Sargassum INFESTATION in Playa del Carmen ??? (We have the SOLUTION) ✅

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

🚌 Book your tour to this Cenote Park (Get Your Guide): www.getyourguide.com/kantun-chi-puerto-aventuras-l169280/riviera-maya-ecopark-kantun-chi-cave-adventure-t411785/?partner_id=42TXFE7&cmp=Kantun_Chi_ForTheRoad

[@TheChikarina]

This tour doesn't include the underground river. Which one did you book?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

@@TheChikarina Hola amiga, they used to have the tour available on the link we have provided. Maybe direct on the company provider will be available 🤔☺. Thanks for watching 🙏🫶

[@TheChikarina]

@ForTheRoadTravels thank you, I checked the website and you can book directly with them too xx

[@stephenexley599]

After spending two weeks on a solo trip to Barcelo, I explored Playa Del Carmen extensively using your video recommendations, particularly loved El Fogon, FAH, and Oasis Seafood. I had a blast checking out the murals marked on your map, and the people and surroundings were fantastic. I even visited Cozumel for a day, following your walk-throughs and videos. On the return ferry, I sat at the back, enjoying the open-air seating with locals, and we all sang along to the incredible Spanish music provided by a singer on board. It was a great vibe as the sun set on the day. I have a suggestion for a future video topic - Shopping. I visited Cozumel, 5th Ave, my resort, and the markets in Cancun, but I found that they all sold the same mass-produced items. The same core items were sold not in every area but every single shop. 5th Ave was way longer that I could have imagined but every store had the same stuff over and over again. None of the merchandise felt authentic, handmade, or well-made. Additionally, some of the shops seemed a bit dodgy, and the prices for silver were excessively high. As you guys are local, I believe a video highlighting the best shops, authentic items to purchase, and fair prices would be extremely helpful for some ones next visit. Cheers!

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola Stephen! 🙌 Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙏 How was Barceló? Would you recommend it? Awww, thank you so much! We're thrilled that our recommendations have a big impact on people's travels. 🤩 Absolutely, it's a fantastic suggestion, and we wholeheartedly agree with you. Many stores on 5th Avenue sell similar products. We'll conduct some research and consider including shopping in one of our videos. Thank you again for your support, amigo.

[@grisellecc5807]

Just discovered your channel yesterday and I love it. We have been in PDC a few times and in Cancun, we love the area. It is nice to see videos of the many places we have been. This past year I went to Puerto Morelos for the first time and already have reservations to spend a week there in January in the Grand Residences. I can’t wait to go back. Love Tulum and Chichen-Itzá, the down side is how hot it is even in January. The best thing is to stick by the water and go into town in the evenings.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Hola Griss* 🫶 Thank you so much for watching our video, we hope it has been helpful and entertaining 🙏. We've travelled extensively to the entire State of Quintana Roo and other parts of Mexico. We love PM is one of our favourite beach towns in the region. Yeah, it's hot but believe us it's the best weather of the year at least for us 🫢. Exactly, so you do not get very sunburnt and tired and can enjoy the evenings 🤩. Thank you for watching and we send you all the great vibes ❤️🙌

[@grisellecc5807]

@@ForTheRoadTravels Hi, I have a suggestion. If Simone has learned some Spanish you should try to make some videos in Spanish. I think your content is great but if you can make videos in Spanish you will get a lot of subscribers from Spanish speaking countries that may not be able to follow you due to language. Best of luck. ❤️

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

@@grisellecc5807 Hola Griss, Yes, she's getting better with her Spanish, and I try to push her to have some Spanish interaction, but making full videos in Spanish considering our viewers demographics (based on our data) is only 10% of our audience, and the YT Spanish market is quite saturated. But thank you so much for the suggestion and definitely I personally going to push her more to have more Spanish talking in our videos 🤭🫶. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@lisaann6965]

Really enjoyed this, thanks for taking us along with you to these beautiful Cenotes! 🇲🇽

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Thank you Lisa*, we're so happy you enjoyed this video. The underground cave was phenomenal, and we highly recommend it 🫶🙏. Thank you for watching and leaving your comment 💕❤️

[@dklalivinglife7247]

