Playa del Carmen: Using my Spanish skillz
Once we booked our tickets to Mexico, I started getting really serious with my Duolingo usage (currently on a 170 day streak!). I wanted to re-learn as much Spanish as possible before our trip. I knew I’d probably be around a lot of people who spoke English, but...
Playa del Carmen: Día 7 (Dune Buggy y cenote y adiós a la playa)
Day 7! Our last full day in Playa del Carmen. Cry! Funny that this was well over two weeks ago on February 11th! I’ve been enjoying reviewing my photos and writing these recaps. I like having this sort of thing documented, even if it’s only interesting to...
Playa del Carmen Día 6 (la piscina y date night)
Once it dawned (ha, pun) on me that we were by a body of water that faces east, I knew I’d have to get up for a sunrise run. The thing is though… you can’t really run along the beach to see the sunrise unless you are running in the sand (because all...
Playa del Carmen Día 5 (Tulum y Snorkeling)
I had a very short “must do” list for Mexico, that looked like this: Beach Ruins Snorkel or Scuba We got the beach taken care of right away! Then it was on to the next two things! Playa del Carmen is relatively close to the Tulum and Chichen Itza ruins....
Playa del Carmen: Días 3 and 4 (La Playa!!!)
Maybe I should have saved this post for tomorrow, when my area has a high of 3°F for the day (9°F today isn’t much better!)? Ha ha! That’s okay, I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing since we got back – looking at vacation pics for...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