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 […]
Akumal
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(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 […]
(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 […]