Play del Carmen, Mexico

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I am currently in Playa deal Carmen, Mexico, after having spent a week scuba diving in Cozumel.

I haven't seen any other nationality here on holiday other than Americans.

It seems they are either steroid fuelled bodybuilder types, or huge fat waddling blobs. Not much in between really.

It's quite wierd, can any of my US brethren on here enlighten me why this might be the case??

Im supposed to be going in June but don't really fancy it because if i wanna go to Mexico i want to experience Mexico not be stuck in a 5 star resort miles from anywhere that's full of dickheads from America.
My mate can get us over there with Virgin flights and 1 week all inclusive for about £300 which is cheap as chips but it just doesn't wet my beak at all.

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Smash, you're right. It isn't the 'real' Mexico at all of course. Bearing in mind the drug wars raging at the moment, equally as brutally as ISIS, I'm not sure I want to see the real Mexico.

Seriously, if you do come to this vicinity, stay on Cozumel island which is great .... or Tulum which is laid back backpacker/scuba chic.

Playa del Carmen is a bit of an American Ibiza.

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I just don't fancy it at all, i like eating out trying local food and going to the cool parts of a country when i go away not stuck on a resort in a routine or sat round a pool all day.
Probably end up banging someone out if they were being loud/annoying 24/7 and disturbing my holiday

Fancy a South American tour soon i think, Chile, Argentina etc.

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I just don't fancy it at all, i like eating out trying local food and going to the cool parts of a country when i go away not stuck on a resort in a routine or sat round a pool all day.
Probably end up banging someone out if they were being loud/annoying 24/7 and disturbing my holiday

Fancy a South American tour soon i think, Chile, Argentina etc.

I went a few years back with the Mrs smash, and we explored the old Mayan ruins, visited a lot of smaller towns along the coast, went to the mangroves for the wildlife. You can stay near to a lot of old temples/ruins and they are not on the coast or big resort like places. Food was great and the Mayan speaking peeps down south really friendly and welcoming. Great old churches and town squares, museums etc. Loads to do away from resorts if that is more your bag.