Five Days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Living a great story, south of the border. February’s stop in the Year of Travel took me to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, some 45 miles south of Cancún on the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. Why Playa del Carmen? Mostly because I wanted to try something new, and Playa fit the bill. It wasn’t too difficult to get to, I’ve never been to a beach in Mexico (I had only previously been to a few border towns – Nuevo Laredo, Agua Prieta, and Nogales), and it seemed like a good place for a few days of relaxation in the sun. After suffering through one of the worst colds I’ve ever had in the couple of weeks leading up to the trip, the warm temperatures, humidity, and vitamin D were all a welcome respite from the relative cold of New England.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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Exploring the Ancient Mayan Ruins of Tulum

While my vacation in Playa del Carmen, Mexico this week is mainly focused on relaxing in the sun, I also wanted to do something other than just lay around while I’m here. Fortunately, my hotel has a tour desk where you can book half- and full-day tours and it didn’t take long for me to decide that I wanted to do a half-day tour to Tulum. I’m not much of a history buff, but the pictures I had seen looked intriguing and I wanted to see this well-known historical site in person.

Tulum, Mexico
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