As you know, I love travel. I can pretty much find something exciting in even the most obscure destinations. However, one thing I despise about travel is the whole beach thing. I know that for some of you, the beach is a great thing! For me though, I've grown up in South Florida, so the beach isn't that exciting to me. When I think of the beach, I think of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, drunken Spring Break kids, and dreadful sunburns. I live only 20 minutes from the ocean and haven't made a trip to the beach in over 5 years and I don't plan to either!
Therefore, you can imagine my lack of interest in visiting the countries nearest to me in the Caribbean. Last time I took a cruise to the Bahamas, I didn't even bother getting off the boat. Cancun to me, has always been a major headquarters for Spring Break college kids, so despite being so relatively close to me, I never had any interest in going there....until I actually researched it.
There's much more to Cancun than chilling on the beaches. Sure, my wife might like the idea of relaxing in a beach hut, which we probably will end up doing if we go (compromises!). What changed my mind are the surrounding areas of Cancun. I didn't realize that Chichen Itza is a very close to Cancun! A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the new seven wonders of the world!
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[/caption]Also, the nearby city of Mérida is interesting Mexican city with plenty of offerings for the historical buff. Aside from that, there are many other interesting caves & forests to explore. The Yucatan Peninsula is a good starting point for travel further into the region or into Belize or Guatemala. There you have it, I will go to Cancun sometime! The city is also one of the cheapest Caribbean destinations.
Now for the practical information. To get there, I will likely use British Airways Avios points to fly on American Airlines. American offers non-stop service to Cancun from Miami (not sure where you could stop en-route anyways). The Avios calculator shows that flights will cost 4500 miles one-way, or 9000 miles round trip. That is an excellent value! There's plenty of availability to Cancun, especially since I'd be looking to avoid the Spring Break season anyways!
-Jason of TWiBT
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