(Be sure to see video below of baby turtles being released) At Akumal Playa, near where we live there is a new dwelling. It’s large and rustic with room for lots of neighbors. And when we say “lots,” we mean it. Hundreds, maybe thousands, have already moved in. The place […]
Nothing compares to exploring a new travel destination with a local. I am seated in a quiet palapa-roofed restaurant called “Oscar & Lalo’s” with owner Virginia Gonzalez. She is an entrepreneur and explorer, as well as restaurateur. Just beyond compound walls, traffic races along Carretera Federal 307, transportation backbone linking Cancun to Belize […]
Hola! Peg, here. In our world there are three different Margaritas. One is a luxurious vacation destination in Venezuela where I have been but Chip has not. The second is a variation on my proper name Margaret. And the third is a popular adult beverage consisting of tequila mixed with […]
What to do? What to do? Ever sat on a terrace watching sunrise with a mild Caribbean breeze cooling your fresh ground coffee? Ever spent daybreak listening to cackling, cooing and tweeting birds in palm trees, the putt-putting of small scooters, distant surf crashing on coral and murmuring commuters heading […]
Twenty-Twenty (2020) was an unprecedented year. But then aren’t they all? This entry is not about eye sight, or hindsight. It’s about what lies ahead. Chiptracks is back! We all know the ugly news. We have been bombarded with it. But news is not “news” when it’s old. Here we […]
On this trip, I (Peggy) imagined I would eat ceviche every day. I called it my ceviche diet. Mexico has a very decent variety in all foods, but if one is eating on the Riviera Maya, one really wants to take advantage. Fish, shrimp, octopus, there is no end to possibilities. Certainly […]
We peered down what looked like a bottomless pit festooned with giant tropical tendrils. Across the 30’ opening, a tan young man flashes a grin, lets loose a triumphant howl and jumps in. Two seconds later we hear a deep splash with a resonant echo. This is one way to […]
I’m sitting beneath a bower of intricately woven shade trees and enjoying a second cup of coffee. There is an inviting basket of “pan dulce” before me, crisp linen, sparkling tableware and I am trying to decide what to have for breakfast. But all I can do is breathe the fragrant air […]