We had a very different chicken bus ride from Belize into Mexico. Normally the Latino tunes blast out of the bus speakers, but in true Belizean style, we instead listened to hip hop and reggae, and loved it. It has been so long since we listened to this type of music on anything other than our i-pods for the last year!
When we arrived at the beach in Tulum, we couldn't believe our eyes. A paradise awaited us. I thought that beaches like this only existed on the front of postcards.
We really wanted to stay in a cabana on the beach and tried to justify it to ourselves, but in the end sensibility ruled, so we stayed at a hostel in town which gave free shuttle buses to and fro. We parked up on the beach in the morning for the day, with all of our picnic foods, complete with chopping board, knives, you name it to make a delicious lunch. After 14 months of travelling we're very self sufficient now and look for any means to save a bit of cash!
Of course, it was time for a Mexican haircut for Tom!
We checked out the Tulum Mayan ruins one morning. The main attraction to us was their positioning - beautifully perched on the cliffs above the turquoise water. But after the Cancun bus loads arrived it was time to swiftly exit. When you can see far more tourists than ruins, it is time to get out of there. Lucky for us they had not stamped our tickets so we re-sold them to other tourists to re-coup some of the expense. Tulum isn't a cheap place and over the years I am sure that the huge Cancun style resorts will sadly encroach upon it.
When we arrived at the beach in Tulum, we couldn't believe our eyes. A paradise awaited us. I thought that beaches like this only existed on the front of postcards.
We really wanted to stay in a cabana on the beach and tried to justify it to ourselves, but in the end sensibility ruled, so we stayed at a hostel in town which gave free shuttle buses to and fro. We parked up on the beach in the morning for the day, with all of our picnic foods, complete with chopping board, knives, you name it to make a delicious lunch. After 14 months of travelling we're very self sufficient now and look for any means to save a bit of cash!
Of course, it was time for a Mexican haircut for Tom!
We checked out the Tulum Mayan ruins one morning. The main attraction to us was their positioning - beautifully perched on the cliffs above the turquoise water. But after the Cancun bus loads arrived it was time to swiftly exit. When you can see far more tourists than ruins, it is time to get out of there. Lucky for us they had not stamped our tickets so we re-sold them to other tourists to re-coup some of the expense. Tulum isn't a cheap place and over the years I am sure that the huge Cancun style resorts will sadly encroach upon it.
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