The new bikes are in! Casa de las Olas has added another dimension to their sustainable living practices by adding bikes as an option for guests! No more rental cars needed to cruise around and check out restaurants, the Tulum Ruins or travel to Cesiak. If you are up for a bit of a slow [...]
OH! Food Workshop was a great success! Eric Werner rocked it!
November 29 to December 5, 2012 marked the first OH! Food Workshop, a sustainable class in cooking with Hartwood Restaurant Chef and his more than capable staff, at Casa de las Olas and of course, Hartwood Restaurant. The 5 night stay at Casa de las Olas provided guests with a fine example of sustainable building [...]
Mayan Monday – Holiday Martinis using Mayan local ingredients
This is a super cool way to bring in the new Mayan calendar after December 21 and to celebrate the holidays around the world on December 25th. We are always looking at different ways to show off the local ingredients that we use on a daily basis. This month, considering that the world is SUPPOSED [...]
Sustainable and ingenius – Nature makes more music
Our trees make music every day, the waves make even more. When you add the wind you get a natural symphony that lulls you to sleep or just keeps you occupied on the beach. What we have not tried yet is a manipulation of natural sounds to create yet another dimension to sustainable music. This [...]
OH! Foodworkshop in Tulum – more than just food
Participants in the OH! Food workshop got more than just a great dinner, great cocktails and a great kitchen when they spent the week with James Greenfield, the Director of Sustainable Possibilities and Eric Werner, Chef and creator of Hartwood Restaurant in Tulum. Participants had a view, relaxation, an insiders look at how cook with [...]
Mayan Monday – a great description of Mexico and its gifts
We stumbled up a wonderful statement from the Tourism Board of Mexico, describing all things that we love about Mexico and the Riviera Maya. We already know all of this, and with our little piece of paradise, share what we know in Tulum. What we love about this description is the eloquence, the pointed descriptions [...]
Mayan Monday – The end of the world as we know it?
December 21,2012 is fast approaching. For those who are not quite sure about the significance of this date in 2012, it is the final day of one of the Mayan long calendar that some people feel represents the end of the world….no continued calendar from the ancient astronomers , the world will end. That is [...]
Tulum travel tip – Best transportation options in Tulum
Navigating Tulum for the new visitor can be a bit tough. Knowing the best transportation options on your first visit even tougher. What is the best transportation option for your Tulum vacation? What are the transportation options in Tulum? Knowing your options first is the best way to make the decision and knowing where you [...]
Mayan Monday – The secret to Copal and the many uses of this tree resin
During a dinner at a local restaurant that uses copal to keep the mosquitos away, a visitor asked what copal was and where it came from. Our answer, embarrassingly, was incomplete. ‘It is a natural resin that keeps mosquitos away’. (eyes rolled and forks went into the plates of food) This prompted an investigation of [...]
