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+ mexican food

I'll have little pity for your sunburn :)
 
Just booked our next Mexico trip. Going back to Playa (4th year in a row) in February, for 15 nights and 16 days. Can't friggin wait. The beach and chicks look the same (from my original post last year). However, this time we'll be staying here:

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$65 dollars a night (including taxes).

Zod
 
General Zod said:
Just booked our next Mexico trip. Going back to Playa (4th year in a row) in February, for 15 nights and 16 days. Can't friggin wait. The beach and chicks look the same (from my original post last year). However, this time we'll be staying here:

$65 dollars a night (including taxes).

Zod

Awesome man. Have a great time. There's a chance (based on recent developments) that I may end up moving to the Sarasota, FL area. Playa del Carmen is not all that far a trip from there.
 
Dark One said:
I may end up moving to the Sarasota, FL area. Playa del Carmen is not all that far a trip from there.
Wow. Really?

Thanatopsis123 said:
Though I'd go to the Yucatan, not those damned touristy spots farther north.
Playa is in the Yucatan. I love it because it's not Cancun or Cozumel. It's got a very Mexican feel to it, especially the further you move off 5th Ave (the main strip). You can go have a lunch, that features a whole chicken, for like $3. The food is cheap and amazing, the beaches are stunning, and the town has got such a cool vibe. I do fear it will eventually become too American, and we will be forced to look elsewhere.

Zod
 
General Zod said:
Wow. Really?

Not a done deal by any stretch of the imagination - but my aunt just bought a place near Sarasota (I'm actually staying there right now until Dec. 29th) and just loves it. My parents are in the process of selling their home and may follow suit very shortly - if the stars align for it I would sell my home as well, put in as much money towards the home as I possibly can, stay with them and go back to school (for what I'm not certain yet) - find something I'm actually happy doing, get my own place and get whatever money I put into the house back at that time.

Anyway, if that all works out, I believe the flight from Tampa (closest major airport) to Cancun is a pretty easy one. :)

Jason
 
General Zod said:
Wow. Really?

Playa is in the Yucatan. I love it because it's not Cancun or Cozumel. It's got a very Mexican feel to it, especially the further you move off 5th Ave (the main strip). You can go have a lunch, that features a whole chicken, for like $3. The food is cheap and amazing, the beaches are stunning, and the town has got such a cool vibe. I do fear it will eventually become too American, and we will be forced to look elsewhere.

Zod

I've heard nothing but amazing things about Playa (Monster.com's achievers club trip was to Playa this past year).

But more importantly, for $3, do they at least PLUCK the chicken? Or do you have to slaughter it yourself?
 
Dark One said:
Anyway, if that all works out, I believe the flight from Tampa (closest major airport) to Cancun is a pretty easy one.
Under $300, in peak season. A woman we're friends with was going to meet us down there, but couldn't get her X to take her kid for a week.

Zod
 
markgugs said:
I've But more importantly, for $3, do they at least PLUCK the chicken? Or do you have to slaughter it yourself?
LOL. I've yet to go in seach of this meal, but I believe we will hitting places further from the beaten path this time around. As I understand it, the chicken is amazing, and it's served with a ridiclous amount of side dishes.

Though the best lunch, is definitely the $1 shrimp tacos. I've never seen anything like them in the U.S., but they are amazing. combined with a 24oz margarite for $3, you can;t go wrong.

Zod
 
lizard said:
lived there for a year during 8th grade with the Future Convicts of America.

Shit, really?? I've been down here since Wednesday and I haven't seen anything remotely close to a bad element outside of Tampa itself. (I'm actually in Bradenton, but Sarasota is only 12 miles away). I've been thoroughly impressed actually.

lizard said:
the only cool thing was all the canals, and all the kids got boats before they could legally drive.

Man - I've seen nothing but beautiful beaches, quiet, beautifully landscaped communities and nice restaurants to far. Other than the criminal element you referred to, what else did you think sucked about it?