Playa Del Carmen
Back home now. Didn’t do much the last day but find a less “bodied” section of the Playa del Carmen beach and lay there for a while. I caught about 10 minutes of beach sleep, which was good enough. Beach sleep is the most replenishing sleep of all. 1 hour of beach sleep could equal up to 8 hours of regular sleep. Overall I thought Playa del Carmen was horrible, but interesting in a perverse, cynical, survey of materialistic hedonism kind of way. If you like to go to the beach, be surrounded by lots of other Europeans and USAliens, tan your hide on a beach chair 2 feet from another hide, shop till you drop at one of the many global design powerhouses along Avenida Quinta, and end it all with some Buffettesque Margaritahead style partying at Senor Frogs, then you will love it. And you can tell people you went to “Mexico.” In fact, fact that it is in Mexico seems to be somewhat of an afterthought, although there were Mexicans vacationing there, and all the tourist knick-knack stores are certainly operated by them. But the whole consensual reality is anything but authentically Mexican, it’s just sort of Mexican themed. There is a “Drugs and Deli” though so you can pick those muscle relaxers you’ve been wanting to try, or that latest anti-depressant, and grab a ham sandwich. I think I became disillusioned somewhere after passing the second Starbucks on the same street, but before passing the second Hagen-Dazs, which incidentally wants 5 USD for scoop on a cone. But hey, give the people what they want, right? This is what democracy will have to live with… I will say this: I was treated to the best flutezac rendition of “Dust in the Wind” I have ever heard, and it brought tears to my eyes. Then I shoved the rest of my chocolate cone into my mouth, fastened my sombrero tightly to my head, and got in line for a hair weave (and maybe a few extensions.)
December 18th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Yea, its got its drawbacks, but the scuba diving/snorkeling down there is fantastic. One of the only places in the world with such accessible cenote diving, which is not for the faint of heart, or sinus issues.
And you have to chuckle at the calls for tours to “Chicken Pizza”. Figure it out.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:47 am
Hit the nail on the head, you crazy newt! The last couple of blogs is what I’ve been talking about. I got insight, colorful commentary and pretty much the vibe I’ve been talking about. Let me, the small man, into the workings of a world traveler! Frommers? Fuck Frommers! I want the real deal Hollyfield. And I got it, straight from the Brown Guys mouth! You are close but not quite to the ever-auspicious Chilly. That Motherfucker can blog. I’m digging what you are shoveling! Keep up the good work and kudos’ to your efforts and traveling.
On a side note: the only thing Rick has done lately which is “not for the faint of heart” is leaving his house. Laugh Motherfucker!
December 21st, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Exactly how the hell do you know a damn thing about my life I wonder? Obviously nothing. MUS comments is hardly the place to discuss it.
You got a comment about Playa? Been there? Stay on topic or fuck off.