Tourists visiting Cancún and Mexico’s Riviera Maya this summer are being greeted not just with ocean breezes and poolside cocktails, but by heavily armed patrols. In response to escalating cartel violence and crimes against travelers, the Mexican government has deployed more than 7,000 troops and security personnel to safeguard the country’s most popular vacation zones. Since … Read more
Chirp at Draymond Green at your own peril. One fan at Madison Square Garden learned the hard way Friday when Green, serving as a TNT analyst for the Eastern Conference Finals between the Knicks and Pacers, snapped back at a heckler for mocking the Warriors’ playoff ouster. “Cancun! Cancun! How was Cancun?” a fan asked … Read more
Whatever happened to “over the river and through the woods?” Seems like a whole lot of us are planning to venture a lot further afield than Grandmother’s house this Thanksgiving, according to the travel trackers at Google Flights — that is, unless Nana and Pop Pop happen to live at Disney World. Orlando was ranked No. … Read more
Cancún means tequila body slammers, crowded beaches and rowdy college students. Or does it? Suddenly, it’s looking more “Succession” than “Spring Breakers.” Just steer clear of the infamous Hotel Zone along Avenida Kukulkan and you’ll discover a host of new Cancún hotels selling quiet luxury. And numero uno among them is the Waldorf Astoria (from … Read more
Nothing like some good old-fashioned billboard drama to spice up the NBA playoffs. The controversy began before Game 5 of the Clippers-Mavericks first-round playoff series Wednesday night, when images surfaced of a billboard outside of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles that read, “Dallas to Cancun.” Some speculated the giant promotion, in which the travel-based site … Read more
When the engine power of your whip is better measured in hamsters than horses, you’ve arrived at the right place. Such is life on care- and car-free Holbox, where simple golf carts — bicycles, if you’re a try-hard — are the conveyances of choice. Here’s the lowdown. Where Humble Holbox is a dozen-square-mile islita just … Read more
Mexico isn’t just ocean resorts and pool parties — it’s a jungle out there. Roughly 34.5% of the country is covered in forests. The area surrounding the Yucatan, down the Atlantic Coast, is famously dense, lush and animal-rich, helping to make Mexico one of the five most biodiverse countries on Earth. But getting lost in … Read more
This guy was really buggin’ out — and rightfully so! A wave of dreadful shock surged through a man’s body as he unpacked his suitcase following a Mexico vacation to find a nearly 5-inch-long, furry tarantula in his jeans. “I let out a yelp!” confessed James Mugridge, 31, from England, to South West News Service. “It … Read more