Restaurant Review – El Meson del Marques
Overview This restaurant is in the hotel in the main square in Valladolid, The hotel is a nice place to stay as well, but this is a review of the restaurant. You enter the restaurant from main square in Valladolid. It
Day Trips from Xcalak – Convent de San Bernardino in Valladolid
This is another attraction in Valladolid. Traveling around the American West, you get used to seeing "really old" stuff be from 1800's, and even on the east coast the 1700's. Valladolid is a very different experience. The Convent of San
Restaurant Review – Market at Filipe Carillo Puerto
Ok, another post of a not quite restaurant. This is in the Market at Filipe Carillo Puerto. Driving down from Cancun, Filipe Carillo Puerto is the largest town you will run into south of Tulum. It is roughly half way
Day Trips from Xcalak – Oxtankah Ruins
Overview After cheating a bit on this blog callingĀ CalakmulĀ a "Day-trip", this is truly a day-trip from Xcalak. If you are in Chetumal and have some extra time, Oxtankah is a nice ruin close to town in a park-like setting. The ruin
Restaurant Review – La Braceria
Overview If you are staying in Tulum on your way down to Xcalak, and you have a hankering for a good steak, give La Braceria a try. Our Experience So we went to La Braceria on the recommendation of one of our neighbors
Day Trips from Xcalak – Calakmul
So this is cheating a bit. This is probably not a day trip from Xcalak for most people. It took us about 6 hours one way to get there from Xcalak. When I was first researching it, google maps said
Restaurant Review – Las Delicias
This place was recommended to me by a bellman at the 4 Points by Sheraton. And it is a great find. You won't find any gringos at this place. It is located just before the turnoff to the CUN airport
Day Trips from Xcalak – Cenote Zaci
Review This is a quick one, the restaurant overlooking the Cenote Zaci in the middle of Valladolid is a great place for lunch. They have a full Yucatecan menu with specialties like Queso Relleno and cochinita pibil. The serving sizes were
Day Trips from Xcalak – Ek Balam Ruins
Overview So a bit of a misnomer as this is not really a day-trip from Xcalak, but it is an option on the drive down from Cancun. If you arrive early enough you can get to Valladolid in about an hour
Day Trips from Xcalak – Vidrio Soplado Mexicano
Overview I have been having a difficult time keeping in Roberita glasses. Over time, they get broken, and the only place I know of to get rather unremarkable margarita glasses is at a hotel supply store in Cancun. After having gone