As we settle into year #3 as residents in Mexico, it is finally time to step on the gas and enjoy the Sweet Life on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. By that we mean, check out some of the reasons that hordes of people come from all around the world just to […]
Riviera Maya
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It’s the scariest night of the year. This year Chip and Peg celebrate one of their favorite holidays in Akumal, Mexico, where the event spans two nights and is called “dia de muertos,” or Day of the Dead. Learn more about previous Halloweens below… The Chiptracks travel writing team braves Halloween Night […]
The early afternoon sky was clear above and slightly cloudy to the West. A soft breeze of about 5 mph blew out of the Southeast. (See Chip land a Mahi Mahi in video below) Brilliant blue waves with tiny white caps broke across the long reef in the Caribbean Sea […]
Recently, we left the Riviera Maya mainland looking for a bit of adventure. We took three ferry trips to three lovely islands. All were different, but similar in certain ways. Two of the trips were planned to coincide with family visits. One was totally spontaneous. All three left us determined […]
The Yucatan peninsula, and particularly the coastal region recently dubbed Riviera Maya, is known for many things. Through the centuries, preceding arrival of European explorers, it was home to many colorful, sophisticated cultures including Olmec, Toltec and Mayan. Today, as then, this unique part of Mexico is surrounded by warm […]
(Published in International Living magazine, November 2021) The warm Caribbean breeze whips palm fronds overhead. A regal 3 foot long iguana stands guard on a grassy median. Nearby spider monkeys cavort through shade covered vines above a slow moving river. At a little past 5 PM, dozens of dusty, grinning […]
(See video below of Chip rappelling into an underground river through an open cenote) There is a new family of Hunters. These folks are not game stalkers or predators, even though they do like to eat. They are inquisitive travelers, mostly from the States, not bound by genealogy but by […]