Apr
11
2010
Driving in Mexico is like investing your money in the stock market and skydiving… at the same time. One mistake and you could be seriously injured and/or take a large financial loss. People often pass vehicles on any side that has an opening, the speed bumps and topes (pronounced TOE-PAYS) will destroy...
Apr
8
2010
After spending a couple of days lounging in the beach beds and kayaking the rivers at the Hacienda Tres Rios we needed a change of scenery. We had visited the island of Cozumel in 2003 during a 7-day Caribbean cruise and thought it would be fun to go back and spend the day snorkeling and touring parts...
Apr
7
2010
We were not looking forward to the timeshare presentation at Hacienda Tres Rios. If you have never experienced a high pressure timeshare presentation, count yourself lucky. The presentation usually goes something like this: They make promises to give you cash, travel excursions, trinkets, discounts,...
Apr
6
2010
The rooms at the Hacienda Tres Rios are nice. They have polished marble floors, a flat screen television, comfortable beds, and a nice view from the balcony. But they do not make you feel like you are in Mexico. For all we knew, we could have been in a nice hotel in downtown Anywhere, USA. After attempting...
Apr
5
2010
From reading the reviews about the Hacienda Tres Rios Resort on Tripadvisor we were excited, yet nervous. When we initially booked our stay a few months prior the reviews were excellent and we could find nothing wrong with the place, other than it was too new. But the closer we got to our trip, the more...
Apr
3
2010
“Cuanto cuesta… um… Tulum ruins?” I asked the taxi driver in my limited Spanish. “Cuarenta.” Came his reply. Ah, 40 pesos from our hotel to the ruins. We hopped in. On the way to the ruins, just 3 kilometers down the road, we tried to have a conversation with the taxi driver with our limited...
Mar
17
2010
We are flying to Mexico tomorrow morning. We will be spending two weeks touring various parts of the Yucatán Peninsula. We have wanted to do this trip for many years for a chance to see the Mayan Pyramids and enjoy the white sand beaches and turquoise waters of the Caribbean. We are very excited, yet...
