Monthly Archives: August 2006

Approach to Cancun Airport

Here’s a fun little video I found on YouTube which shows the approach to Cancun airport as seen by the pilot. It’s always a great feeling when you’re looking out of the window after a long flight and you see the jungle, then suddenly you’ve landed and your vacation in Cancun really can get started … Continue reading

Hurricane Ernesto to avoid Cancun

Three days later things are becoming clearer. The bad news is the tropical storm has now strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane, with predictions showing it will strengthen further. The good news is, if it keeps to it’s predicted tracking path it will totally miss Cancun. Each time a new update is published Ernesto seems … Continue reading

Tropical Depression 5 set to affect Cancun

Just when it’s been a very quiet season a Tropical Depression develops. When I first checked this out a few hours ago the 5 day tracking map had it headed directly for Cancun. The latest update shows it being pushed northwards, and that trend is likely to continue. It hasn’t even reached Tropical Storm status … Continue reading

Cancun Newspaper Offices Bombed

I’ll start by saying that these newspaper offices are situated well downtown and nowhere near any Cancun Hotels, the perpetrators are believed to be members of drug cartels who didn’t take kindly to the current reporting of their activities. The bombings took place last night around 10pm in co-ordinated simultaneous attacks and were carried out … Continue reading

Cute Cancun Story or Clever Spamming Technique?

I noticed an unusual post that seems to be doing the rounds on many Cancun message boards today, although it doesn’t seem to have made it to my own Cancun message board yet. No doubt it’s on a ton of diving boards too and will be on lots more boards tomorrow. It seems to have spread … Continue reading

Playa Marlin – Cancun Beach Video

Here’s another video of the beach in Cancun. This time it’s Playa Marlin which is located behind Plaza Kukulcan almost in the centre of the Ocean side of the Cancun Hotel Zone. Hotels in this area include the Tucancun and Villas Marlin are also right by here. Ii took this video last week on a … Continue reading

A Portrait of the Yucatan – Review

I was lucky enough to receive a complimentary copy of this book from the author Scott Bulger who sponsors our Cancun Pics Forum. Scott is clearly a talented photographer and manages to capture some very poignant scenes away from the touristy areas of Cancun depicting people, wildlife and history. From shoeshine boys to pea-pods, from … Continue reading

Day out at the Costa Maya Hotel, Cancun

On Sunday we spent a very pleasant afternoon and evening at the Costa Maya hotel. The Costa Maya is right next to the big Mexican flag, which I haven’t seen flying for a long time). We were celebrating Claudia’s (Brants wife) birthday, and along with Drew and Ana Lilia, John and Yolanda, Victor and his … Continue reading

Fat Tuesday Cancun, to Close

The popular spring break hang out Fat Tuesday in Cancun is set to close. Apparently, the owners owe a lot of money both in rent and in wages to the staff. The company that the land is rented from FONATUR (Mexico’s national trust for the promotion of tourism) have repossessed the building and it seems … Continue reading

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