncitos! We are fortunate to be in Mexico during this anticipated date. Do we believe the world is going end? No way! But we do want to honor the end of the Long count Mayan

Fun day Sunday in Playa del Carmen Mexico

7 things to do on Sunday in Playa del Carmen,Mexico

Unlike other North American countries, Sunday is a special day in Playa del Carmen.  Most families have the day off, and some businesses like to close on a Sunday. Any tourism related businesses are not closed but you will find that there are many restaurants that choose to close on a Sunday.   This comes from the religious influence and

playa del carmen rainy days what to do in Playa del carmen when it rains

7 things to do on a rainy day in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

It is true, we have rainy days in Mexico.  Though it seems a sucky day when it rains, it really is a great day as you can do other things than go to the beach, or walk around.  Playa Del Carmen has fun things indoors, but considering that most people want to be outside, very few know about these indoor

Revolution Day celebrations in Playa del Carmen – November 20

What we love about Playa del Carmen is the local events that celebrate the culture and history of Mexico. The 20th of November is a huge holiday here in Mexico with events happening through out the country to celebrate the Mexican Revolution that started in 1910 and lasted until 1920. What began as a revolt in the early years of

Thanksgiving in Playa del Carmen

Being thankful in Playa del Carmen on Thanksgiving

This is the American Thanksgiving week and we like to acknowledge this holiday with our American, international and Mexican friends in Playa del Carmen. Thankful Thursday is a regular habit for us every Thursday, but thanksgiving lets us celebrate with others and share one of our traditions. We live a great life in Playa del Carmen, and some days we

Taste of Playa

Taste of Playa photos, reviews and more!

November has been jammed packed with events in Playa del Carmen and our favorite event was November 18. We are still recovering from all the great food, great drinks and the socializing that is an additional bonus at Taste of Playa! We took photos, we tasted a lot of food from great Playa del Carmen Restaurants and we are looking

10 things we cannot live without in Playa del Carmen

I just read an online article about the top 10 things Americans can not live without.  I wont even bother to repeat the ‘things’ that were mentioned, as they were just things.  What this article did do though is inspire us to think what are the top 10 things we can not live without in Playa del Carmen.  Visitors may

Playa del Carmen events December 2012

Normally we post two months at a time on our events update, but December is so jammed packed with things to do we are doing to list December events in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya separately. December is a big month for us in Playa, and January, with New years and the BPM festival happening makes January 2013

Changing seasons of Mexico in the Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen

Seasons in Playa del Carmen, how can you tell?

There was a good point brought up this evening over dinner at Carboncitos by one of our guests.  How do we tell the season in Mexico considering that our vegetation does not change like the fall leaves up north, or snow falls? In Mexico we do not have seasons per se on land, but we do have seasons in the

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