Best of the Best, July 2018
Nineteen souls (some were camera-shy) showed for Best of the Best, July 2018 at La Buena Vida Restaurant for this traditional monthly event. To share conversation and imbibe a few libations goes along with donning your “best” to try to win the coveted Best Shirt, Best Sandals, or Best Clever [……]
Tech News: Windows GodMode
Tired and frustrated trying to find where to change settings for any given aspect of Windows? For those who are not familiar, GodMode is a feature that conveniently puts hundreds of settings from all around the operating system all in one place. It allows you to control all settings, features and [……]
Foodie Does Tapas
“Tapas” – “an appetizer or snack in the Spanish cuisine, served hot or cold.” La Gloria de Don Pepe Tapas y Paellas, located in Tulum just around the corner from Don Cafeto, offers the opportunity to try numerous Spanish foods in a single visit. Miguel, who is from Barcelona, and [……]
Bits & Pieces
Here are some headlines that peaked the interest of readers enough to give us a heads up. So we’re passing them along to you. Happy reading! • Mexico’s Cemex interested in converting state’s sargasso into energy https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/mexicos-cemex-interested-converting-states-sargasso-into-energy/2018.html • Trade with Mexico supports 566,000 jobs in California [……]
Best of the Best, June 2018
Once again, La Buena Vida Restaurant was the place to be on the first Friday of the month for Best of the Best, June 2018. Loyal locals and some Puerto Aventuras visitors came together to share an evening of conversation and fun – and, of course, a few libations. Interestingly, [……]
Fiber Optics Update
The Telmex rep visited 23 June to share contract detail for running the fiber optic cable into Akumal Norte. Because we are considered a non-commercial neighborhood we have to pay for installation of the cable. To run the cable from Central Akumal will cost us $58,640.00 usd, roughly $1,084,840 pesos. Prior to laying the cable [……]
Foodies at Cetli
Cetli has been a popular Tulum restaurant for years – excellent Mexican cuisine in a lovely setting. Nothing has changed except its location: it’s now 2.5 km out the Cobá road, on your right past the police hut. Before ordering, diners are invited to sample various moles. Then come the [……]