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Plan your Christmas in Cancun, Mexico

December holidays are the best time of the year. Thousands of people get reunited to celebrate this time with their loved ones. There are some special places where you don’t have to seek for the feeling of christmas, I will tell you about that in Cancun so you don’t have to break the bank!

You may think Cancun is more like a place for summer times or spring breakers because of the sunny days, beach parties and nightlife. But there is a part that features this time of the year to welcome many travelers of the world who want to have a special christmas.

Choose your hotel to stay

With so many hotels offering fabulous Cancun Christmas deals, holidays are the perfect season to enjoy the events and parties with unique packages. From low price hotels to all inclusive, close to the beach, the party area and activities!

Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort

This beautiful resort offers many acitivities inside for Christmas. You can start Christmas morning with a service room breakfast. Rooms are spacious and cool available to choose infront of the sea to enjoy the beautiful view. You will see lots of decorations since you step inside. There’re plenty of entertainment at the pool area, beach, a big variety of food to choose from the buffets and nightlife.

Le Blanc Spa Resort

An only adults hotel special for the elegance offered. You can see it in the accommodations. You will love to enjoy the multiple dining options to try different food each night. The staff are friendly, reliable, professional, and caring.

Enjoy a special Christmas dinner at a restaurant

Most restaurants will be opened at Christmas night. Check out for Lorenzillos, Rolandis, Harris or any located at the Hotel Zone to see their menu’s. Remember to reserve with time and choose the one you like the most.

Dinner with pirates

Captain Hook offers a dinner with pirates in a ship navigating in Cancun Sea. While having dinner you can enjoy the incredible pirate show with music and games. When the captain discovers the presence of the enemy, will shout for his men to take battle positions, cannons and get ready to fire!Playa del Carmen

You’ll find many options for restaurants to spend Christmas dinner in Playa del Carmen. Hotels, restaurants and beach bars with music through all the night to feel the caribbean feeling. There are also many nightclubs like Coco Bongo show, the top nightlife venue with live performances, drinks and plenty of fun.

Shopping

Playa del Carmen features the famous 5th avenue with local shops and specialy for the ornaments to take your home! The Tequila Bazar is a little shop on 5th Avenue we like for souvenirs. From October until Christmas they have a lot of little Christmas decorations.

November 15, 2016
Top 10 Halloween destinations around the world

Halloween is a famous holiday in the year that turns into a scary night. There are many ways to celebrate this mystic night like a celebration party, wear a scary and unique costume or you can go to a Halloween event were there are some prepared shows and traditions. If you are planning to travel for Halloween and don’t know where to go and do, here are the top 10 Halloween destinations around the world:

1. Ottawa, Canada Ottawa is a spooky destination in October, you won’t be dissapointed with all the festivities and events that are being planned in and around the city. This is ideal for a Halloween of young ones and a place to find incredible costumes. Also, there are many museums in Ottawa that present Halloween events for children and young you can plan to assist.

2. Salem, Massachsetts It is said that no place in the world celebrates Halloween quite like Salem, Massachusetts! If you are looking for the cold weather and the autumn of New England, scary atmosphere, Halloween decorations everywhere and people dressing like ghosts.. Salem has it all in October. The annual themed festival in Salem is amazing to discover the scariest places at night such as the Witch Museum or the Old Harbour!

3. Transylvania, Romania Transylvania is a region of Romania. The birthplace of the legend of Dracula is still celebrating Halloween to this day. You can visit the many spooky tales and the homes of famous people which nowadays remains like museums. But what is interesting about here, is how the entire region transforms into a scenic place this date, with numerous events and celebrations.

4. Cancun, Mexico Mexico festivals in Halloween are full of a wonderful enviroment, traditions and picturesque costumes, food, candles, masks and skeletons. This holiday is called the Day of Dead and it takes two days. There are a lot of festivals that cover almost the entire city. The famous altars are in many parts of the city, from the airport to El Embarcadero and local restaurants.
Restaurants in Cancun prepare special dishes to observe the Day of Dead. Also many dance clubs and bars celebrate costume parties.
Xcaret Park features a special event for Day of Dead, it lasts 2 days from October 31 to November 2. This big celebration allows you to enjoy the traditional gastronomy of the region, typical candies, rituals, workshops, dancing shows, theater, concerts, etc.

