Another one for the record books

Posted at 9:55 pm by Patrick under Cancun Weekender:2006

We’re back in Atlanta now, and have a few postscripted thoughts about our last day in Mexico:

– Taxis *from* the airport: $40 US. Taxis *to* the airport: $20 US.
– The Cancun airport, well, sucks a little. It’s not designed for any sort of traffic flow, and all of the decent restaurants are after the security checkpoint. Also, the taxi/tour/timeshare hawkers are so overwhelming in numbers and persistence that it really makes it hard to look forward to a return trip.
– If you decide to go to Cancun and don’t plan to go farther afield than downtown and back, seriously consider getting an all-inclusve package and not leaving the resort. Cancun itself doesn’t have a whole lot to offer.
– Oh, and there isn’t a lot to say about the beer scene either.

Don’t get me wrong – I’m sure there are a lot of folks who enjoyed their time in Cancun. But if you’re more of an independent traveler, the sheer number of tour groups and related hucksterism can be a drag.

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