Here is the truth: Cancun was not on my travel wish list.
I have nothing against Mexico. I live six months a year in central Mexico. I love the place. In fact, that was the problem.
“Cancun isn’t Mexico,” I told people, I am ashamed to admit, when they’d say they had been to Mexico and loved it (or hated it), even though I’d never stepped foot in the place.
Perhaps Cancun is not the Mexico of crowing roosters and tolling church bells, deep rooted artisan and culinary traditions, or
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Las Vegas by the seaside. It is amazing what tasteless development can do to a physically beautiful setting. Combine this with hordes of spring breakers getting their drink on... More
Avoid spring break and the usual tourist traps that make parts of Cancun look like the Mall of America. Otherwise, the people are wonderfully friendly, prices are reasonable, and... More
Just went to the Mayan in Feb/06 and loved every minute. Great weather, hospitality, beaches, food, etc, etc. We are looking at going back early next year. More
After a lovely, breezy ferry ride across the Bahia de Mujeres from Isla Mujeres, we arrived at the terminal in Cancun at 8:45 a.m., right on time - umm, American time that is. So we waited for 15 or 20 minutes for......more
Hmm. Here we were on the island of Isla Mujeres and we wanted to get to the mainland, to the Yucatan Peninsula, south of Cancun. We'd decided that this time around, we'd make it a point to visit the ancient......more
We'd only glimpsed Cancun upon arrival at its rather frenetic international airport where we had known enough to claim our luggage as swiftly as possible, then elbow our way through the hundreds of organized solicitors trying to get us to......more
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