I went to cancun in my 20s, I loved it... Always wanted to go back, just never made it yet.
And lol on your comment about he photo of the food, I will post it here (I really don't know your email hahaha) :P
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Well Dave, I'm not saying that's a long time ago, but I think you will find that it's all changed, but still so beautiful!!
yes it wasn't very developed back then.. just a decent resort we stayed in and then a town that was nice but certainly not anything fancy... I remember taking a bus to the ruins of I think the mayans... It was a very good experience.
You certainly wouldn't be disappointed now, but Cancun has gotten so big it no longer, in my opinion, has that 'quaint' feel to it. That's why we love Playa, although it's grown a lot too.
It's a great area, one of the best tourist areas still and not as bad, as I understand, as other places where the narcos have moved in. For a long time, it's my understanding there wasn't even a reason for them to be there, but anyway, times change.
I've been there twice now, once with a friend from work and once with my wife. Great trips both times. The first time, we actually went to Playa del Carmen. This last time we just drove by it on the freeway. A lot has changed down there.
One of these days, we'll make it back. My wife was saying she wanted to make another trip somewhere, either Hawaii or Cancun. We'll see. She wants to take everyone, which includes two sons, their wives, and one grand daughter, who will be just over a year old by the time we go. Plus, there's always the chance that the other daughter-in-law will be pregnant then and won't feel up to much of traveling, even if she really, really wants to.
Anyway, it's high on the list of places to revisit. The ruins down there are my go to place and you can't beat the food.
re: photo and email
Okay, that'll do. :)
Yes I just replied to Lynn... I remember those ruins and we acutally walked all over them then (30ish years ago).. And I do also remember drinking their mexican beer and I think it was dos equis...
Hahaha on taking the whole family, I hope you have a trust fund to draw from if that many go with you! I don't think steem can get high enough in price to support that kinda crew! :D
Anything, when you throw in dos equis, is worth doing Dave :)
The ruins are pretty amazing! I've been to a couple here and they're worth a visit for sure!
Funny thing is, we managed it for Hawaii a couple of years ago. You get some frequent flyer miles, pay for a ticket and half of another like that, limit the baggage and you can drop the per ticket cost down. Then, airbnb is a lifesaver when it comes to finding a space big enough for three couples.
After that, we bought the Costco Oahu Go cards, where you get all kinds of things for well off the individual entry fees, including the best package at the Polynesian Cultural Center (luau, show, and all the rest). By the time you go there and Pearl Harbor and see a couple things there, the GoCard has paid for itself and you still have around two dozen other places you can go. We actually weren't able to see everything. :)
I've checked into flights and airbnb in the Cancun area, and depending on the time of year and the airline, we could probably make it happen for an arm and maybe an ear. :)
I would choose Playa over Cancun for sure now. And geez, is that Christmas and birthday presents for a few years for the whole gang?:)
Well, her exact words were Christmas and anniversaries (this Christmas and next year's anniversaries). I keep trying to tell her we should make them chip in. The Oahu trip I just told Dave about we pretty much financed, and it worked out okay.
Still, I don't think the kids appreciate it as much if they're not contributing to it. And having to help plan for it. It was like pulling teeth to get them to even do that, and they all wanted to go. I guess they thought they'd just magically show up some place and all would be laid at their feet. Silly children. :)
Silly children is right! I always found that mine appreciated the things they helped financed. Period. Suddenly those things became ultra-important and special...like so special I had to be careful touching them haha
It's amazing how that works, and not only for kids, but adults. Most of us have to learn that ideal at some point in our lives and then do the best we can to instill it in the next generation.
And it's also a balance, because the objects should not be so important that they overshadow everything else, or become an obsession. So, there's also the downside to avoid of all of this.
Interestingly enough, valuing something you have time, effort and money in applies to the blockchain, too. I wonder just how many people end up leaving after it proves to be more work than they bargained for because they were allowed in for free.
Some people take the free gift and use it to build themselves and others. Others use it to build only themselves. And yet others walk away from the gift, or don't appreciate it, because it didn't require effort to get it, and so they don't see the ultimate value in it beyond what they thought would be instant monetary rewards.
Wow, that took a turn. Guess I've been reading that topic a little too much in my feed this week. :)