http://www.bekas.org/mexico Playa del Carmen, Mexico Thu, 29 May 2008 06:02:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past year, John and I have been working a LOT. Our only diversions are hitting the bars and the all too occasional beach time. Playa del Carmen is an awesome place, but it's a relatively small town and there's not much in the way of culture. No theater, no ... http://www.bekas.org/mexico/go-tigres-mexican-baseball/ After surviving a recent onslaught of visitors, 4 different sets in a 3 week period, we decided that we needed to make a day trip somewhere for some rest and relaxation. After reading about Cenote Azul in our friend Michele's blog recently, we thought it would be nice to ... http://www.bekas.org/mexico/a-quick-trip-to-cenote-azul/ Yesterday evening, we invited a small group of our Playa friends over to celebrate Libby's birthday. Much fun was had, and (too) much wine, beer, and pizza was consumed. In addition to the traditional birthday cake and singing, Libby was lucky enough to experience a very common Mexican birthday ... http://www.bekas.org/mexico/mor-di-da/ Growing up, everyone in my family picked on me for my unwillingness to try new foods. There are numerous stories my family can probably tell to embarrass me. Therefore, I'll beat them to the punch and get the most obvious one out of the way. One evening, long ago, ... http://www.bekas.org/mexico/food-for-thought/ So, the other day I needed to return some items I had bought at Walmart. It would be my first time making a return in Mexico, as I've been quite careful not to buy anything I thought might not work out. Stories of other expats trying to make returns had ... http://www.bekas.org/mexico/retorno-por-favor/