April 1 2021, a visa tax for Mexico needs to be paid
April 1, 2021, a new visit tax (VISITAX) needs to be paid for all visitors to Quintana Roo that come from abroad. You can either pay this tax when booking your trip, during your stay, or before departing from the…
Where to park your car in Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen changed from a sleepy little fishermen town to a fast-growing Tourist hot spot. With new short-term rentals and Airbnb on the rise, the city gets crowded especially during the high season. I think besides finding a quiet…
What is the time in Mexico
So when I wrote this article for my Dutch website Leaving Holland, I realized that buying a watch for my MC trips might not be such a good idea. In my black and white operating mind, I picture myself constantly…
Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum weather per month
What is the best time to visit Quintana Roo’s popular holiday destinations, I get those questions a lot in the email. But it is hard to answer, for what I experience as hot might be pretty cool for you or…
What is the best time to visit the Riviera Maya
When is the best time to travel to Holbox, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and all the other wonderful cities in Quintana Roo’s Riviera Maya? Let’s hustle the calendar a bit and work with tourist season periods…
How about the Sargasso in the Riviera Maya?
It is sargasso time! All the way from San Pedro up to Cancun, and everything in between Mahahual, Tulum, Puerto Aventuras, Playacar, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos and Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel. the beaches are once a year plagued…
Covid19 and Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Many nomads got stuck due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID19. Some had a flight home just before their guest countries went on lockdown, but most of us decided to ride out the storm in the country where we were…
How to get from Puerto Aventuras to Playa del Carmen or Tulum
Puerto Aventuras a Holiday Strip in Solidaridad, the same Community Playa del Carmen lies. It is a village and a tourist area which is a gated compound near the shore with a dolphin experience, all-inclusive resorts and private holiday homes.…
How will Mexico handle Tourism after COVID19 Pandemic ends
While the larger parts of the world slowly recovering from COVID19 and regress to some sort of ‘normal’. The Americas, including Mexico, are still struggling to get out of phase 3 and move beyond the peak of the outbreak. Yet,…
A Digital Nomad in Playa del Carmen, Mexico during COVID-19
Mexico is still in phase 2 of the COVID-19 outbreak and struggling to stay out of phase 3. All kinds of measurements are implemented, from closed beaches to alcohol prohibition, and teams in the neighborhood to inform the public. How…
5th Avenue Playa del Carmen during Coronavirus
Whoever visited Playa del Carmen knows about the bustling street 5th Avenue. It is the place to go when you are in Playa. You can wine, dine, enjoy the nightlife or go shopping. %th Avenue has it all. Need souvenirs…
Self Quarantine in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
In Mexico, people are urged to stay at home, but we don’t have to. We are not under lockdown (yet) I talk to you from my self-quarantine, illustrated with tons of snippets and fun videos from all over the world…
Is booking a trip to Riviera Maya Mexico for 2020 safe?
World tourism seems to be on hold due to the Corona Virus’s lockdowns. But sometime this year borders will be open en you can go on summer holiday. Maybe you are on lock-down and planning the summer break now, to…
Daily life in Playa del Carmen during COVID-19
Yesterday I wrote on my Dutch Website that life continues as normal here in Playa del Carmen. But then by the end of the day, the Mexican Government rolled out the rules, regulations, and information about COVID-19 phase 1 en…
