Cancun Vacation Secrets - Tips & Recommendation

03/09/2026

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Travel tips, hidden gems, food, hotels, beaches and local secrets for Cancun, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres and the Riviera Maya.

03/09/2026

🎂✨ We headed to M Tulum Ho**ah & Pool Lounge in downtown Tulum to celebrate, and honestly, it was such a fun night!

🔥 The place was a vibe
🎶 The music was AMAZING
🍹 And the service was awesome

It was the perfect spot to hang out, celebrate, and enjoy a night out with friends in Tulum. 🥳

And make sure you follow Frida! 🎨🖊️
She’s an amazing tattoo artist and one of those people you definitely want to know if you’re looking for some new ink in Tulum. 🖤

Happy birthday, Frida! 🥂🎂

Would you check out M Tulum for a night out?

01/09/2026

🧊🔥 The final day of my month-long cold plunge & sauna experience.

30 days ago, I started this as a challenge to see what would happen if I made myself sit in the heat and cold every day.

What I didn’t expect was how much it would teach me about being present.

When you’re sitting in a sauna and it’s unbearably hot, or you’re standing in a cold plunge and every part of you wants to get out, you have two choices:

Fight the experience… or accept it.

I started practicing simply allowing the heat or cold to exist without immediately labeling it as something I needed to escape.

The cold is cold. The heat is hot. I don’t have to fight either one.

And somehow, that lesson started carrying over into other parts of my life.

It helped me become more present, more focused, and more comfortable sitting quietly with myself. I also found that the experience became a great part of my meditation practice.

🧘‍♂️ Less resistance. More presence.

I’m not going to pretend 30 days transformed my entire life, but it definitely changed the way I approach discomfort.

And maybe that’s the biggest lesson:

You don’t always have to change what you’re experiencing. Sometimes you just have to change your relationship with it.

Day 30 complete. 🧊🔥

Now the question is… do I keep going? 👀

31/08/2026

🌴 We stopped by Alquimia Hotel Boutique in Tulum’s Hotel Zone and decided to spend the afternoon relaxing by the pool. Sometimes you just need a few hours of doing absolutely nothing. 😎🌴

The service was great, and as far as we knew, there was no minimum consumption to enjoy the pool, which was a nice surprise.

🍹 They had 2x1 on certain cocktails
🍺 B**r was reasonably priced at around 65 pesos (I believe)
🍔 My friend tried the burger and said it was pretty good
🍋 I went with a fresh-squeezed lemonade
🥤 My friend had the green smoothie and said it was good

Overall, it was a pretty relaxed experience without feeling like we had to spend a fortune.

If you’re looking for a place to chill by a pool in Tulum’s Hotel Zone, this might be one to check out.

📍 Alquimia Hotel Boutique — Tulum Hotel Zone

Have you found any other affordable pool spots in Tulum? Drop them in the comments! 👇🌴

28/08/2026

🍔🔥 Someone recommended Ruda Smash Burgers in downtown Tulum today, so I had to go check it out. 👀

I ordered the burger with fries and an ice-cold Coke, and honestly… it did not disappoint. 🍔🍟🥤

The burger was delicious, the fries were the perfect side, and that cold Coke just completed the whole experience.

⭐ Burger rating: 8.3/10

I love that these videos are turning into a community food tour of Tulum. You recommend the spots, and I go try them! 😂

👇 So where should I go next?

Drop your favorite restaurant, taco spot, burger joint, dessert place, or hidden gem in the comments. Your recommendation could be my next video! 🎥🌴

27/08/2026

🥟You told me to try Casa Empanada… so I had to!

Someone left a comment recommending Casa Empanada in Tulum, and I decided to take the suggestion and see what it’s all about.

This is one of my favorite things about making these videos—getting recommendations from people who actually live in or visit the Riviera Maya and turning your comments into my next food adventure. 🌴

In this video, I try Casa Empanada in Tulum and share my honest thoughts on the food and overall experience.

📍 Casa Empanada — Tulum, Mexico

And now I need your help again! 👇

Where should I go next?

Drop your recommendations in the comments—restaurants, tacos, desserts, activities, hidden gems, bars, or anything else you think I should check out in Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Akumal, Puerto Aventuras, Bacalar, or anywhere in the Riviera Maya.

Your comment could be my next video! 🎥🔥

27/08/2026

Comment below where I should go next. I’ve been exploring one restaurant, activity, and experience at a time and now I want YOUR recommendations! 🙌

Tell me in the comments where I should go next.👇

🌮 Restaurants & food spots
🏝️ Beaches & hidden gems
🎭 Events & cultural experiences
🧘 Wellness & unique activities
🍹 Bars & nightlife
🌿 Nature & adventures
📸 Cool places tourists might not know about

And don’t limit it to Tulum! I’m open to exploring Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Puerto Aventuras, Cancun, Bacalar, or anywhere else in the Riviera Maya.

Drop the name of the place + what I should try or do there! 👇

I might just show up and put it to the test. 😂

Where should I go next? 🌴🇲🇽

26/08/2026

🦞🌴 I went to the Tulum Lobster Fest in Tulum to eat as much lobster as possible… and I definitely got my money’s worth! 😂🦞

I started with a lobster brochette 🦞 — absolutely delicious! The lobster was perfectly cooked and seasoned just right.

Next up was a lobster taco 🌮🦞 — fresh, tasty, and packed with flavor.

Then I tried a coconut and lobster dish 🥥🦞. The combination of flavors and textures was amazing, and this was definitely one of the more unique dishes of the festival.

And to finish things off, I had some tacos de canasta 🌮. No lobster in these 😂, but they were still delicious and made for a great ending.

Overall, the Lobster Fest was a pretty awesome way to explore different ways of preparing lobster and discover some new flavors.

🦞 Which dish would you have tried first? 👇