Cancun Travel Blog

Image by Dave Stokes The US and Canada “sprung forward” this past weekend, but Daylight Saving Time does not begin until April 3rd, in Mexico.  Keep this in mind when traveling…unless, of course, you want to miss your flight back home.

One of the private, wooden palapas at Casitas restaurant at Ritz-Carlton, Cancun | Photo provided by Ritz-Carlton, Cancun Cancun, with it’s miles of white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, and balmy weather, can be a wildly romantic place at any time of the year. Watching the sunset with your...

Photo by Vinnie Lauria Cancun is a magnificent place and there are countless activities to occupy your time, while vacationing in the area.  Despite news reports claiming that ALL of Mexico is extremely dangerous, Cancun is a very safe city.  In fact, Cancun and Riviera Maya were recently voted #1...

Aaahh, the joys of holiday travel | Photo by flickr user, GoGap Every couple of weeks, the NileGuide managers give us Local Expert Writers topics to write about.  The latest topic is holiday-related.  We were tasked with the challenge of finding fun ways for holiday travelers to spend a 6-hour layover...

Photo by Chris Martino In Cancun’s hotel zone, it’s not hard to find a public restroom, when nature calls, but be aware that not all public bathrooms were created equal.  Some will be immaculately clean, while others will leave quite a bit to be desired, in the way of cleanliness.  Most...

Photo by William Hook As many of you know by now, the NileGuide website is chocked full of useful information for travelers.  In addition to finding oodles of listings for hotels, events, and attractions in many areas of the world, you can also create your own free, customized travel guides on the...

Photo by Mel Rowling MYTH #1:  Cancun is one big, non-stop party. This is definitely NOT true.  At one time, Cancun was a Spring Break mecca, but those days have passed.  Spring Break groups still visit Cancun and, during a couple of weeks in March, the nightclubs are packed full of young, scantily-clad...

The pyramid at El Meco | Photo by Susan R. Vincil Every couple of weeks, the NileGuide managers give each of the Local Expert Writers a challenge that we must write about.  The latest challenge required each of us to go out and do a cultural activity in our city, but the catch was that is had to be...

Ceramic skulls at a shop in Mercado 28 Shopping in Cancun’s flea markets can be a fun little adventure and it will also give you a taste of the “real” Mexico.  It can also be a bit overwhelming, if you’ve never done it before, but you can find some good deals. Most shops in...

iPhones and other cell phones with internet access are definitely mainstream.  People now use their phones for everything from checking email and playing games to shopping online.  While researching this article, I even found an iPhone application (usually called an “app”, for short) that...