5. Los Angeles, California Halloween in Los Angeles is covered with the best candy treats, inspiring costume shops, rockingest parties, spooky decorations in the neighborhoods for trick-or-treating and the coolest festivals and activities for this holiday. LA knows how to have a devil of a good time!

6. Orlando, Florida This Halloween, the beautiful city of turns into a dark side. The streets of Universal Studios in Florida come alive with the horrifying mutants, monsters and maniacs. The 9 haunted houses create the most scare zones with live shows, rides and many attractions.

7. New York City NYC is full of Halloween parties and events. You might be start to think about Halloween costumes! Across all the city, events will open the door to showcase your creativity with costumes for your kids, pets and yourself. Many rowdy parades and nightclubs to educational events will be featured. You’ll be impressed of how the night is transformed.

This year:

-Village Halloween Parade marks the 40 th anniversary.
-Webster Hell, along Sixth avenue, transform all the 4 floors of Webster Hall into a spooky den of dancing and fire-wielding performance! The best costume has an award of $5,000… it can be sexy, scare or anything.. up to you!
-In case you are looking for a more fun themed for hildren, head to the Queens County Farm Museum. Kids can wear their costumes, enter to the scary haunted house, the Maize Maze and feed the animals!
-At Tompinks Square Park, locals from the East Village and dog lovers dress up their pups and compete for the many prizes for the best costumes.

8. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA New Orleans features a wild and crazy “Crescent City-Style” Halloween. Kids and adults will enjoy the fun and craziness as well. This night you might turn into a vampire, zoombie, witch, pirate, etc. The most imaginative and outlandish costume the better!
The good thing about New Orleans is that it’s for anyone, from the smallest trick or treaters to the biggest party monsters. Be prepared to meet the most Haunted City in America.

9. Guadalajara, Mexico Halloween in Guadalajara is Day of Dead. To celebrate Day of Dead on Guadalajara is a tradition that brings a lot of activities, art, party and culture to bring tribute to the dead. Catrinas, music, altars and theater is what you will see in almost every corner this important date. The most famous place to visit in Guadalajara this week is Tlaquepaque, it preserves the most Mexican traditions alive, celebrating the Dead Festival with more than 100 artistic and cultural activities from Oct 29 to Nov 2.

10. Key West, Florida Key West has an undeniable “party town” label, but when fantasy combines with terror, the colorful island lives a legendary moment. On Friday October 28 ans Saturday 29, portions of Duval Street and adjoining side streets will be designated as a Fantasy Zone. Many parties, adventures and events will feature on Halloween, such as the fun Peter Pan’s Adventures in Naughty land, a burlesque parody.

So, prepare your most scary or unique costume and get ready for this Halloween 2016!

July 25, 2016
Making the most of your visit to Niagara Falls, CA

Making the most of your visit to Niagara Falls, CA

There are many ways to have fun in one place. Niagara Falls stands out to be one of the most beautiful places in nature and fun! Usually people confuse that maximum enjoyment involves spending lots of cash, but I’ve learned overtime that it’s not necessarily to use all your money to make the most of your visit.

If you are planning to visit the beautiful town of Niagara Falls here are some tips you need to do when visiting Niagara Falls in Canada:

1. Take your camera to Niagara Falls

The photos taken at this beautiful place will mark your travel album. There are several online competitions of the best photos taken of the Niagara Falls, it can be a landscape shot or a family picture behind the falls tour (this tour costs 18 dlls). I visited in the winter time where they were about to freeze, unfortunately global warming causes the temperature not drop down as usually happens so they didn’t freeze this year, but the pictures I took below are spectacular. Also at night they are lighted with different colors. Spring is full of pretty flowers and in fall with canadian leaves.

2. Visit Clifton Hill

Niagara Falls is home to Clifton Hill’s World Famous Street of Fun by the Falls. It is an area full of restaurants, bars, theaters, games and all kinds of entertainment. You should visit at least once at night, lights iluminate every place around Clifton Hill’s World!

