Posts in Xcalak
Escape to Xcalak

My most recent visit to Xcalak was an all too needed escape from the “real world”. I always feel as though I slip into a time warp the minute my tires roll from the asphalt highway onto the sandy beach roads of town, and this time was the same.

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XcalakMike Pontius
Black Frday in Xcalak

have learned that sometimes when you take a step back and contemplate life and the path you have taken, things surprise you. For instance, the holidays and what I hope will—in attitude anyway—become the new normal for us. Location is always where you are, but attitude is what you make of it.

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My Birthday Trip to the Yucatan: Xcalalk

It had been 10 long years (actually they go quicker than you realize) since I'd first set foot in Xcalak, at the southern end of the Costa Maya. On that occasion my wife, Lydia, and I had journeyed south with friends who worked in Akumal and who needed to take a weekend getaway.

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XcalakMike Pontius