Cancun

Steven Slater would give Mexican resorts a thumbs down if he still had thumbs.

In Cancun all seems to breathe freedom and peace, and to make one forget the world and its sad turmoils.

OP, do yourself a favor and buy a huge bottle of top shelf vodka (or whatever) duty-free on the way down. The inclusive alcohol is firewater. It’s a tiny added expense and you’ll appreciate it. You can also invite others over for a quality drink, too, which can make you popular.

And if you are looking for cock go cruising downtown at the Parque de las Palapas. You will not regret it unless you are a lesbian.

Cancun is much better than the disappointingly antigay Jamaica. Better food, equally beautiful beaches, closer to Mayan ruins. Just better all around.

Oh, yeah, you must see the ruins!

Looks skeezy and too touristy. Is it just 4months of college kids and then nothing?

Why not go to Atlantis?

Op, Cancun is fun. You'll have a great time.

Cancun is my idea of hell.

I have heard nothing but good about Cancan resorts. Nothing but by about the DR.

[quote]I have heard nothing but good about Cancan resorts.

Aren't the Cancan resorts in France?

All inclusive resorts in Latin America are serving counterfeit alcohol, which is killing people. You cannot tell by the bottle or the taste either. I thought cancun is where to irritating frat boys types go?

Isn't there a state dept travel advisory warning stating americans not go there because gang turf wars. They were liiterally murdering each other on the sand in front of the resorts.

The beach in Cancun is one of my all-time favorites. It can be touristy and too centered on nightlife, but the people are lovely and you can dine quite well.

I got the flaming shits in Cancun. Or maybe it was Mazatlan. I thought my hiney-hole was going to fall off. Just don't eat or drink anything and you should be fine. Although I wouldn't guarantee it.

Shame on you for having gone to Jamaica.

[quote] irritating frat boys

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If you liked Jamaica you'll love Cancun. Both suck IMO but Jamaica sucks much more and Cancun is a lot more civilized, the people are nicer and the beaches are better.

The Cancun area is touristy, but there's a good reason for it. It offers more than just pristine beaches -- close access to amazing Mayan ruins and excellent food. Just stay away from the spring breakers and party hostel crowd -- there are more than enough upscale, quieter places that cater to more mature and introverted tastes.

Cancun also has a number of listings on MisterBandB if you want to stay there and support gay business, or connect with gay locals.

Exercise increased caution in Mexico due to crime and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.

The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in many areas of Mexico as travel by U.S. government employees to these areas is prohibited or significantly restricted.

U.S. government employees may not travel between cities after dark, may not hail taxis on the street, and must rely on dispatched vehicles, including from app-based services like Uber, or those from regulated taxi stands. U.S. government employees may not drive from the U.S.-Mexico border to or from the interior parts of Mexico with the exception of daytime travel within Baja California, and between Nogales and Hermosillo on Mexican Federal Highway 15D.

BUT

There are no restrictions on travel for U.S. government employees in Quintana Roo state, which include tourist areas in: Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the Riviera Maya.

Bottom line: Any American who goes to Mexico is nuts. It's a country of Russian Roulette.

And yet millions of people visit Cancun every year without managing to be kidnapped, sequestered, shot, etc...

Or we can all stay in the USA and be a victim of a mass shooting.

Cancun displaced Acapulco as the hot tourist attraction at the beginning of the 70s. Her days on top died in the late 80s when Puerto Vallarta rose to power.

Now, nobody has any use for them.

What am I -- chopped liver?

r26 yes

My favorite place used to be the charming fishing village of Zihuatanejo, which is close to Ixtapa. It has been too dangerous to go there over the past decade due to drug wars.

"There's a lovely Mexico exhibit at Epcot, OP. Why don't you just go there?"

Mexico in August is hellishly hot and humid. If you liked Jamaica, then Cancun will probably feel like paradise. It has no appeal for me - I'm a die-hard PV guy.

Didn't like Cabo either.

But if the OP is coming from anywhere on the East Coast or South, R30, Mexico will be no hotter or more hellish and there are beaches.

I spent four nights at Secrets the Vine in Cancun in July 2019. It was my first time in Cancun as well as lodging at an inclusive resort. We stayed in the hotel zone and almost entirely within the resort property for the duration of our stay and we enjoyed the non-forced sequestration. The food was fine and varied, the drinks were watered down but unending if that is what one wanted, and the service was warm and prompt. Staying at an adults-only resort was clearly the way to go: the guests were mostly couples and their level of politeness was admirable. It was four quiet days of everyone smiling. You wanted for nothing and there's nothing you have to do other than relax. This is not the kind of vacation I would have taken previously, but I would consider doing it again as I experienced a fair amount of stress relief and general happiness which carried over on my return.

When you nearing are exiting the airport in Cancun to ground transportation, there are many people who appear to be something like Travelers Aid. They are not: they are salespeople for time shares. There was a brief pitch at our property for a time share tour, which we declined. That being said, I met guests at the resort who returned more than annually to the same property as they liked it so much.

Go somewhere more ecologically responsible. Mayakoba, for example.

Where did Aaron Schrock go? Where he grabbed that strippers dick?>

You are suppose to eat and drink only in the resort. That is the whole point of going to a resort. The resort wants you to have fun, not get sick.

I have heard only good...

Well it’s my last night and it’s been great. The food has been terrific. Best Mexican food I’ve ever had. Makes sense, right? I’m gonna take a nap and then hangout at the swim up bar. I’ve not been kidnapped yet.

I was a bit south of Cancun for a wedding at the end of June. Stayed at an AirBnB condo near the cute town of Puerto Morelos. I felt 100% safe there. Had a rental car and drive into town for meals and to Mayan ruins. Didn’t spend any time in Cancun proper. The whole area is terribly over developed. That said get off the resort property. That kind of insular stay is so depressing. Warning: there has been a huge sargassum seaweed bloom for several months which means all the beaches are covered in inches and inches of seaweed every day that gets raked off and piled nearby to rot. Some terrible smells and cloudy water.

[quote] I’ve not been kidnapped yet.

HISSSSSSSS!!!! You were just lucky OP!!!! I bet they'll try and poison your Dr. Pepper tonight as sell you as a sex slave to a Saudi Arabian shiek!! Please be careful!!! HISSSSSSSS!!!

--Mincington P. Prisspot ("It's pronounced "Priss-PO" It's a French name!), Chairman, Maiden Aunt Brigade

I like the Cancun Ritz Carlton now that they've renovated the rooms. It's safe and you never have to leave during your stay. Wish they'd get rid of tiny toiletries, however.

Also, their cabanas don't provide enough privacy.

What kind of toiletries would you prefer r39?

r40 giant fucking toiletries thank you. Like a bar a soap the size of a twin bed!

R40. I like the Asprey toiletries, but I prefer this kind of arrangement. And no gucky soap bars, even for the sink.

Some unscented stuff is also welcome.

I don't like squeezing out from a tiny tube. Or worse, those tiny bottles where the stuff just pours out, very slowly.

The Ritz Carlton in Cancun is worn AF. Owners are too cheap and shortsighted to renovate and maintain. Ugly front sign, too. Holy fuck.

any good dick in Cancun?

Go down to the bar when the married guys' money grubbing wives are asleep.

If I wanted straight guy dick I would use Grindr. I want giant pinga and hot latin men to eat my culo and call me papi.