3. Visit Fallsview Casino

The most famous casino in Niagara Falls and many concerts of artists you probably know its the Fallsview Casino.

4. Visit Niagara on The Lake

Niagara on The Lake is said to be one of the most beautiful cities across Ontario, is less than half an hour from Niagara Falls, along with its upscale restaurants and elegant architecture, it is the heart of Ontario’s wine region. Each season offers different landscapes and can be seen the different beauty of each one.

Did you know? Niagara Falls are candidates for one of the 7 natural wonders of the world? You can vote for them online to be elected!

January 7, 2016
Top 15 Places to visit in Winter

It’s cold outside! If you are planning a holiday with a hot chocolate in hand enjoying the beautiful scenery that brings the winter, this are the 15 Places That Are Even Better During The Winter:

1. Winter in Gullfoss, Iceland

2. Winter in Bern, Switzerland

3. Winter in The Tadami River in Fukushima, Japan

4. Winter in Lake Tahoe, California

5. Winter in The Norwegian Boreal Forest

6. Winter in Bergen, Norway

7. Winter in The Italian Donomites

8. Winter in Northern British Columbia, Canada

9. Winter in Hallstatt, Austria

10. Winter in Lake Bled, Slovenia

11. Winter in Bavaria, Germany

12. South Yorkshire, UK

13. Cariboos, British Columbia

14. Steamboat Springs, Colorado

15. Winter in Loveland Pass, Colorado

December 2, 2015
9 things to do in New York this Christmas

So, you will spend this holidays in New York and don’t know where to go? I did some research about some travelers who have gone on holidays and what they said. In conclusion, Here are 9 things to do in New York this Christmas:

1. Pick up a delicious hot chocolate with a muffin at City Bakery, you will taste one of the best hot cocoa int he world.

2. Visit Rolf’s, the place that is transformed on Christmas time.

3. Go see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular! Every year, the Rockettes push themselves further to put on a show that is more dynamic, more challenging and more magical than the last.

4. Do ice skating. You can’t miss going at the Rink in the Rocketfeller Center. There are other ice rinks to which you can fo so this experience of falling and getting up over and over should be on your list!

5. Go get a christmas drink at Miracle in 9th street, a cozy bar with christmas decorations having drinks like “The Grink and the Three Wise Men” this for the whole month on december? Yes, it is as good as it sounds.

6. Go to one of the best markets in New York City: Chelsea Market! This market attracts more than 6 millon national and international visitors.

7. Holiday markets and seasonal shopping: pop-ups are fun and special, don’t miss them! You will find all kind of home made goods, decorations, food, etc. I recommend you to visit the Union Square Market.

8. Grab an Apple Betty from Toby’s Estate Coffee in West Village. (A small-batch roaster located in Brooklyn, New York) An Apple Betty it’s an almond milk cappuccino with house made apple syrup and spice. Yummy!

9. You don’t have to be religious to Enjoy a Carol Service. This is the time when you can sing in public without worrying about holding a tune or not! Just sing and have fun.

Enjoy your trip in NYC and happy holidays! You can comment below this and I will gladly answer to you!

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November 23, 2015
Tips before going to Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres is one of the most visited places in Cancun, this paradise Island will be unforgettable for you. I’ll give you some tips that you need to know before going to Isla Mujeres:

Get Your Beach Kit Ready

If you are an adventurous traveler don’t forget to bring everything you need to have the best time. Remember if you want to do beach activities don’t forget to bring your bathing suit, a good sunscreen, your beach kit, a camera, water glasses and anything else you would like to bring!

Buy your ferry tickets Online

If you want to get fast to Isla Mujeres you have to take a Ferry, but there will be times that buying your ticket will take a long time… That’s why i recommend you to buy them online and avoid making lines ( Ferry Tickets Online here).