Amazing…Video!!! Really made me feel like I was there with you exploring & enjoying nature. I’ve try to watch a lot of other peoples videos & couldn’t get through them as I’ve been able to do with your videos… beautiful videography, explanations are descriptive, lots of helpful/ useful tidbits which I appreciate and both of you are so relatable! Thank you for sharing & please continue to keep us updated! Planning a trip real soon & binge watching your videos so I don’t miss a thing!!! 😂❤ ☀️🏝🌊👙🏞

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Awww, thank you so much amig@ 🙏* Your comment really makes our day. Since we started our KZbin journey we always wanted to keep it real and relatable as you also mentioned because we wanted to share and inspire with our travels and lifestyle. We truly appreciate your support by watching our videos. We will be releasing more videos soon. Saludos desde Mexico 🏝️ 🇲🇽

[@greg2865]

We just came back from Playa del Carmen. The Sargassum is a little annoying but the beach is only a part of why you go there. If we just wanted a beach, we would go to PCB in Florida. Also, the smell is not that bad. It reminds me of a paper mill and only when you are close to it. We still used the beach but only entered the water in the areas where it had been cleared. We had a fantastic time.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hey Greg 😊😊 We're so glad that the sargassum didn't get in your way and you guys all had a great time here! I agree, there's so much more to Quinana Roo than just its beaches 🌴 Luckily most of the big hotels are getting the sargassum cleared daily, so that definitely helps to make the water more pleasant 🙏 Thanks so much for watching!

[@TrustNotMyHeart]

That was my local grocery store while in Playa. I went to that cenote park too. It was amazing.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Awesome!* Did you stay close to Chedraui Centro? Really? Did you do the underground cave or only the cenotes? 🤔🤗. Thank you for watching and commenting 🫶🙏

[@TrustNotMyHeart]

@@ForTheRoadTravels I stayed on Benito Juarez and 40 Avenida. My family came out to visit and we went to the cenote park. They are older so we didn't do the underground cave, but still had a fabulous time. We only stayed about 4 hours. I'm in Guanajuato now. No cenotes, no beaches nada. :-( Each city has it's treasures..I'm learning.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

@@TrustNotMyHeart Wow that's amazing 🤩, we're glad you guys had a great time at Kantun Chi. We'd love to visit Guanajuato, and we cannot agree more with you, Mexico has wonders in every corner. Thank you for traveling our beautiful country ❤🙏

[@terryelliott4942]

Hi guys great to see you both Man this is the best vlog yet that place looks great see ya in the next one

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Awww,* thank you so much, Terry & Hazel, we genuinely appreciate your kind words, we're so happy you enjoyed this vlog, we had a fantastic time, and we hope you can experience this on your next Mexico vacation 🫶🙏🇲🇽

[@DrCrystalHarris]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

We're so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching Crystal 🫶🤗🇲🇽🌴

[@cfrias99]

I m so glad I found you guys. Going there in June

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hey Chris 🤗🤗 Yay, you must be getting so excited for your vacay 🇲🇽🫶 We hope you have a wonderful time 🤗

[@chastitye2522]

We were just at that Colectivo stop last Thursday! Too bad we didn’t see you all!

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Hola Chasity 🙌* Awww, thank you 🫶 If you're still in PDC for the following few weeks, we will be hosting a meet-up, so you might want to join us 🤗😍 Thank you for watching and supporting our content 🙏

[@TheChikarina]

Can you compare the underground tour with Rio Secreto please? Awesome video, thanks for the tip 🎉

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola *Rina*, yes the underground is quite similar to Rio Secreto, I (Geo) visited Rio Secreto many years ago, but we haven't gone together to make a video, which we might do soon. Thank you so much for watching. 🫶🇲🇽 If you haven’t bought your tickets, you can find our affiliate link gyg.me/SYkVLiVH this is the closest tour from Rio Secreto compared with Kantun-Chi. This is an affiliate link we get a little kickback that helps us to create more videos like this. Muchas gracias 🙏🤩

[@DrCrystalHarris]

Definitely will try this out when I’m in PDC

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Awesome, cenotes are a must-do in The Yucatan Peninsula 🌴🫶 Plus, the water is so clean and clear all year round 🤩🇲🇽

[@jpeazyy1397]

