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...

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,...

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...

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...

“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...

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[Show as slideshow] We just returned from our two-week vacation to Mexico. We had a great time and did not have any problems, other than sticker shock at the prices. After arriving...

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...

About Us We are a family of three living in the Pacific Northwest. Our plan is to quit our good career jobs, sell everything, and head off on a 2+ year round the world adventure while home schooling our daughter. Why would we do something like that? While growing up we were told that the road to happiness...