http://blogcancun.com A personal view of an English full time webmaster living in Cancun, Mexico Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:51:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the tourism industry, Cancun is two locations; the city of Cancun and its off-the-coast neighbor, Isla Mujeres. While you would still book your stay at an exotic Cancun hotel, you might take a day trip to the island for its clean, simple shoreline and an all-around tropical atmosphere. Both locales ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/30/get-2-vacations-for-the-price-of-1/ Beer and Mexico are practically synonymous—the light brews at least. The list of big names resonate old-world Hispania and are notorious outside their country of origin—Bohemia, Corona, Dos Equis, Modelo Especial, Negro Modelo, Pacifico, and Tecate. Long-touted as a haven for the best beers of the world, the educated beer-connoisseur ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/29/cerveza-en-mexico/ When we think of culture, we thing of food, language, unique customs, and the arts. In Cancun, the latter is often depicted in bright colors and vibrant music that populated parks and street corners. What often slips the minds of visitors to this popular Mexican city is that besides the chic ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/23/dabbling-in-the-local-culture/ It's strange, really, that despite all the downward economic trends, the hospitality industry is still strong as an ox and lively as ever. What's especially surprising is the trend that sees vacationers gravitating toward the luxury all inclusive Cancun resorts which may or may not include Paradisus Riviera Cancun ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/22/how-america-travels-to-cancun/ If you're like me, tipping anywhere outside of a restaurant setting equates to confusion. Who do you tip? And if you do tip, then how much do you tip? It's unsurprising, then, that this dilemma is something of a world-wide epidemic. Billions of people confront a similar scenario every day. Tipping ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/18/cancun-pt-2-tipping/ You've spent the last five hours in a stuffy, close-quartered cabin; what sleep you had originally planned on was whisked away by an ensemble of crying babies and plane turbulence. When you finally arrive to Cancun, its beauty eludes you as your only priority is getting to that luxury Cancun resort ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/18/cancun-pt-1-commute/ Golfing beyond the local greens is popular fare these days; teeing off with rainforest at your back, or a sun setting in to ocean, or swinging into a mounting range volcanoes. In Cancun, two new Greg Norman courses join a legendary Jack Nicklaus course to confirm what most familiar ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/14/golf-like-a-legend/ Whether or not you noticed—and I certainly have—we've been trapped in the midst of seemingly the worst drought in years. We're meeting our rain quota; the crops are doing fine; and I'd say our economy is managing. What I'm speaking of is the lack of parties. It hasn't been rough ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/05/05/have-yourself-a-more-traditional-cinco-de-mayo/ Of all the trends that get served under the media spotlight—Eco-tourism, All-inclusives—one that's been brushed beneath a rug is Girlfriend Getaways. It's not a way to get your significant other out of the house but, instead, a phenomenon that sees troupes of women banding together to travel the globe, apart ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/04/23/trend-alert-girlfriend-getaways/ As we age a little further past our prime, college years and shave off all of that unbridled inhibition, it becomes only natural that the idea of frying beneath the sun and soaking in tequila looses its allure. You may even come to find (and this is so unlike you) ... http://blogcancun.com/2008/04/17/skip-college-and-head-straight-to-vacation/