Exploring Mexico

Cancun! A place to go for a whole lot of fun. The perfect place to go and try every drink under the sun. We stayed at the TRS Coral Hotel. The hotel is one of the newest properties that opened up in Costa Mujeres, Mexico. The hotel is an adults only hotel but guests have the options to explore the resort and hang out and use other sections of the resort. This was our first time leaving the country since beginning of the pandemic. We were so excited that we made an itinerary for our 7 day trip and we did every activity! Minus George's idea's of swimming with sharks :) maybe next time babe. This trip had a lot of firsts for me and George. It wasn't our first getaway but there were a lot of special moments such as our moonlight dinner and visiting one of the wonder's of the world! We enjoyed activities such as parasailing and jet ski's. Although I don't think I could jet ski again after this trip. We laugh at it now but we flew off our jet ski in middle of the ocean and I couldn't get back on. Thankfully we were able to manage :)

Our hotel was about 30 minutes from the airport like most of the hotels are. We had 24 hour room service and a free mini bar. A butler was on our floor to book dining reservations for us every night. This resort has so many options for food such as Thai, French, Italian of course our favorite was the Italian spot :) We ventured out of our hotel on two occasions. One of the days we took a tour to Chichen Itza. I would definitely recommend this beautiful Wonder of the World. Chichen Itza was filled with vendors all over and is the perfect spot for souvenir shopping. After our tour we ended up at one of the lagoon caves. There are over 2000 caves like this one in Mexico. This cave was so beautiful with crystal clear water. We did not know till we got there that we had to rappel down to get to the cave. I was so nervous as if I hadn't done it before. George and I rappelled down side to side with myself in pure panic mode. He was going down a lot faster then I was. Eventually when I got down we had a great time swimming around the tiny fish and jumping of ledges together. The inside of the cave was something so magical.

On another day we decided to get a taste of Mexico and leave our hotel and took a taxi to Mercado 28, a huge market for tourist where you can buy plenty of souvenirs and have traditional Mexican food. We had live musicians approach us and of course we paid to have them play. Live music is one of my favorite things to run into when I'm abroad. We then got approached by a whirl of vendors, most of them being kids. We bought hand made items from many children, not because we wanted the items but because we wanted to support the children. George wanted to buy off every child. Unfortunately, you can only help so much. We even ended up offering our left overs from lunch. 

One of our favorite nights was going to the CHIC cabaret restaurant show. It is not just dining but an experience with music and entertaining acts. The show begins within a few minutes after being escorted to your table. I felt like I was at an award show haha. There was a six course menu and drinks throughout the evening. I recommend this show to any guest who stays at the TRS.

As for restrictions we did not have to get tested prior to going but did anyway. We were prepared with our vaccination cards and test results. They did not ask for any of this. A day or two before departure we needed to get a negative test to return to the US. Our hotel like most hotels in Mexico have on site testing. Hopefully when we return to Mexico it won't be during these crazy times! Mexico now holds a special place in our hearts. We loved the resort and experience and can't wait to go back!

Have you been to Mexico?