TULUM, MEXICO: Hartwood and ARCA restaurants (plus some cave diving) | Ep. 53

It’s a travel day...We head to the boho haven of Tulum! Eric explores the famous cenotes of the Yucatan...We ride bikes in the sun, put our toes in the sand and experience the very best restaurants in Tulum….Hartwood and ARCA!
For more information on our travels, head to our blog: www.thenearandaway.com
VISITED PLACES:
TeeTotum Hotel: www.hotelteetotum.com/
Papaya Playa Project: www.papayaplayaproject.com/
Hartwood: www.hartwoodtulum.com/
Diving Cenotes Tulum: divingcenotestulum.com/home/
Arca: arcatulum.com/
MUSIC:
The Visitor (Geva Alon)
While She Smiled (Space Doves)
Under the Sun (Young Lords)
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Thanks! Amy & Eric

[@JahricLago]

Are you for real?!? Your videos are soooooo amazing! Well-edited and it tells a great story! Thanks for visiting my channel, I'm subscribing to yours. Tip: do you want your channel to blow up? Go to my country, The Philippines, and surely Filipinos will watch and support your videos! We are one of the world's #1 internet consumer. You deserve million subs!!! I wish we could collab soon. I'm in Germany now, and working in Spain. New sub here! 😍❤

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thank you for the kinds words and support! The Philippines is on our list, there are so many amazing places there to visit! We'll be in South America for the rest of the year probably...but maybe our paths will cross in the future for a collab! Safe Travels!

[@rmusic5357]

My brother owns arca and is the executive chef! Glad you guys enjoyed!

[@TheNearAndAway]

Whoa that’s awesome! Must be great to have such a talented brother! Thanks for watching!

[@desurbiztondo4808]

Those mouth watering fresh sea foods are so delicious! Wow! Great vlog!

[@marcwhiteway3695]

I was in Tulum years ago so it was neat to rediscover it and see what all has changed. Loved seeing the drone shots, especially along the coast. Those meals looked unbelievably delicious - you must have eaten well! Thanks for sharing.

[@WhatMyLensSees]

Such a bummer on the seaweed! But beautiful video and that food 👀

[@Agonyification]

Awesome video! I love it :)

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thanks for watching!

[@captainmacoy]

another great video, great story, great captured and edit. The cenotes Yucatan definitely must visit though.

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I wish we had shot some of just swimming in the cenotes...they're so pretty!

[@JamesandLaurent]

The shot at 4:37 was amazing. Kind of surreal!!!

[@WillKupfer]

Really good little intro! That beach certainly is my idea of paradise indeed! The diving looks both terrifying and exciting, I'd like to dive there.

[@Somedayilllearn]

The food looks awesome and those dives?! Amazing! Looks like you guys had an amazing trip!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

So I love your camera quality and stabilisation. What camera do you use for vlogging? I'm guessing it's a different one to the b-roll? Those Gambas Mayas look soooo good. Nothing beats fresh seafood! I didn't know you could actually dive the cenotes. It looks like you were the only one there! Those sulphur clouds are crazy. I'm claustrophobic and watching you dive in the cave centote made my stomach twist, haha. But it must have been an incredible experience! Oh wow, that Tempura 😍

[@TheJourneyest2016]

I can always expect delicious food with your videos. I never heard of Tulum Mexico before but that water just flying into the airport was gorgeous. The shot at 2:50 had me drooling for sure! I wanted to dive into the screen and eat haha

[@TheTravelsOfZ]

I love Tulum, you guys captured it perfectly such a beautiful location!!

[@jsvisuals9032]

awesome vlog, those scuba dives look like so much fun. c/t

[@TripleP]

I must say I am so impressed by your video! Just so beautifully made but also really fun to watch. You've struck the perfect balance! Fantastic job. Have included Tulum on my bucketlist - cant wait to go explore Mexico and Southern America soon! - Triple P c/t

[@terryevans2917]

Love it!

[@MMonTour]

Thanks for the great video. It brings back and many memories. 4 weeks ago we visited the riviera maya for the 4th time. We did not know the cenote The Pit, although we have already visited many. Soon we start a series with 15 cenotes that we visited this year.

[@TheNearAndAway]

That sounds awesome! Looking forward to seeing all the centoes you visited! Thanks for watching!

[@Liesel81-across-all-borders]

i was in oaxaca i loved it

[@AlexSimeon]

the view from the plane already made me feel like this would be such a beautiful place. and it definitely is!! oh wow those gambas look delicious. the food shots were awesome! the shots underwater are insane!!!!! i want to visit the cenotes too, wow so cool and beautiful. ahh you guys always have the best places to eat, everything just looks really yummy and delicious! thanks for sharing! c/t

[@DeniseJans]

the introduction was amazing. it immediatlt drew me into the video. Also what an opening drone shot! Fantastic work. i really enjoyed the video and i am looking forward to discover more of your work.

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you liked our intro!

[@GabMayaBackpackingNomads]

Damn right! I remember that Tulum was our favorite town next to the Riviera Maya. The rest felt like a big Disney Land for adults hahaha Cenotes are crazy heh?

[@heyihavesomethingtosay4851]

great monologue

[@HeetJoshiofficial]

WOAH!! that underwater dive tho :O and where is that beach club?

[@LexUniverse]

how is driving in Mexico? we traveled everywhere by bus when we were there... but Tulum is so beautiful... nice shots from the drone :)

[@randinall3451]

“Disneyland for hipsters” 😂 I’m here now and tried Arca! Thanks for the video and tips.

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, ARCA was really good...loved the vibe there! Enjoy your time there....hope the seaweed isn't too bad on the beach!

[@travelpockets]

I like your travel vlog name :) I always wonder what it will be like to just drop everything and get a one-way ticket somewhere. I will have to find out through your channel! Did you save a bunch of money beforehand? The beaches there look like paradise for sure. Gorgeous shots of the area and the food.

[@NomadicGear]

What camera are you using? You've got some great super slow motion shots so I assume 120 fps? That underwater footage was tripping me out with the layers, almost looks like smoke haha I really want to explore some cenotes -c/t

[@TheNearAndAway]

Thanks for the comment! All of our food shots are with the GH5S with Sigma 18-35 f1.8. It allows us to shoot 120fps almost in the dark (need some noise reduction post-processing sometimes). It's pretty awesome combo. GH5 for walking around shots, etc...

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

I see from the drone shot they are still having the red tide problem. That has been going on for way too long. What did the locals say they can do about the problem? What a cool restaurant; I love the idea of open air cooking. Just like at home in my backyard BBQing. No thank you on the cave diving. I did it one time in Florida and freaked out that if I had a problem I could not just come up to the surface

[@Xmaslightsallyear]

Red tide and sargasso are two completely different things.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Good to know, thank you