Six Hearts One Journey
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Deena
Six Hearts One Journey is a travel blog created by Deena, a wife and mother of four adult children, sharing her family’s adventures. After a 15-month Round the World Journey starting in 2014, they continue to travel and dive into their personal passions. Ryan is running his College Admissions Consulting business, Summa Factor, while Deena enjoys working with her amazing clients at Global Getaways.
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El Dorado Maroma
One of our favorite boutique-style resorts on the BEST beach in all of the Riviera Maya! As always, photos first and then our review. Back to Mexican Resorts. El Dorado Maroma is an incredible resort. I have had the opportunity to do two site inspections at this resort as well as stay here with Ryan for four days. For photos and commentary from our last stay, visit: El Dorado Maroma 2011 El Dorado Maroma is a beachfront gourmet all-inclusive resort for guests age 16 and older. For people looking for an intimate resort… Read More
Dreams Riviera Cancun
Dreams Riviera Cancun is an excellent family resort option. It is set on a nice stretch of soft, sandy beach and offers pools, beach activities, fine dining, and so much more. As usual, my photos are first, and my review will follow. Enjoy. Back to Mexican Resorts. Dreams Fact Sheet Dreams Riviera Cancun is ideally located between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and is a short 20 minutes away from the airport. Size: Dreams Riviera Cancun offers 486 suites located on five different floor levels in each building, along with a Spa,… Read More
Day 64: Why Not Rather Suffer Wrong?
The timing of this strange question could not have been more perfect. Since we arrived in Playa almost two months ago, we have been cheated over and over again. I know that seems a bit harsh, and I don’t mean it to be. I love Playa del Carmen and I especially love its residents! Hopefully you already know this through my other posts. Many of the taxi drivers (taxistas), however, have not garnered the same affection in our hearts. To them, we are ‘turistas’, naive, ignorant, Gringos! Apparently, we also have plenty… Read More
Dreams Tulum
Tulum is a beautiful destination. It is about an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half south of Cancun’s International Airport (CUN). It is well worth the hike, as the beaches are beautiful. The Tulum Ruins are also worth a visit, but make sure to come early to avoid the long lines of tourists as well as the heat. Ok…below are some photos of the resort. A review will follow. Enjoy. Back to Mexican Resorts. Dreams Tulum is an excellent family-friendly, all-inclusive, beachfront resort set on a lovely stretch… Read More
Mayan Meals, Games to the Death and More
Mayans had meals that may not be appealing to many of us in some ways, though they ate things that we would eat today, like fruit, cornmeal, corn. They would also eat rabbit or turkey as well as soup and beans. Even chocolate. Sounds pretty yummy, right? Hey, they even ate tacos. Did I mention the tacos were bug tacos? Did you throw up or lick your lips in anticipation? You may want to skip this paragraph, or maybe you want to grab a notebook and pencil so you can jot down some… Read More
Tulum
On Friday, we decided to go to a resort in Tulum for Kathryn’s birthday. We were first going to see the World Famous ruins of Tulum, so we took the ADO to Tulum, from Playa Del Carmen. We asked the lady at the desk how long it would take to get to the ruins of Tulum, and she told us not more than twenty minutes, walking. I don’t think the lady liked us very much, because it took over an hour to get there, and we all had forgotten to bring water… Read More
Katie’s Birthday Mexican Style!
Kathryn turned 11 this past week. What a joy! She is the first to celebrate a birthday since we left home two months ago, so we wanted to make sure it was special. We knew it would be hard, being away from all of her friends and family. But…we were not alone. Our teachers from Spanish Joyfully joined us in our celebration. They shared our festivities with a fruit-filled Piñata (thanks, Katya), homemade ice cream cake/tort (gracias, Isabel), and empanadas (stuffed, fried pastries, muchas gracias, Annabella). Katie was completely surprised! She went first to… Read More
Secrets Silversands Riviera Cancun
Photos first and then our review/thoughts on Secrets Silversands. Make sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom! Back to Mexican Resorts. Secrets Silversands is a lovely, adults-only, beachfront, all-inclusive resort just north of Puerto Morelos. It is close enough to both Cancun and Playa del Carmen for the adventurous traveler who likes to get off property and explore the surrounding areas and towns. One great thing about this all-inclusive resort? No wristbands! Size: Secrets Silversands offers 433 luxurious suites. That said, I would not describe it as a… Read More
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
Living in Mexico has been very different than living back in Chicago. While it has been very hot and humid, with occasional homesickness, this has been a time of learning, serving, trying new things, and building relationships. Since we moved in, we have experienced so much. We have met many wonderful people, visited a few luxurious resorts, attempted to learn Spanish (), snorkeled with turtles and sting rays, and visited ancient ruins. I love the people at our church; they feel like family. The resorts we have gone to have been really… Read More
Azul Sensatori Puerto Morelos
Family-friendly beach resort. Photos first and then our thoughts/reviews below. Back to Mexican Resorts. Azul Sensatori: Fact Sheet Azul Sensatori is a family-friendly active beachfront resort with about 435 suites. It is located about fifteen to twenty minutes south of the Cancun International Airport. While it says it’s in Puerto Morelos, please note that the resort actually sits just north of the small town of Puerto Morelos, next to the Secrets Silversands Resort. This resort is part of the Karisma chain of properties that offers “gourmet inclusive” vacations. Since the Karisma Resorts are pretty… Read More
Deena Gainor
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