Today I’ll share with you my top 10 things to do if you are spending Christmas in Playa del Carmen, Mexico this year.
10) Go to the beach and build Santa’s house out of sand. Paper towel rolls make a great mold for the posts. Don’t forget to add the North Pole sign post. Paper or plastic reindeer are optional, but do add a more realistic look. Skip the candy – too messy with the sand – sand on your tongue is just yucky.
9) Make some pretty red and green margaritas. The green ones are lime and the red ones are strawberry (frozen strawberries of course because we don’t grow strawberries in Mexico!). Drink them while you eat corn chips with a choice of red or green salsa.
8) Put on suntan lotion and go Christmas shopping on 5th Ave. Buy an inflatable pool floaty toy shaped like a palm tree for yourself and towels that say “Playa del Carmen” for everybody else.
7) Rent a kids Christmas movie that you know really well and watch it in Spanish and giggle because the voices are different and sound funny.
6) Take your new palm tree floaty and go for a polar bear swim in the pool – the pools are cold here at Christmas time! Have Abuelita (Spanish for Grandma) brand hot chocolate ready for when you come out. It’s the best - all pre spiced and everything!
5) Decorate a palm tree with twinkle lights and red balls as your Christmas tree.
4) Plan a party and invite mariachis to play the music. This is a good time to serve more red and green margaritas, and your salsa. You can also show off your palm tree.
3) Buy some poinsettias to decorate your place and then after Christmas you can plant them outdoors and they will live!
2) Take a picture of yourself at the beach wearing a Santa hat and send it as a Christmas card to all your friends who live far away. If you want to get creative, take it in front of the Santa house you made out of sand. Very impressive!
1) Last but obviously not least; put tacos out for Santa and chili flavored chips for the reindeer. They look forward to coming to Mexico every year because we have the best snacks!
Merry Christmas to all!
Enjoy the Adventure! Suzanne
Suzanne Marie Bandick
Live your Dreams Life Coach
P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/
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Friday, May 4, 2007
Tips for surviving the heat of Mexican summer
Oh my, it is only May and it is already hot here in Mexico! What to do? What to do?
OK here are Suzanne's top 10 heat survival tips! Ready?
10) Do everything in a swimsuit so you are ready to dive into any pool or ocean at a moments notice. Showing real estate? Jump in the pool to show them how fun it will be when they live there.
9) Go to as many movies as possible as they have air conditioning and a bonus of popcorn.
8) Keep ice, Popsicles, and ice cream in the freezer. Your choice is dependent on whether you want to buy a bigger swimsuit or not.
7) Cultivate friends who have a pool or live on the water. You have no water to swim in? I'll see you in the fall.
6) Drink lots and lots of water. Sorry, beer does not count as water.
5) Don't do anything strenuous. You don't want to waste all the water you just drank do you?
4) Now is a good time to drive everywhere as the car has air conditioning. Taking out the garbage? That requires the car.
3) Take lots of showers. Showering with your spouse conserves water.
2) Carry a portable fan everywhere that squirts water. You will be guaranteed to make lots of new friends. Don't forget to ask if they have a pool.
1) Write your friends and tell them how much fun you are having!
Enjoy the Adventure, Suzanne
P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/
OK here are Suzanne's top 10 heat survival tips! Ready?
10) Do everything in a swimsuit so you are ready to dive into any pool or ocean at a moments notice. Showing real estate? Jump in the pool to show them how fun it will be when they live there.
9) Go to as many movies as possible as they have air conditioning and a bonus of popcorn.
8) Keep ice, Popsicles, and ice cream in the freezer. Your choice is dependent on whether you want to buy a bigger swimsuit or not.
7) Cultivate friends who have a pool or live on the water. You have no water to swim in? I'll see you in the fall.
6) Drink lots and lots of water. Sorry, beer does not count as water.
5) Don't do anything strenuous. You don't want to waste all the water you just drank do you?
4) Now is a good time to drive everywhere as the car has air conditioning. Taking out the garbage? That requires the car.
3) Take lots of showers. Showering with your spouse conserves water.
2) Carry a portable fan everywhere that squirts water. You will be guaranteed to make lots of new friends. Don't forget to ask if they have a pool.
1) Write your friends and tell them how much fun you are having!
Enjoy the Adventure, Suzanne
P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/
Friday, April 20, 2007
Top 10 things to do in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
The weekend is here again. So today I thought I would share the top 10 things a foreigner who has become a local likes to do on the weekend in Playa del Carmen, Mexico:
10. Sit on 5th Ave. and count the sunburned tourists. Look for the men wearing socks with sandals as they are obviously Canadian.
9. Go to the beach and eat shrimp tacos.
8. Visit with friends at the beach while eating shrimp tacos.
7. Go to the movies because they are air conditioned, have great seats, popcorn with hot sauce, and are cheap. Playa del Carmen has three different movie theaters now with about 19 viewing options.
6. Go swimming - in the ocean, a pool or a cenote. Why? Because it feels really good.
5. Go to the beach in the evening (when it is really quiet) and look out on the ocean in the moonlight and really remember why you came here.
4. Have a party - any reason is a reason for a party!
3. Go shopping just for fun - Playa has three big malls now.
2. Leave town because it is the weekend and visit Bacalar or Merida.
1. Still # one - Sleep in a hammock.
Enjoy the weekend!
Enjoy the Adventure, Suzanne
P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/
10. Sit on 5th Ave. and count the sunburned tourists. Look for the men wearing socks with sandals as they are obviously Canadian.
9. Go to the beach and eat shrimp tacos.
8. Visit with friends at the beach while eating shrimp tacos.
7. Go to the movies because they are air conditioned, have great seats, popcorn with hot sauce, and are cheap. Playa del Carmen has three different movie theaters now with about 19 viewing options.
6. Go swimming - in the ocean, a pool or a cenote. Why? Because it feels really good.
5. Go to the beach in the evening (when it is really quiet) and look out on the ocean in the moonlight and really remember why you came here.
4. Have a party - any reason is a reason for a party!
3. Go shopping just for fun - Playa has three big malls now.
2. Leave town because it is the weekend and visit Bacalar or Merida.
1. Still # one - Sleep in a hammock.
Enjoy the weekend!
Enjoy the Adventure, Suzanne
P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/
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