This past August, Chuck turned 65! He’s not one for big parties or being the center of attention. So, he decided we’d stay close to home, indulge and chill out. Mark has several friends from the wedding industry who have experienced Hotel Xcaret Arte, an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, about an…
After departing Chichen Itzá on day 12 of our journey, our Gate 1 tour group made a pitstop for lunch on the way to our last destination, Cancun. Hacienda Selva Maya Located just outside the city of Valladolid is the Hacienda Selva Maya. This was our lunch stop on the way to Cancun….
Day 12 of our 13-day adventure across Mexico took us to the archaeological site of Chichen Itzá. One of the interesting parts of this visit was that our resort, Mayaland Hotel, and Bungalows, was at one point part of the Chechen Itzá site. At the back of the resort, there are remains of a ticket…
After leaving Izamal, day 11 of our Gate 1 tour brought us to our hotel at Chichen Itzá, Mayaland Hotel & Bungalows. This was a one-night stay before heading to the archaeological site in the morning. The History This beautiful hotel is nestled in the jungle, right in the heart of the archaeological park…
After our short stay in Merida, our tour group headed about 70km east to the city of Izamal. This Pueblo Magico was our stop on the way to Chichen Itza. We’ve been there several times. Its central district is fun to explore, and we knew our travel partners would enjoy the lunch break there, too….
Traveling from Uxmal, our Gate 1 Tour group headed to the capital of the Yucatan, Merida. Okay, it sounds odd that we booked a tour of Mexico that spent two days in our hometown. As you’ll see later in this blog, and at the end of our trip, there was a method to our madness….
After leaving Campeche and our brief stop at the Pomuch Cemetery, our Gate 1 Travel group was off to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Uxmal. Uxmal is a little over an hour from our home in Merida. But we knew it would be part of this tour, so we held off visiting…
And We Are Off Again Day 9 of our Gate 1 tour ended our time in Campeche. Our next destination was the capital of the Yucatan and our home of Merida. But as with all Gate 1 tours, there are always a few stops. This stop was not on the itinerary, so it was a…
Campeche, a historic seaside town on the Gulf of Mexico, was our destination after our delicious lunch in Champoton. Campeche, Campeche The city of Campeche, technically named San Francisco de Campeche, was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores on the site of the Maya city of Can Pech. Campeche, the city, is…
After a quick 7 AM breakfast at our hotel in Palenque, our tour group headed out for a 226-mile drive to the city of Campeche. We left the lush rainforests in the state of Chiapas and entered the state of Campeche, part of the Yucatan Peninsula. Following The Gulf of Mexico We followed the…