http://www.lifeinplaya.com A blog about living and working in Playa Del Carmen(Formerly lifeinparadise.blog.com) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just recently got certified to be a diver, after almost 4 years of living in Playa and thousands of questions from various friends and family about why I don't dive.  I am pretty happy with the outcome, I am not sure if I am going to be a dedicated ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/personal-growth/certified-diver/ So I had some problems with yahoo. They were providing me with email and webhosting for my business website, pdcmanagement.com. Last week the email address stopped working and the website went down. I tried to change my password online because I had just recently changed the security ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/letters-from-the-editor/problems-with-yahoo/ So I have been really busy with life...it has just been sneaking up on me. I have been neglecting the blog for quite some time now, which bugs me because I think about it a lot. So here goes, I have a few extra minutes, I am going ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/work-related/cutting-down-trees/ The last day I spent in Mexico City wasn't actually in Mexico City. We went to Toluca, a town about an hour west of DF. Its all really the same place, from a foreigner's point of view. Just different bus stations. The draw to go to Toluca ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/uncategorized/mexico-citypart-4/ The next day of the trip was probably the most fun, I like active challenging attractions, Tepoztlan is definitely that.  This is a cute little city just outside of Cuernavaca, about an hour and a half from Mexico City.  The main attraction of this pueblo is the pyramid on top ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/uncategorized/mexico-citypart-3/ So, the next day in Mexico City I went to Six Flags Mexico.  Honestly, it is not something I would have chosen for myself, but the friend that I was visiting thought that it would be something fun to do.  So we made our way to the huge amusement park, ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/uncategorized/mexico-citypart-2/ I have been out of town for the last week, I took a little trip to Mexico City to kind of alleviate the Playa Del Carmen blah before high season kicks into full swing.  I had a great time, got to see a lot of stuff, and took a ton ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/uncategorized/trip-report-mexico-citypart-1/ If you haven't been out that way in a while, the new 115th Avenue has in Playa has been expanded to go all the way from Centro Maya to Santa Fe/Mission del Carmen II.  I am now able to go from my home in the Colosio to PlayaResale in the ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/uncategorized/praise-for-the-new-115th-avenue/ I have been really losing interest in writing lately, maybe its the weather or something. I just can't seem to take the time to sit down and write, I don't know why. I am going to start a frequently asked questions series.  People come to Playa Del Carmen from parts unknown ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/faq/playa-faq-1/ I was had to go to Cancun the other day and on the way there I noticed that there were a string of streetlamps on the way that were lit up.  Probably about 25 of them, with a few intermittent lamps not working.  I wasn't sure what was going on, ... http://www.lifeinplaya.com/local-wierd/local-wierd-streetlamps/