Very informative video and nicely done as well. Thank you for your time putting this together. We're leaning pretty hard into retiring there in about a year permanently. Looks like exactly where we'd like to spend our time. Dante and Fiona
I have a fur baby "Earl" and he loves the water. He is a big 'ol sheep dog/ Irish Wolfhound/ Poodle mutt that although groomed short he gets hot easily. I am thinking splitting between PM &. QRO. By the way, I could not hear what they said about May -August water, will someone clarify for me? Cheers,
I loved my 6 month stay in PM (except for the unfortunate accident of breaking my foot) and cant wait till Nov to come down for another 6 months. I stayed 3 blocks from the gelato place you showed in the video and went there all the time. The park looked very familiar also. Ah memories.
Hi Jean - that was too bad about your foot. But wonderful to hear you are coming back for 6 months. Yes the gelato place is amazing and we love the cafe fríos there. Thanks so much for watching
Great video. Yes, heat n humidity are out for us. We are heading for the cool mountains of San Cristobal de las Casas, but maybe we will visit sometime. Thx !
Funny, I'm retiring there soon because of the small town(but close to big cancun)and heat/humidity to keep my skin moist and not dry. 👍 When the beaches are full of sargazo, then it will be time to hit the cenotes or maybe a beach club in Isla mujeres or a trip up to bacalar where there is none. The riviera maya may not be as "Mexican" as other parts of the country because its a tourist attraction, but its "Mexican" enough for me. 🫶
Another gem of a video one of the reasons I moved to Puerto Morelos was the small town vibe. Take care and keep up the good work I always enjoy watching.
This answered some big questions I had. One is I need a small town feel. I'm definitely not into the city life. And the water is definitely no issue. I live in Texas, and the sediment makes the water murky. I like Puerto Morelos for a retirement destination. Thanks for the video.
Another great video! We are so glad we are here and even though we have plans to stay in Cozumel next month are looking at coming back because we enjoy it so much. If the sargassum is bothering people a great alternative is to go get your scuba license the reef was great and sargassum floats 😁. We just completed it today and it was an amazing experience. On day two a manatee swam up to us the instructor said he had, in 7yrs, never seen one in PM so what a rare find. My neighbor here said that most of the population of PM (colonia) came here when they were building Cancun in the 70's. I thought that was an interesting piece of information and may account for the diversity of culture and food.
Aww thanks for your comment Robert. So nice to hear you are enjoying Puerto Morelos! Wow - a manatee !! How amazing is that !?! We saw manatees only once so far in Mexico (in Sian Ka’an Reserve) Great advice on the scuba license ! Enjoy & viva la vida
I was there in 2016 and i loved it! We stayed at the Now up the beach and would walk down during the day! I will be coming back soon! I would like to stay in Puerto Morelos this time!
Interesting video, and a great way to tell people to come to the area and rent for a few months to see if you like it. That should be done wherever one thinks they would like to move to. None of the reasons are about PM being "bad", it's just not their cup of tea. I believe that it is a good location, having seen the different places you have visited, I also like the small town feel. The only thing keeping me from considering PM a place to move to is the humidity, which rules out the Yucatan peninsula for me, lol.
Thanks for watching Cindy . Yes the heat and humidity is definitely challenging for some people (even us some days) Maybe you will come visit in the winter when it’s not as humid some time
Good afternoon, I like your channel. I'm an avid tennis player, and I was wondering. Are you aware of any tennis courts in parks or communities in Puerto Morelos?
Hello and thank you! I believe some of the gated communities may have tennis courts - but I’m not really sure, sorry. There is a very active pickle ball community here
Interesting perspectives from people you’ve spoke with. It sounds like my kind of town. I did enough bar hopping when I was young so not interested at 66. I would probably jump into immigrating like you, both feet first. Every time the Prime Minister up here opens his trap or poses for a photo op I feel like I’m going to 🤮! And it makes me want to make an appointment with the Mexican embassy in Toronto to get out of this place‼️
Hi Victor - are you on Facebook? Can you go to our RickRack travels page and shoot us off a private message please ? And welcome to Puerto Morelos !! Hope you are having a fabulous time so far !
