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June 2008 - Posts

Kim and J.J. get married......again

Year after year, hundreds of starry-eyed couples set out to plan their dream destination wedding on the beautiful beaches of the Riviera Maya. Certainly, visions of maidens in flowing white sundresses and boys in bright floral shirts and flip flops tempt Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:23 AM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments

Casa Kinnon - Good News and Bad News

Good news - The plans and drawing for the house are moving along splendidly and we are really pleased with our architect. He has strong opinions but is still open to our crazy ideas and doesn't mind sketching and re-sketching as we go along. We still Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 7:02 AM by Rob Kinnon | 8 Comments

Taninah

In our efforts to design our own home we have been doing a fair bit of investigating. Much of this time has been spent visiting other homes in the area such as those being built in Sac Be and checking out what building materials and methods have been Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Unique Pilates Retreat on Isla Mujeres

A few months back, as you may recall, I took a day trip to Isla Mujeres with a nice gentleman named Frank. The purpose of our trip was to look at Casa Ixchel as a possible investment opportunity for him and a group he had put together back in the States. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:32 AM by Rob Kinnon | 2 Comments

Welcome Back Dr. Taco!!

After two months of renovation and red tape, Dr. Taco has finally opened in the space on 10th Ave. previously occupied by Kung Food. Rob and Stuart and I popped in for lunch yesterday to get our fix of tacos borachos and say congratulations to Carlo Nicastro Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:20 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Bric International - Growth and Expansion

This is a recent update from Marcus Roehmer of BRIC International regarding tremendous new additions to their already impressive portfolio of Vacation Rentals and an amazing new residential development in Belize. " We are proud to inform you of two Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:59 PM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Playa del Carmen Construction Update June 2008

Well, I guess I have put this off long enough. It has been so rainy and miserable, I just haven't wanted to go out and tromp around on muddy construction sites. My good friend Mike (of WWMD fame) gave me a gentle nudge via email this morning, so out Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:41 AM by Rob Kinnon | 6 Comments

Project Panga - Update #2

The week or so of bad weather really put a crimp in Yimer's work schedule. His workshop is way too small to pull the boat into (I'm not sure the trailer is quite up to it anyway) so he is restricted to working only on dry days. The long and tedious Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 8, 2008 10:56 AM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments

Casa Kinnon - Ideas and Drawings

We have been working with our architect, Carlos Alamillo, for a few weeks now, going back and forth with ideas, looking at sketches and researching ideas for a "green" house. In contrast to the homes that we visited in SacBe , most of the "eco Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 8:26 PM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Daytrip to Valladolid - Part 2 (The right place at the right time!)

Well lubricated with tequila and sangrita , we wandered out into the square where hundreds of people were seated, dresses in their Sunday best, waiting patiently, staring at the enormous stage that had been constructed at one end of the street. Apparently, Read More...
Posted Friday, June 6, 2008 11:07 AM by Rob Kinnon | 5 Comments

Cheeseburgers in Paradise!!

Last night was the first of what we hope will be many Parrothead parties at The Luna Blue Hotel . Tony cooked up the best cheeseburgers in paradise, Jimmy Buffet streamed live via Radio Margaritaville , Jose kept us well lubricated with 2 for 1 margaritas Read More...
Posted Friday, June 6, 2008 7:21 AM by Rob Kinnon | 3 Comments

Recycling in Playa del Carmen

This Friday marks the last day that Papalote will be accepting recyclable materials on campus. For those of you wondering where we should now take our recycling, please read the following information from el Dirección del Medio Ambiente. Who: Everyone Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 5, 2008 8:42 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

A Daytrip to Valladolid - Part 1 (What we planned to do)

Early this week, our friends Dean and Jody flew in from Minneapolis to spend a week on the Riviera Maya. We met four years ago, while we were planning our move to Playa del Carmen. We have seen them again just one time since but we all get on quite well Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:16 PM by Rob Kinnon | 4 Comments