Take advantage of the Tours of Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres offers a lot of activities for tourists: Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Swimming with Dolphins, Swimming with Sharks, Parasailing, Ziplines and a lot more. Some tours include food and drinks. ( Tours of Isla Mujeres here )

Pre book your stay in Isla Mujeres

There are a lot of hotels and places in a good price and next to the beach where you can stay in Isla Mujeres. You can find yours at the moment you arrive at the Island; but there is nothing better to have everything ready with anticipation to avoid complications.
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October 8, 2015
Best Clubs in Cancun Mexico

Here I’ve made a list (in my experience) of the Best Clubs in Cancun Mexico:

Mandala

Mandala is life! First because of the beautiful and vivid colors that this place shows at night. I recommend you to visit Mandala at least once. Is my favorite of all the clubs in Cancun.
There is all kind of music here, Hip Hop, Pop, Electronic, Salsa, Reggaeton and lot more. The enviroment is really joyful and very exciting!
One of the things that I like the most about Mandala its the location, just right on the center of the Cancun Party and next to the beach. At night the party gets crazy to receive tourists until the sun comes up when Mandala Beach starts. You can enjoy here the beach, the pool of Mandala and some other beach activities. You can visit Mandala any day of the week.

Palazzo

Palazzo is one of the clubs in Cancun located at the end of the Hotel Zone nightlife. It’s an exotic place and luxury because of it’s decoration and night shows. Don’t forget to bring all your friends cause you’ll have one of the best times ever!
It’s better to go on fridays, when there are night shows. Palazzo is very recognized to receive tourists from Europe, Russia, United States, China and other parts of the world.

Daddy’O

Daddy’O without doubt is one of the most visited clubs for Cancunenses that enjoy a night with their friendships but also is the perfect place for tourists from monday to sunday. You’ll enjoy ALL kind of music here. Cancunenses use to go a lot on saturdays because the entrance it’s free for them. There are a lot of fun night shows. Especially on Mondays. If you are a lover of all kind of music, mexican drinks, shows and good party you can’t miss a night of Daddy’O!

Coco Bongo

Of course, COCO BONGO can’t be missed in the list of the best clubs in Cancun. Coco Bongo is a place where you’ll appreciate shows of Vegas Style. Characters imitating famous people around the world like Michael Jackson, Spiderman, Jack Sparrow, The Mask and a lot more! Don’t forget to book your Coco Bongo Tickets with anticipation and take your friends with you. 🙂

October 8, 2015
Spend the Best Christmas eve in Toronto

The holidays are almost here and you are probably looking a place to relax and have fun with your family and friends, planning the gifts, the games and the dinners with your friends from highschool. If you are looking for something different, here are some good reasons to get out of the house over this 2015 holiday season in Toronto, CA.

A Toronto tradition for more than 100 years, The Santa Claus Parade returns to put smiles on the faces of families all across the city. From children to adults, thousands of Canadians and people from other countries line the streets to look Santa, while he leave a big smile on their faces. The celebration consists of more than 25 different-themed floats, 22 bands, 100 celebrity clowns, more than 1,500 volunteers, and the big man himself, Santa.

This year’s Santa Claus Parade begins at the Christie Pits Park at 12:30 p.m. It travels past the ROM and the Eaton Centre, before ending at St. Lawrence Market. Click here to see the Map of the Route

Tips: Make sure to arrive early for a good spot as space fills up fast. It’s also always a good idea to bundle up and bring a hot drink in a reusable mug to stay warm waiting for St. Nick. Bring your camera for pictures and if you want you can dress yourself of a christmas character.

More Toronto Christmas Market Photos

Prepare yourself for an authentic European-style Christmas Market. Local vendors and craftsmen sell their wares in stalls while carolers sing and kids play on the Ferris Wheel and carousel.
Entertainers at the market include a daily sing-along with Santa’s elves, daily caroling and a world caroling championship. There’s a life-sized gingerbread house, carousel, ferris wheel and of course, Santa and his reindeer.
You can find handmade or imported goods like Christmas ornaments and scarves, or delicious food like Belgian waffles, Bavarian nuts, poutine and corned beef sandwiches. The Beer Garden (19+ open at night) serves beer, cider, mulled wine and other holiday cocktails.

If you love Christmas shopping shows, you can´t miss The One of a Kind Christmas Show to spend the best Christmas eve in Toronto, you will find featuring unique products for everyone.

