Being a well-informed traveler can turn a journey from a mediocre day trip to an experience of a lifetime. I recently took a hastily planned road trip with my husband from La Selva Mariposa, our Bed and Breakfast in Tulum. We traveled 200 miles south to the hidden Maya ruins of Calakmul.
Read MoreWe had driven to Río Lagartos once before just to see what the area had to offer. It was flamingo nesting season and no tours were going out into the mangroves, so we went on to Isla Holbox, a little farther west. This time we made a three-night reservation at Hotel Villa de Pescadores on a recommendation of friends who had recently visited.
Read MoreMy daughter and her family, including two little boys, five and eight years old, were scheduled to arrive soon. Before their arrival, I had not alerted them to the massive amounts of sargassum lining the shore from one end of the Riviera Maya to the other. I was hoping it would magically disappear…
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