With just over a month until our school spring break, we’re turning our attention to finalizing our travel plans: we’re going to fly to the Yucatan, starting our stay on Isla Holbox—a small island off the Gulf coast—before heading south to the resort area of Mayakoba to check into the Fairmont. In between, we’ll spend one night in Tulum, primarily as a base from which to visit the Mayan ruins at Coba.
It’s been a long time since Aron and I last spent time in the Yucatan, with its gorgeous cities, cenotes, and coastline, so I’m excited to return! Plus, Hudson’s Spanish is really getting strong and I’m eager to see him try it out. We sort of began with plans to make this spring trip an easy, all-inclusive-style vacation (after the more intense planning required for our multi-stop New Mexico road trip), but the explorers in us couldn’t go without some movement. We chose the final four nights in Mayakoba as it will involve options like a kids club and on-site restaurants, so we can get a taste of it.
Otherwise, we have our accommodations booked, and now I’m looking at experiences.
Have you visited Isla Holbox? Or explored around Coba, Tulum, or Mayakoba? Any must-do tips?
Lately, I’ve noticed that pulling a sweater over my head has become almost as much a part of my morning routine as pushing start on the coffee maker. Soft, textured, oversized—there are so many beautiful knits I’d happily cozy up in out there.
Growing up in Southern California, just 12 miles away from Disneyland, I’m lucky to say that going to the park was something that figures pretty strongly in my childhood memories. I think it’s one of the reasons Aron and I find ourselves happily planning returns so often. Plus, it’s a really fun family trip!
This year, as with the last, we drove south on Friday night—checking in for an overnight in Valencia—and arrived Saturday morning. In its pre-Star-Wars-Land months, Disney is selling three-day-passes for roughly the same price as a two-day visit, so we made that decision a bit last-minute to maximize the time. The plan would be to check in and go to straight to Disneyland on the first day, spend the second at California Adventure, and finish the third back at Disneyland. I remain steadfast in my belief that you can visit the parks in a single day and have just as much fun, but there was some relief in taking the time-pressure off.
As usual, this was a well-documented trip, so what follows is pretty photo-heavy, but I’ll do my best to include some tips I gleaned along the way…
