Hard Rock Riviera Maya (HRRM) is probably the single hotel we’ve spent the most time at as a family over the years! HRRM is actually the first all-inclusive resort in Mexico our daughter visited at just 2 months old. Since then we’ve had the opportunity…
Each hurricane season here in Cancún has normally not meant too much more than a few days of isolated showers. We actually haven’t even had a lot of close calls or named storm systems pass through that anyone really had to worry about or give…
I homeschool my 5-year-old daughter Isla…by choice. It’s weird to suddenly add the “by choice” part at the end of that sentence but it strangely seems necessary now given everything going on. It immediately lets people know we weren’t forced into our decision and truthfully…
Since Moon Palace Cancun is such a large resort I felt The Grand deserved it’s own dedicated post. For years Moon Palace operated with 3 distinct sections…Sunrise, Nizuc and Grand with guests being able to stay in one but use all 3 during their stay.…
One of the advantages of living & working in paradise is we end up at some of Cancun’s top all-inclusive luxury resorts very often getting to blur the lines between being a local & tourist. Our home is located just 20 minutes from Moon Palace…
We live in Mexican paradise and the beach is genuinely one of our happy places so it’s also where we gravitate to for photoshoots. Each December I try and plan a fun & special Christmas shoot of my daughter Isla. Last year I did an…
Traveling in general is always going to come down to your own comfort level & travel style. Child car seat laws can vary from country to country or even between states. Here in Mexico there aren’t any enforced laws regarding babies or young children needing…
Many regular visitors to Cancun know that Laguna Nichupte (the large lagoon that separates the Hotel Zone from the downtown mainland) is full of crocodiles. Over the years the government has blocked off some of the lower lying areas to prevent tourists (and locals) from…
Signing up for a long car ride with a toddler can strike fear in many people to the point they’d avoid it at all costs. Sometimes just getting stuck in traffic in your own city or while travelling to a big city with your little…
Three and a half years after giving birth I finally have the answer to one of the most asked questions I’ve personally received, “Where will your child go to school? Mexico or Canada?”. To be blunt the answer is…nowhere! Our daughter Isla will not be…