Editorial
Celebrating Life and Death
November 2, 2016
Celebrating Life and Death
By the time you read this, Halloween will be over, and hopefully so will my hangover. Although Halloween is not…
Champagne Kisses and Ceviche Dreams
July 6, 2016
Champagne Kisses and Ceviche Dreams
Ok, forget the champagne kisses just give me the ceviche dreams. You might say I have a slight obsession that…
Freediving with the Fishes
June 22, 2016
Freediving with the Fishes
In this edition, for our cover, we chose to profile Camila Jaber. She is a young, record-breaking freediver from right…
Maya or Mayan? That is the Question
June 8, 2016
Maya or Mayan? That is the Question
Greetings from a soggy Playa del Carmen. For those of you who were here on Sunday evening, you got to…
To Everything There is a Season
May 18, 2016
To Everything There is a Season
We have lots of seasons in the Riviera Maya. We have high and low seasons, bull and whale shark seasons,…
Birds, Cold Beers and Long Drives
May 4, 2016
Birds, Cold Beers and Long Drives
Unfortunately, when you live and work here in the Mexican Caribbean, you don’t have as many opportunities to travel as…
There is More to Life Here Than Great Weather…
April 6, 2016
There is More to Life Here Than Great Weather…
Greetings from a cloudy, humid Playa del Carmen. People always ask me what I love about living in the Mexican…
Exploring Mexico: Working on Your Bucket List
March 16, 2016
Exploring Mexico: Working on Your Bucket List
I have a bucket list. Not a long extensive one and not even one that I have written down. Instead,…
Paradise Shared
March 2, 2016
Paradise Shared
Playa is gearing up for what is perhaps the busiest week of the year, Semana Santa (Holy Week). This is…
Why Do Today What You Could Put Off Until Mañana?
February 17, 2016
Why Do Today What You Could Put Off Until Mañana?
We love to discover new places at The Playa Times. Yeah, we know what you are thinking. Bacalar isn’t new!…