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Category Archives: RIVIERA MAYA

3 BEST COCKTAILS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

I’m getting sloshed on New Year’s Eve. It’s the only way to end the terrible, horrible, no good, really bad 2020. I’m loading up on cocktails. But not just any cocktail. My cocktails must be spunky enough to chase away doom and gloom and usher in the light and bright.  I’ve come up with three […]

Posted 30 December 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § CRUISING § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off on 3 BEST COCKTAILS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

GRAND RESIDENCES RIVIERA CANCUN AND COCKTAILS

Lately I’ve been dreaming of Grand Residences Riviera Cancun. It’s the 5-star resort where I would love to be confined. Beautiful suites. Lovely beach. Great pool. And best of all, unmatchable food and drink. As to cocktails, here are two recipes: the resort’s Habanero Margarita and the Almond Passion. Mmmmmm!

Posted 12 June 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § DESSERTS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § YUCATAN ‡ Comments Off on GRAND RESIDENCES RIVIERA CANCUN AND COCKTAILS ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

THE SPA AT GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO AND SPA RECIPES

Drum roll please. And the grandest of them all—the winner—the best of the best resort spa in all of Mexico is…ta-da…Grand Velas Riviera Maya Spa.
Not that I’ve been to all the pampering places (unfortunately, something I must correct), but have been to enough to know that this one would be really hard to beat.

Posted 17 September 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CANDY § CHOCOLATE § DESSERTS § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § SPAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off on THE SPA AT GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO AND SPA RECIPES ° Tagged: , , , , ,

TEQUILA: 10 TIPS FOR BUYING AND DRINKING

I was lost, but now I’m found. Lost in a murky, all-is-acceptable-when-it-comes-to-drinking-tequila-sort-of-a-way. But now my cup runneth over with knowledge. I credit Javier Moreno, the charming sommelier at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun resort (located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula). Javier conducted a tequila tasting seminar for a few guests of the resort and, like the resort itself, the seminar couldn’t be better.

Posted 26 June 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § CONDIMENTS § DRINKS § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on TEQUILA: 10 TIPS FOR BUYING AND DRINKING ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

BIKINI BOOT CAMP AND GRILLED FISH SALAD

According to recent research (conducted by myself and certainly not with any facts attached), The Riviera Maya, along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, hosts more spas than any other similar-sized area on the planet. Riviera Maya spas run the gamut from five-star palaces of perfection, where attentive staff oil and spoil tony clients in settings both serene […]

Posted 06 July 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § DIETS § ENTREES § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on BIKINI BOOT CAMP AND GRILLED FISH SALAD ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

RIVIERA MAYA: TWO GREAT RESORTS/ONE GREAT RECIPE

Time to confess. I’m promiscuous. I sleep around. Sometimes I practice a sort of serial monogamy, seduced by the pleasure of one. On the other hand, I believe “the more the merrier” and “variety is the spice of life,” so have been known to jump into a different bed each night. That’s not to say […]

Posted 15 June 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on RIVIERA MAYA: TWO GREAT RESORTS/ONE GREAT RECIPE °