OMG! I absolutely ADORE traveling to Mexico!  The Hubs (Stan, my Husband :)) and I just returned from celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary at Secrets Maroma Beach in the Riviera Maya.  It was our third time (yes, tres) to that resort because its simply beautiful!  For this 5-day excursion, All-Inclusive is definitely the way to travel in our opinion, it’s the best value out there!  Be sure to read to the end of this post for some TIPS WHEN TRAVELING TO MEXICO!)

The last time we visited (June 2013) it poured five of the seven days we were there.  Although we managed to have fun, rain tends to put a damper on the whole beach thing, ya know? THIS time, however, it was blue skies the entire time and the highlight of the trip was our Anniversary Photo shoot taken by Adventure Photos ! (Hola, Perla & Mario! Our dynamic photographers)  Here’s a few of our favorite shots…

Wading in the water

We seemed to always be laughing and smiling… wonder why…

Okay, so does anyone else think of the old Toyota commercial?

A few tips when traveling to Mexico:

1. Make sure your passport isn’t about to expire (our old ones were due to expire 4 weeks prior to the trip!)
2. If you want to upgrade (we like to sit first class for our anniversary) do it EARLY – airlines like to use first class as an incentive for their Miles Members, so if you don’t wanna get trumped for a good seat, pay with your reservation or upgrade as soon as possible!
3. Before you leave the US, get plenty of $1‘s for tipping – We tip EVERYBODY, it usually gets us better, more attentive service from everyone from concierge, to bartenders to servers.
4. Take preventive OTC meds like ibuprofen, antacids, airborne, etc.  The food and water is of much better quality than when we went on our honeymoon 18 years ago, but because you can eat and drink whatever you like, you want to be overly prepared!
5. Make a plan!!! I can’t stress this enough!  There’s so much to do and see and once you’re there, your brain will be inundated with tons of stuff to do, and if you don’t have at least an idea of what you want to get out of your vacation, you may end up coming home needing ANOTHER vacation to rest up or even worse, you may MISS OUT on doing what you truly paid your  money to go do!
6. Lastly, but not least – PLAN TO ENJOY no matter what!  So what if your plane was delayed or the room wasn’t ready or you don’t care for the food selections, find happiness in the sheer JOY of being free to go and do and see!

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