We made it to Tulum in the comforts of the air conditioned bus and made our way to the hostel. Awesome hostel!! Clean rooms, amazing vibe, lush gardens with plenty of swinging hammocks and a couple of dogs and a kitten wandering around to keep you company. Another plus was the free bike hire to get around the town. Pretty much everyhting is a fair while from the beach and the bike ride there was around 6 km and under the Mexican sun it can be a little full on, h...

So guys, you last heard from us when we were in Cancun! The next stop was Playa del Carmen....better known to local and tourists as just "Playa". We were reluctant to leave the comforts of the resort however we knew there were months of adventures ahead and we quickly changed our attitudes as we boarded the ADO bus for our long and tiring journey to Playa....actually was only a 1 hour bus trip but it was pretty hot when we got there and it felt like o...

So we're in Cancun, Mexico! Our first destination in Central America! Our flight from Dallas to Cancun was delayed so our arrival was later than we expected but that didn't matter because we checked into our 5 star hotel and realised we were in paradise! We have basically spent two weeks relaxing, lying on the beach, reading books, listening to music, swimming, and drinking beers served to us without moving off our deck chairs just metres from the most beautiful...