Tulum, Mexico

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1. It's so gorgeous there.

Just be really careful if you go swimming in the caves, even ones you pay to get in. We went in late and there was no group or guide but we went in anyway thinking it was well marked. We'd been swimming in there earlier in the day but there were other people there then and plenty of light. WEll, I guess we took a wrong turn and it wasn't well marked and there were no lights and soon we were in total darkness. At least I couldn't see a thing but I have bad night blindness. My husband has good vision and saw a light and we were able to follow it out to the beach. I have to say I had a moment of total panic when we got separated and I could see or hear nothing at all except the distant sound of surf.

Xel-Ha is also an awesome place to go. I think that's the name of the natural aquarium in that area. It's been at least a dozen years since we spent the week there, but we totally loved it, beautiful scenery, friendly people, good food.