"Life's a Beach"

Last night was the inauguration of "Bolister in The Blue", an evening of acoustic music and song from Playa favorite, the talented and charming Chris Bolister. Perched on a swing at the bar, surrounded by friends old and new, Chris entertained the crowd with well-loved tunes from yesterday and today. There was a lot of ...

I always say I am going to make a point of breaking out of my routine but, somehow, I usually end up at the same old places. Then, I get bored with "the same old places" and I don't go out at all! Thursday night, I broke from my usual routine and wandered down to Fusion Hotel on the beach. I met up with Rob, Jill, J.J. and Cheryl ...

Pinche Gringo's Sports Bar provided the perfect venue for the Fall fundraiser for Ak Lu'um International School. Given the time of year and the incliment weather, we had no way of anticipating what a huge turn-out we would have for this event! Every seat in the house was filled with standing room only! We actually SOLD OUT all of our ...

Our great friend, Deb, managed to make a last minute trip from Oregon to Playa del Carmen just in time for the "alien invasion that wasn't" and her Birthday! What better way to celebrate another fabulous year than with a night of music and merriment at Bad Boys Beach Bar. Gal pals Diane and Tina made the trip south of the border as ...

Well, the rain finally let up enough to allow Sarah and Adam to make their vows on the beautiful beach of the Sian Kaan. We met the newlyweds and their entourage later in Playa for an after party at Brad Ryans' place, The Mojo Zone. I was lucky to meet and talk to many of their close friends and relatives who came so far to share in their ...

Still suffering from a bad "rainy season" cold, I managed to drag my snifflly, achy self off of the sofa and down to Captain Dave's to meet up with our dear friend SarahB and her adorable fiance (very soon to be husband) Adam. They have planned a beautiful ceremony on the beach in the Sian Kaan, surrounded by family and ...

This weekend, after our ritual Friday dinner at Chicago Don Jose with Kim and J.J., we all headed over to Bad Brad's place, The Mojo Zone, to see if there was any live music to be had. Small bars and live music venues like this are hit particularly hard in the low season. When the world famous Tequilla Barrel has only 5 tables full ...