Isla Mujeres or “Island of Women” is a small beautiful island located in Mexico’s Caribbean Sea. It is the perfect island destination away from the Cancun crowd. At first, I was intrigued by Isla Mujeres because of its name. Who wouldn’t want to go to a place called “Island of Women”?! History Legend has it…
Category: Mexico
Part 2: Avenida 5
Avenida 5 (5th Avenue) is Playa del Carmen’s hotspot for shopping, dining and nightlife. As I mentioned before in Part 1, we were lucky enough to have our cute hotel situated within walking distance to the beach, downtown, and Avenida 5. Although we lived close to the Avenida 5, we actually spent the least time…
Eat, Pray, Love in Mexico
The most meaningful journey I had was my own version of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ trip to Mexico in 2010. It was also my pre-birthday gift to myself and a much needed getaway trip. Ok, I admit, my first serious long-term relationship ended, and I wanted to run away from everything. So, I grabbed my best…