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Walking About Playa – A Picture Tour of Playa del Carmen

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Embark on a walking tour of Playa del Carmen Mexico via this photo blog. Playa del Carmen pictures, reviews and commentary.

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• First Taste of Playa

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 01:33 in american apparel, carlos & charlie's, downtown, ferry, inart, johnny rockets, la bodeguita del medio, marti sports, miro, paseo del carmen, playa del carmen, rolandi's

  For many new visitors to the Riviera Maya, the first glimpse of Playa del Carmen is at the ferry dock and adjacent shopping mall. There are the Cozumel vacationers, mostly staying in all-inclusive res...

• Calle Corazon

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 19:04 in art, botanicus, calle corazon, celeste acevedo, downtown, gallery, gelato, hot baking company, jaime fierro, john gray, playa del carmen, spa itza

  Calle Corazon translates into Heart Street, and you might say there’s a lot of heart packed into this short block of Playa del Carmen. It is located just off 5th Avenue, the pedestrian only stre...

• Public Service Announcement

  Posted on Saturday July 26th, 2008 at 20:18 in downtown, playa del carmen, public service announcement

  Hand painted signs, or rotulos in Spanish, are traditionally used in Mexico to advertise businesses, announce upcoming events, and declare property for sale. In the tourist zones of Playa del Carmen, ...

• Fifth Avenue Stroll - Part Cuatro

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 00:14 in coffe cafe, downtown, playa del carmen, tsuba

  After a much too long hiatus (or was it a writer’s strike?), Walking About Playa is back baby! When I last left off, I was walking 5th Avenue north and had reached Calle 34. Today, I go further ...

• Andale Gran Bazar

  Posted on Sunday May 18th, 2008 at 23:40 in 5th avenue, andale, bazaar, bazar, downtown, explayarte, peanut pet shelter, playa del carmen, shopping, tote le monde

  Andale held their annual Gran Bazar along 5th Avenue in Playa del Carmen today. Anyone in the community can rent a table for $50 pesos and sell their wares. As you’ll see, there was quite a vari...

• Fifth Avenue Stroll - Part Dos

  Posted on Saturday May 17th, 2008 at 13:33 in 5th avenue, caravan, copa cabana, crocs, di vino, downtown, kin mayab, la parilla, media luna, mojo zone, moongate, pictures

  Has it been a week already? Let’s see if I can make it up to you. Last time I gave you just a little taste of 5th Avenue from Calle 4 north to Calle 8. Today, we’ll pick up at Calle 8 and ...

• 5th Avenue Stroll

  Posted on Saturday May 10th, 2008 at 17:38 in 5th avenue, bad boys, beach, beer bucket, bourbon street, converse, currency exchange, diesel, downtown, la rana, mega, ocean view

  I’m back! Still a bit sick, but I was itching to get out! So, I met up with Biz this morning to hang the new In The Roo banner up at Bad Boys. Biz hung it, I watched. View of the beach from ins...

• Condos, Condos, Condos

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 08:43 in aqua luna, art cafe, blanco paraiso, condos, downtown, hacienda del carmen, hotel alux, kaa'xel, la ceiba, oxxo, playa kaan, riconada del sol

  Had a 20 minute break between clients today, so I thought I’d get some photos of Playa Kaan for Ginger. Looks like Michele beat me to it. Oh well, I still got some other photos that I can share....

• Construction and Yucky Food

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 08:38 in bisquets, construction, downtown, interplaya, la fragata, pinche gringo, restaurant, sabbia condos

  Today’s walk takes us south along 20th Avenue from Calle 38 to Constituyentes. Camelot … “It is a silly place”. A few years ago, Camelot was the only new construction around th...

• Let’s Hit the Beach

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 15:35 in babe's, bad boys, bang, beach, blue parrot, corto maltes, downtown, el faro, hobie cat, las ruinas, lifeguard, margarita

  oday, we set out to have lunch at Bad Boys for their Wednesday special, Southern Fried Chicken. We had been planning this ever since we realized we missed it last Wednesday! There’s no real fri...

• Quick Peek at Playacar & Beyond

  Posted on Monday April 28th, 2008 at 14:34 in cholula life, downtown, food carts, fountain, george and dragon, paseo del carmen, playacar, playacar palace, xaman-ha

  I had a business meeting in Playacar yesterday, so I snapped a few photos while I was out and about. Garden at Xaman Ha Condominiums: The outside of Playacar Palace isn’t too scenic (basically ...