I am considering visiting just for a few days, can you suggest a place to stay? I also wanted to know what is the next closest town that has other attracttions? That does nog require me to rent a car. Thanks
Hi, there are many small boutique Hotels both on the Port Side and a couple in La Colonia if you are just staying a few nights. At this time of year it is low season so there should be lots of options on Airbnb at affordable prices. We usually use Airbnb when we travel. Both Cancun and Playa Del Carmen are about 25 to 30 minutes either way from PM. They are easily reached by the numerous Collectivo's that you can catch in front of the Chedraui parking lot and the other side of the road depending on which City you wish to go to. The cost is 30 pesos one way so it is very affordable.
Hi Mark, we have three Doctor's offices on the La Colonia side that offer normal GP access including XRay's for more complicated procedures there are specialist Doctor's that visit these offices on set days by appointment. For more complex procedures they are carried out in either Cancun or Playa Del Carmen both of which are approx half an hour away.
Mayan coastline, including PM, seems to be dirtier than most places that we've visited. Litter and garbage strewn about and not picked up, especially when you get a little bit out of town. Could be wrong about that.. Difficult to make such a comparison.
I love your videos. I want to get away to MExico for a few months this winter. Decided against Puerto Morelos bc of the sargassum. Do you have any recomm for $ smaller beach towns w an active Expat community away from the sargassum plight?
I don't like Puerto Morelos - too small for me! My husband loves it! UPDATE: I WILL EAT MY WORDS! I now love Puerto Morelos. We had a group of 15 (family) stay at The Fives. The beach, the people, the food, (all inclusive) everything was marvelous! Nearby Puerto Morelos, we rented a private cenote (all day) for our group. A buffet was made for us, where they served local traditional food from the area. El Pesquero Fish restaurant (5 stars) is to die for. It’s a must if you like fresh fish and alcohol! Snorkeling is within walking distance and our hotel provided transportation (for a fee) to go to other destinations. In a few months, we are taking friends so they can experience the magic of Puerto Morelos.
Excellent video. I'm a new subscriber that is considering Puerto Morelos for my move to Mexico next year. I was glad to see this particular video to see if any of these things were deal breakers for me, and they're not! I thought I had settled on a west coast location but now am leaning toward the Quintana Roo area with PM at the top of my list. My first thought was Huatulco for great beaches and very safe and clean area, but I think it's too expensive to live and to travel to from east coast US. Also does not have much of the local feel, not as many small local eateries,etc. I want to be in a place that is easily walkable from where I live to some restaurants, grocery etc. Do they allow ATVs or scooters on the roads there? Will be reviewing your other videos now. Looking forward to my scouting trip in about six months. ☮️❤️😎
Hi Pammy , welcome to our Channel and thank you for subscribing! PM is a lovely little Town and there are lots of scooters some ATV’s and increasing Golf Carts as well. Check out our other videos and hopefully they will give you a feel for both sides of the town and how far things are from the various neighborhoods. We live in La Colonia and have done for three years, we love it! We live in the Villas Uno part which is the closest to the town centre, shops, restaurants etc. Ricky
Thank you so much for watching our videos regularly! Your hearing is grand - our volume was not so great. We need to invest in microphones. Appreciate your patience with our bad technology LOL 😆
Thank you for sharing, love the honesty ❤Gigi
Very informative video and nicely done as well. Thank you for your time putting this together. We're leaning pretty hard into retiring there in about a year permanently. Looks like exactly where we'd like to spend our time. Dante and Fiona
Trying to find the right place for us to move to. My husband Steve and Myself Lisa, and our fur baby Moose.😊. Thank you for your video.
I have a fur baby "Earl" and he loves the water. He is a big 'ol sheep dog/ Irish Wolfhound/ Poodle mutt that although groomed short he gets hot easily. I am thinking splitting between PM &. QRO. By the way, I could not hear what they said about May -August water, will someone clarify for me? Cheers,
My husband and I are planning to go for a visit and perhaps live there
Nice video. We are coming in Dec 2024 how’s the weather at this time of year?
I loved my 6 month stay in PM (except for the unfortunate accident of breaking my foot) and cant wait till Nov to come down for another 6 months.
I stayed 3 blocks from the gelato place you showed in the video and went there all the time. The park looked very familiar also. Ah memories.
