Considering that the world did not end on December 21, we have continued to create festive martinis that bring fruit, sweet and vodka to your holiday party and dinner. Jamaica is a favorite flavor that is a great compliment to any turkey, ham or lamb dinner. Check your grocery store for dried jamaica flowers so [...]
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 [...]
Tulum travel tip for new Tulum visitors
If this will be your first trip to Tulum, Mexico, congratulations! You will find Tulum to be a wonderful vacation destination that offers a wide variety of options for every visitor and vacationer. Tulum as a destination is very different from other coastal cities located in the Riviera Maya. The Mayan influence that the city [...]
Mayan Monday – Mayan astrological signs for October 2012
If you were born between September 24th to October 13th or October 14th to November 2nd then your birthday falls under the two Mayan astrology signs of Sotz and Sec. The Sotz Mayan astrology sign is for anyone that was born between September 24th to October 13th. This sign is a strong Mayan sign that [...]
Tulum beach, yoga & an endless summer – could life be better?
Ummm…you will be hard pressed to find something better than this, a yoga retreat on the beaches of Tulum, Mexico with all rooms facing the ocean, a guest yoga teacher from New York, at the end of the summer, as the rest of North America starts to get a chill in the air and the [...]
Detailed explanation of Tulum, Mexico – understand Tulum before you come
Tulum is a great beach town in the Mayan Riviera that can be a bit difficult to understand for the first time visitor. Many visitors think that Tulum is just the Tulum Ruins, and that is the extent of this pretty and precious little town. For visitors that stay at small hotels in Tulum, they [...]
Create your dream vacation in Tulum – remember it forever
Looking to create your dream vacation now? We all need a break and creating that dream vacation is getting harder and harder as our needs and wants change. There is so much we want to do, so many places that we want to go…..but really where is my dream vacation, that perfect place on the [...]
Whaleshark season – a great addition to your Tulum vacation
Very few know this but Whaleshark season is in full swing in the Gulf of Mexico and Cancun, just 2 hours from the lovely beaches of Tulum. This once in a life time trip is a great addition to your Tulum vacation and for many, it is another bucket list item scratched off their list. [...]
