It’s hard to believe that the quiet, unassuming town of Bacalar has such a colorful and violent history! The subject of who first inhabited this lakeside town is up for debate. Whether established by the ...

Updated Mar 18, 2024   Waking Up In Paradise   I awoke early and tiptoed out to catch a glimpse of the sunrise in all its pink and orange grandeur. Looking out to the sea, ...

Not so long ago, people got married, bought a house in or not too far from the same town they grew up, and raised a family. Just a few decades ago, traveling the world was ...

There are so many sensational beach clubs along the powdery-white shoreline of the Riviera Maya, that it was difficult to fit them all into a Top 10 list. So we whittled it down to 12 ...

Walking along 5th Avenue a few months back, I noticed a television screen showing images of thatched-roof huts on stilt beams, sitting above the type of clear blue water post cards are made of. My ...

There is a reason why thousands of couples cross oceans and continents to get married in this paradisiacal region of Mexico known as "The Heart of the Mayan Riviera".  Playa del Carmen offers pristine beaches, ...

It had been three years since we had visited the congenial city of Valladolid, Yucatan.  So the kids and I were delighted to have the opportunity to join friends on a day trip to the ...