Hi Jean - that was too bad about your foot. But wonderful to hear you are coming back for 6 months.
Yes the gelato place is amazing and we love the cafe fríos there. Thanks so much for watching
Haven't seen any new postings in a while. Are you two doing okay?
You two do a great job. Love your videos. Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Great video.
Yes, heat n humidity are out for us. We are heading for the cool mountains of San Cristobal de las Casas, but maybe we will visit sometime. Thx !
Appreciate you watching and your comment. We actually have a trip to San Cris in the not too distant future. It looks amazing there
Thanks for the honesty. I’m coming down in October
You are welcome hope you have a great time!!
Funny, I'm retiring there soon because of the small town(but close to big cancun)and heat/humidity to keep my skin moist and not dry. 👍 When the beaches are full of sargazo, then it will be time to hit the cenotes or maybe a beach club in Isla mujeres or a trip up to bacalar where there is none. The riviera maya may not be as "Mexican" as other parts of the country because its a tourist attraction, but its "Mexican" enough for me. 🫶
Well said ! We agree 100%
Another gem of a video one of the reasons I moved to Puerto Morelos was the small town vibe. Take care and keep up the good work I always enjoy watching.
Thanks so much Juan that is really so nice to hear !
To me it's great laid back town. Easy to Navigate. Reminds me of a small Zihuate.
Great video!
Thanks so much guys
Nice video! Y’all should do a guide to getting a car for those of us trying to move to Mexico. 👍🏼keep up the great content
Thank you Vicente! And also for the great video idea
Try México Relocation Guide,they are pretty good
Thanks for sharing that. Still sounds great to me.
Us too Ellen. Thanks for watching
This answered some big questions I had. One is I need a small town feel. I'm definitely not into the city life. And the water is definitely no issue. I live in Texas, and the sediment makes the water murky. I like Puerto Morelos for a retirement destination. Thanks for the video.
Another great video! We are so glad we are here and even though we have plans to stay in Cozumel next month are looking at coming back because we enjoy it so much. If the sargassum is bothering people a great alternative is to go get your scuba license the reef was great and sargassum floats 😁. We just completed it today and it was an amazing experience. On day two a manatee swam up to us the instructor said he had, in 7yrs, never seen one in PM so what a rare find. My neighbor here said that most of the population of PM (colonia) came here when they were building Cancun in the 70's. I thought that was an interesting piece of information and may account for the diversity of culture and food.
Aww thanks for your comment Robert. So nice to hear you are enjoying Puerto Morelos! Wow - a manatee !! How amazing is that !?! We saw manatees only once so far in Mexico (in Sian Ka’an Reserve) Great advice on the scuba license ! Enjoy & viva la vida
I was there in 2016 and i loved it! We stayed at the Now up the beach and would walk down during the day! I will be coming back soon! I would like to stay in Puerto Morelos this time!
We hope you are able to visit soon!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I am looking to visit and checking it out.
We hope you have a great time when you are here!
@@RickRackTravels thank you so much!
Interesting video, and a great way to tell people to come to the area and rent for a few months to see if you like it. That should be done wherever one thinks they would like to move to. None of the reasons are about PM being "bad", it's just not their cup of tea. I believe that it is a good location, having seen the different places you have visited, I also like the small town feel. The only thing keeping me from considering PM a place to move to is the humidity, which rules out the Yucatan peninsula for me, lol.
Thanks for watching Cindy . Yes the heat and humidity is definitely challenging for some people (even us some days) Maybe you will come visit in the winter when it’s not as humid some time
@@RickRackTravels Whenever I get to Mexico, that is my plan.
I've been a party idiot all my life, so small and laid back is EXACTLY what I crave.
Great video! I love PM. Not the heat and humidity 😒 but everything else Yes!
Yes it’s a great town but a wee bit toasty in the summer lol
Good afternoon, I like your channel. I'm an avid tennis player, and I was wondering. Are you aware of any tennis courts in parks or communities in Puerto Morelos?
