"Life's a Beach"

So, if the end of the world is December 21st, what’s going to happen on December 22nd...assuming we are all still here!! Tequilaville Restaurant is to hosting a New Beginnings Party!! This is a masked event, sparkling tiaras, pearls, diamonds, boas, dress up or dress down, it doesn’t matter because the world ended on December 21st ...

This month marks an historic moment for Mayan world!  December 21, 2012 marks the beginning of a new period called a baktun on the Mayan calendar.  The new baktun is an opportunity for improvement, a chance to start things afresh according to the Mayan.  It is the end of one Mayan "world".... and the ...

On Friday December 14, 2012 BuyPlaya Real Estate Advisors and FurnitureMEX hosted a Holiday Zumbathon in Playa del Carmen to support the efforts of Christmas Dreams Playa. The event was organized by Mary Martinez and lead by certified Zumba instructors from around the globe. Over 100 people turned out to dance and have fun and raise money for this ...

The Casa de la Cultura de Tulum invite you for a Christmas Party! Bring something to drink, eat or fill the pinata to share with everybody!   Party begins at 7:00 pm TONIGHT!!! Bring your whole family! Hours of fun for the kids and the adults!!

Although I wanted to pull my hair out trying to get my kids wrangled into all the costumes and dance outfits they require for the various parties and events they had to attend last week, this is till my favorite time of the year in Mexico. This year we had Cat's dance group in the Xcaret parade down 5th Ave., another dance performance and a ...

This year, Xcaret is not the only option for fun family celebrations of Dia de los Muertos! This year Parque la Ceiba extends the festivities with a full weekend of events for families in Playa del Carmen! Parque la Ceiba has different events going on for Saturday and Sunday and tickets are $85 mn/$7 usd per person per day. Throughout the ...

As you all know by now, every year, the kids and I go to the amazing Festival de Vida y Muerte at Xcaret and every year we love it. Honestly, this is one of the most well-organized events that I have ever attended and I can and do recommend it to everyone who happens to find themselves on the Riviera Maya during the time of Dia de los Muertos. A ...

Tomorrow, on January 6th, visitors and residents of Playa del Carmen are invited to gather on 5th Avenue to watch the assembly of the largest "Rosca de Reyes" ever made on the Riviera Maya. The "Rosca de Reyes", also known as "Twelfth Night Bread" and "Roscon de Reyes", is historically served on the evening ...

Tonight marks the Winter Solstice for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. With a little help from Wikipedia we know that "The winter solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of a planet's polar hemisphere is farthest away from the star that it orbits. Earth's maximum axial tilt to our star, the Sun, during a solstice is ...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States and if you are an American expat living on the Riviera Maya or perhaps just here for a visit, you will be looking for a place to strap on the holiday feedbag and enjoy some good traditional Thanksgiving fare! Here are a few options you may enjoy!   Our friends at Wicky's fave a fabulous ...