Shop for hand-crafted ceramics, jewellery, furniture, clothing and accessories, browse through art galleries, watch a fashion show and take part in artistic holiday activities. Since 1975, it has become the largest consumer craft show in North America.
There are also hands-on workshops where you can make unique gifts. Each includes breakfast and admission to the show.

November 26, 2015 – December 06, 2015
At Enercare Centre
Adult: $13, Senior/Youth: $7.50, Children under 12: Free

Definitely DJ Skate Nights can be more fun than dancing on the floor.

One of the city’s most scenic rinks brings the party outdoors with a series of weekly events that brings the best of Toronto’s nightlife to the cold winter nights. Free Admission

December 13
DJ Skate Launch with DJ Jellybean Benitez/30th Anniversary of House
December 20
1 LOVE T.O. Holiday Skate Party
DJs Dlux and Lissa Monet.

December 27
Ladies Night
DJs L’Oqenz and Mel Boogie play electronic, disco and dance around the rink.

The National Ballet of Canada presents its annual Christmas show, The Nutcracker, is one of the most recognizable ballets in the world.

You can also find performances at the Sony Centre, in Mississauga, plus the National Ballet’s at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. Plus, the TSO performs and evening of the Best of Tchaikovsky at Roy Thompson Hall. Click Here to See All Performances

Walk through the city with some friends, family or a special someone to watch the Christmas lights of Toronto, beautiful Christmas trees, festive store windows and displays.

Yorkville, the Distillery Historic District and Nathan Phillips Square are some of the best spots to stroll with a hot cocoa in hand.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra perform George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, a staple of the holiday season for anyone who appreciates powerfully composed pieces of classical music.

The conductor for the night will be Sir Andrew Davis and he will be joined by soprano Erin Wall, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong, tenor Andrew Staples, bass-baritone John Relyea, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.

September 16, 2015
Top Places to Celebrate the Independence Day of Mexico

We’re practically on national holidays and many want to plan an outing with the family, here you will find the most symbolic places with some tips for an unforgettable Independence Day of Mexico on this September 15 and 16.

Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato

This is a magical city and the top place to celebrate the Independence Day of Mexico because it is the city where the night of September 15, the father Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called the people from the parish of Dolores to take up arms and began the struggle for Independence.

Nothing could be more symbolic, to celebrate outside the parish where this great event originally took place.

In this city you can take a tour in a bus to know the colonial city and the parish, also you can visit the Museo Casa Hidalgo is the house in which the priest lived and was declared a National Monument. Also visit the Museum of Independence, the Mexican author José Alfredo Jimenez Museum, the Mausoleum, La Hacienda de la Erre, House of visits (Baroque style, this is the place where leaders and officials stay) & Crafts (Here you can find potters and ceramists that are distinctive of Guanajuato).

Also you can eat delicious mexican food like mole or chiles rellenos. For dessert enjoy an ice cream of different flavors like exotic cactus, avocado, tequila or mezcal.

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

This city retains a colonial style, in one of his old but elegant mansions born the right arm of Hidalgo: General Ignacio Allende.

At night on the Independence Day of Mexico, hundreds of visitors gather in the main square to hear (around 10:30) the “Independence scream” given by the mayor of the city.

Queretaro

In 1810, Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, wife of the mayor of the city, discovered the conspiracy against the colonial governor, and sent a letter to Father Miguel Hidalgo. Because of this, he rang the bells of the parish and took up arms early on September 16.

The tourist sites are: the house of the magistrate in the city center, the Aqueduct, the Cathedral (Temple of San Felipe Neri) and the Theatre of the Republic.

In Queretaro there are beautiful colonial hotels and exquisite cuisine. You can not miss the fireworks show projected from across the historic center for the Independence Day of Mexico.

Guanajuato

In this city, Miguel Hidalgo on September 28, 1810, sent a letter of intimidation to the mayor of the city to deliver the square. As he did not have an answer, he decided to conquer by force and start the first battle, known as “the taking of the Alhóndiga”.

The main tourist sites are: Juarez Theater, the Kiss Alley, the Plaza de la Paz, the Mummy Museum, La Valenciana (church), among others.

