One Year Ago Today......

Exactly one year ago today we moved to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. It was one of the best experiences of our lives. We moved there for a project Taylor was starting up. We knew our time there would be limited so we took full advantage of all of the things to do. It was kind of like a 6 month vacation. We lived in a condo 2 blocks from the beach, located right in the heart of Playa on 5th Ave. and absolutely loved it! We met a ton of great friends, mostly Americans or Canadians that lived there full time or half of the year. It was an absolute blast! It seems like we were there for a lot longer than we were, but at the same time the time really flew by. I can't believe it's been a whole year since we embarked on this adventure. Here are some of my favorite pictures....

The walkway from our condo to the beach.... Not too bad right?

Taylor at the beach. This is where we spent the majority of our time. Our favorite thing to do was to get a bottle of wine and walk down at sunset when the beach had cleared out. We made this our nightly ritual.

By far, the BEST place to eat in Playa. Chicago's was owned by an American couple, Peter and Dahlia, who we became very good friends with. We would eat here 2 or 3 times a week. We loved it! If you are ever in Playa you must eat here! This is a bad picture, that's me sitting in the right hand corner. =)

On a day trip over to Cozumel. We rented scooters and rode around the entire island. We stopped at this place, Coconuts, to have lunch. It was on the side of the island that didn't have electricity (read: no frozen margaritas). This was a very fun day!

The infamous taco bus!!! These tacos were incredible! They had just opened a second location right by our house on the way to the beach when we moved.

On our way to Tulum, it was about 45 minutes south of Playa. We went for our first anniversary in January! Tulum is where they film the Corona commercials and the beach is every bit as beautiful as it is in the commercials. Notice that the road you drive on is feet away - those rocks are the shoulder.

Casa Magna, where we stayed in Tulum. This was Pablo Escobar's beach house that they renovated into an Eco-Chic B&B. It was fabulous!!!

And when you turn around, this was the beach. What a view!

Back in Playa, another fave. Babe's Noodle Bar. The blueberry margaritas are to die for! This is Taylor and Liam out front. Babe's was another weekly spot for us!

The ruins.

What a great time we had. Living there was truly something we will never forget and I am so happy I got to do it with my best friend. I am so grateful we had the opportunity. We want to go back and visit soon!