The Mayas have been doing many things right for centuries, but their use of coconuts as a staple in their diets is more than just delicious it is down right healthy! If you look at where Mayan communities have settled throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and South America, they are surrounded by coconut trees. Was this by [...]
Tulum restaurant review – El Tabeno for breakfast on your Tulum vacation- video
Now here is a wonderful recommendation for anyone coming to Tulum for their vacation. El Tabeno, which we have reviewed before deserves yet another mention as their beliefs about organic, sustainability and local match ours. The original post shows photos but this Tulum restaurant review shows video including the extensive menu that El Tabeno has [...]
Mayan Monday – A fruit stand in Tulum with indigenous fruit
We have been following the local food movement for a few years now if not since the 70′s when we would go to pick your own farms thoughout the US and Canada. With the amount of traveling that we personally do and the travelers and vacationers that come our way, daily, there are many discussions [...]
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 [...]
The new family at Casa de las Olas – The Woodpeckers
No joke, we have a new family of yucatan woodpeckers living in the palm trees and there are more than one! This family had their babies last year and they have grown to love the palm trees at Casa de las Olas. We in turn love to watch them, their habits, thier rituals and their [...]
Why LEED certification proves sustainability for this Tulum Hotel
I don’t know if you read our post about the incredible guest we had a few months back that completed the LEED application for us after her vacation. This took us by surprise, and made us a little warm and fuzzy all over. Someone noticed that we care, someone saw that we are committed to [...]