Being here, you can not miss the Museum of Independence, located in the center and take the opportunity to buy crafts typical of Guanajuato. The festivities take place in all the alleys of the city, but especially in the Jardin Union, the main rallying point.

Mexico City

During the celebrations for the Independence Day of Mexico in September, this city gets completely different, the main buildings around the Zocalo become a spectacle of lights and Paseo de la Reforma is illuminated with patriotic colors.

On September 15 the President gives “The Scream” from the balcony of the National Palace, accompanied by a festival of lights, fireworks and music with mariachi. All bars and restaurants in town join the celebration.

The next day the military parade performance starts from the Zocalo and ends at the National Auditorium.

The main tourist sites are: Historical Center, Chapultepec Park, Xochimilco and colonies Roma-Condesa, Polanco, More Info…

I recommend the Grand Hotel of Mexico, from there you can enjoy dinner while you watch the whole event from the unique view of the Zocalo restaurant. How to get there

Puebla, Puebla.

Beautiful hotels in Puebla are a reason to go for a few days and especially during the Independence Day of Mexico weekend bridge by its colonial style and the beautiful views of Popocatepetl. The historic center of the city has been declared a World Heritage Site for its architectural beauty.

Besides the Cathedral, you must know the Artist Quarter, which is surrounded by a creative magic

Las Vegas, United States

If you prefer to take your national pride abroad, then Las Vegas, Nevada is the perfect choice for you!

Go to Las Vegas for the Independence Day of Mexico is tradition for many Mexicans who manage this city put on the national colors during the weekend. In addition, Mexican music is well represented with Mexican artists like Alejandro Fernandez, Carlos Santana, Lila Downs, Marco Antonio Solis, Luis Miguel and there is even an international mariachi festival.

On the other hand, it is a tradition that at this time, or even the same September 15, a boxing match in which a Mexican defends the sport is held.

Therefore, the Independence Day of Mexico is to Las Vegas and its visitors the opportunity to celebrate and honor the cultural heritage of Mexico in a dynamic and fun way.

Xcaret, Quintana Roo.

If you have decided that Cancun and the Riviera Maya is your destination for the Independence Day of Mexico, we recommend that you spend a whole day and enjoy a park with water activities in addition to its main theme the traditions of our country. September is the cheapest month to visit Cancun, so get advantage of it!

You do not want miss the spectacular show that will beat Mexico pride to your heart.

September 4, 2015
Gulfweed in Cancun

In the last weeks, one main topic has concerned everyone in the Mayan Riviera: the gulfweed in Cancun (also called sargassum).

The gulfweed in Cancun is a floating brown algae, regularly natural in the sea but this year the amount presented was surprising and became a problem, making almost impossible to enter the sea in some areas. This problem, as part of a natural environmental process, affects not only Cancun but other Caribbean destinations like Florida, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and more.

Besides the excessive amount, this organic material when decomposed, results in a bad odor as it generates polluting products and there are some regulations when picking it up, to protect the turtle nesting.

Being Cancun one of the the main touristic places in the world, cancellations for vacation started due to this situation, so a call from the government was made to all local people, to help in the campaigns to pick up the gulfweed in Cancun and more than 12 million pesos were designated for this cause.

Luckily, the actions seem to be having a favorable outcome as last weekend the tourists returned to the beaches that were empty for weeks and the tourist occupation went up to 91.8%, having an increase of 9.5% in national tourism in comparison to last year.

From July 17th to today, more than 29 thousand cubic meters of sargassum were picked.

Also the Convention and Visitors Bureau had a tour last week along the main visited beaches, accompanied by some important wholesale agencies, to confirm that the sea conditions were under control and in good condition for foreign visitors to arrive; they gave thumbs up to the great progress that the gulfweed situation is having.

Even though the gulfweed in Cancun is expected to keep on coming for the next month, the government and the Hotel Association in Cancun are already working on the statistics for next year, to prevent and avoid the same situation again. The measures taken are still active in an effort to eliminate the gulfweed in Cancun for good.

Let’s not forget that NOT ALL BEACHES are being affected, some of them (Isla Mujeres for example) are completely clean. Also, there are many other activities available in Cancun like thematic parks, shows, restaurants to visit, etc

August 14, 2015