I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
Among the skyscrapers and the old Victorian houses of the big city of Toronto you’ll find many parks and gardens, many of them located right in the heart of the city. Below you’ll find a list (and a map), grouped by location, with the top choices that have become my favourites through the years I’ve …
Want to visit the most unique corner of Toronto? Take a short ferry ride to the Toronto Islands. Here, you’ll find the only truly car-free community in Canada and the largest in North America. An ideal environment for relaxing bike rides, long scenic walks, and much more. Everytime I come here I feel a world …
Puerto Morelos is a relaxing village that has escaped the proliferation of mega resorts in the Mayan Riviera. This small sleepy coastal town (there’s a not-so-pretty side inland, west of the highway) is located between the two busy tourist centres of Playa del Carmen and Cancun. It’s a far cry from party spots like Tulum. …
Playa del Carmen isn’t known as a cultural hub in the Mayan Riviera, what makes it popular is that you can walk everywhere, easy access to beautiful beaches, and its central location for visiting nearby archaeological sites. “Playa”, as locals call it, is a lively spot with tons of hotels and eateries for every taste. …
Playa del Carmen is an ideal destination for foodies, with options to satisfy every taste and every budget. There are great places I visited along 5ta Avenida (5th Avenue) -the most popular and touristy street in Playa-, but I’ll also tell you about several spots I found venturing further west or north. Here are some …
Let’s name it Zama! someone said when Mayans were debating how to name this place. Since you can see the first rays of the sun from this coast, Zama (“dawn” in Maya) made sense. But when explorers stumbled upon the site in the mid 1800s and saw its surrounding walls they named Tulum (“wall” in …