Honestly my Kids prefer Cenotes instead of beach anyway. Recently we went to Routa De Cenotes near Puerto Morelos. We did one in a day n theres like 19. So kool.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Hola J* 🫶 The water is incredibly fresh for those hot days here in the Riviera Maya ✅ The only downside we found is the mosquitos but other than that, the shade and the freshwater are incredible ❤️

[@davidcuesta243]

Hello on the link in the description doesn't include the underground river cave which looks the best bit of the excursion are there any more links with the part when you go down the ladder

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola David 🫶 Thank you so much for watching our video, that's sad when we filmed the video the link we input had that option available 😔. Nevertheless, there is another similar park, we have in our plans to visit it's called Rio Secreto and we found this tour similar to the one we took in Kantun Chi you might be interested: gyg.me/EArZo944 Thank you for your comment and for watching, we truly appreciate it. *_When purchasing your tours/activities through our links we get a little kickback that helps us to create more videos like this. Muchas gracias_* 🙏🤩

[@alleyjay6523]

Great video are all cenotes cold ? Do they have warm water ones?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Thank* you for watching, all the cenotes are a bit cold as they are from underground rivers, but your body adapts to the temperature quickly 🤩🫢. We highly recommend checking them out 🫶 🙌

[@Hectekk]

Awesome video guys. I wonder how US will react to Sargassum when it arrives in Florida as news is saying.

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola Hector 😊😊 Oh ya, I wonder if they'll intervene at all? or maybe just leave it be? It would be interesting to keep up to date with 🧐🇺🇸

[@nicolenerademeyer8400]

What a great experience! ❤

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

*Hola Nicolene* 🙌 Oh, it really was a great experience, the water is so refreshing during the hot days here in the Riviera Maya. Sending you a big hug from Mexico 🇲🇽🤗

[@dj7even971]

Hope there is no sargassum this year on playa. Love the bleu water of the see. 👋🏼 Grz John. Ps. Great video again, love your channel 🩵🇲🇽🤩

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Thank you so much amigo! We hope not, we haven't been at the beach lately, but in some post we've noticed that is been clear 🤩🥰

[@eduardosaucedo9902]

I have to ask because I wish I was doing exactly what you guys are doing (traveling and living abroad). Maybe this is a bit of sensitive question but how do you guys make a living to afford your lifestyle in Playa del Carmen? Any tips for someone wanting to pursue a similar life style?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola Eduardo 🤗🤗 Absolutley, we always wondered how people made money online too 🙏 We're making money from KZbin adsense, affiliate income and the occasional photography/videography job 😊 In all honesty, we haven't quite mastered the income side of content creation just yet, and have had to work MANY MANY hours to get where we are, but the sacrifice of living on a tight budget in order to create a life of complete time and financial freedom is 100% WORTH IT! We'd recommend dedicating your free time to learning and practicing new skills, so you can then turn those skills into online income 😊 We'd also recommend saving up as much money as possible, while growing a side hustle, until you've got enough to momentum to go full-time 🙏 Investing in courses and mentors is important, but you can learn so much from KZbin for free 🫶

[@kirstieanne2398]

I went in one last year, but have since heard they were used as sacrificial sites, and the remains of people's bones lie at the bottom, is this true?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola Kirstie! 👋 This practice is believed to have occurred during pre-Columbian times as part of their rituals to worship certain gods. In fact, explorations have uncovered human bones and precious artifacts, such as diamonds, in Cenotes. However, the ones we have visited have been adapted exclusively for tourism. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🫶

[@kirstieanne2398]

@@ForTheRoadTravels thank you

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

@@kirstieanne2398 ❤

[@debdaceleb2125]

Is it cold in there since there is no sunlight?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Cenotes are inherently cold because the water comes from underwater tunnel systems, but the closed cenotes, like the first one we showed, are especially cold because they receive zero sunlight 🫣🌴

[@franciscoorozco9695]

is the sargassum situation going to get worse in the next week or two you think?

[@ForTheRoadTravels]

Hola Francisco 🤗🤗 it's so hard to know, but there is a FB group called Sargasso Seaweed Updates Riviera Maya (facebook.com/groups/414023702449092), where people share realtime photos from all over the region 🫶🇲🇽 We hope you have a wonderful vacation 🌴