Hello and thank you! I believe some of the gated communities may have tennis courts - but I’m not really sure, sorry. There is a very active pickle ball community here
Interesting perspectives from people you’ve spoke with. It sounds like my kind of town. I did enough bar hopping when I was young so not interested at 66. I would probably jump into immigrating like you, both feet first. Every time the Prime Minister up here opens his trap or poses for a photo op I feel like I’m going to 🤮! And it makes me want to make an appointment with the Mexican embassy in Toronto to get out of this place‼️
Yes it is a super chilled town and less expensive than Canada. We wish you well with your residency.
Great video! Puerto sounds perfect for me!
Thank you 😊 perfect for us too !
Just real quick we are town would love to meet you
Hi Victor - are you on Facebook? Can you go to our RickRack travels page and shoot us off a private message please ? And welcome to Puerto Morelos !! Hope you are having a fabulous time so far !
Hi, how is the situation there. I heard about a tourist shot in the leg. It there safe?
Yes it’s safe here that incident was in the early hours of the morning and we are not sure of the circumstances but it is rare for this town
I am considering visiting just for a few days, can you suggest a place to stay? I also wanted to know what is the next closest town that has other attracttions? That does nog require me to rent a car. Thanks
Hi, there are many small boutique Hotels both on the Port Side and a couple in La Colonia if you are just staying a few nights. At this time of year it is low season so there should be lots of options on Airbnb at affordable prices. We usually use Airbnb when we travel. Both Cancun and Playa Del Carmen are about 25 to 30 minutes either way from PM. They are easily reached by the numerous Collectivo's that you can catch in front of the Chedraui parking lot and the other side of the road depending on which City you wish to go to. The cost is 30 pesos one way so it is very affordable.
From New Orleans Louisiana so humidity is nothing new either.
Hello great video, how's the medical access
Hi Mark, we have three Doctor's offices on the La Colonia side that offer normal GP access including XRay's for more complicated procedures there are specialist Doctor's that visit these offices on set days by appointment. For more complex procedures they are carried out in either Cancun or Playa Del Carmen both of which are approx half an hour away.
Mayan coastline, including PM, seems to be dirtier than most places that we've visited. Litter and garbage strewn about and not picked up, especially when you get a little bit out of town. Could be wrong about that.. Difficult to make such a comparison.
Hope that it's OK to ask this here. Can anyone tell me what happened to Keith from KM LIFE IS Good?
Yes of course. I’m sorry we have no info
I love your videos. I want to get away to MExico for a few months this winter. Decided against Puerto Morelos bc of the sargassum. Do you have any recomm for $ smaller beach towns w an active Expat community away from the sargassum plight?
Hi, yes Zihuatanejo in the State of Guerrero is a good choice or Puerto Escondida in Oxaca.
I love living in Puerto Morelos, but I agree, it's not for everyone. 🥰
Yes totally Vivian
Define not for everyone?
I don't like Puerto Morelos - too small for me! My husband loves it!
UPDATE: I WILL EAT MY WORDS! I now love Puerto Morelos. We had a group of 15 (family) stay at The Fives. The beach, the people, the food, (all inclusive) everything was marvelous! Nearby Puerto Morelos, we rented a private cenote (all day) for our group. A buffet was made for us, where they served local traditional food from the area. El Pesquero Fish restaurant (5 stars) is to die for. It’s a must if you like fresh fish and alcohol! Snorkeling is within walking distance and our hotel provided transportation (for a fee) to go to other destinations. In a few months, we are taking friends so they can experience the magic of Puerto Morelos.
We understand it’s not for everyone
@@RickRackTravels We are going to visit Puerto Morelos in October. My husband just made arrangements! LOL He really loves PM.
Too funny. Smallish for me too.. And I came from small town. Though I think my wife could handle it and she is from larger cities.
I love PM but I met young expats who moved to plata de Carmen or Tulum for more “ action”.
We can understand that for sure
Excellent video. I'm a new subscriber that is considering Puerto Morelos for my move to Mexico next year. I was glad to see this particular video to see if any of these things were deal breakers for me, and they're not! I thought I had settled on a west coast location but now am leaning toward the Quintana Roo area with PM at the top of my list. My first thought was Huatulco for great beaches and very safe and clean area, but I think it's too expensive to live and to travel to from east coast US. Also does not have much of the local feel, not as many small local eateries,etc. I want to be in a place that is easily walkable from where I live to some restaurants, grocery etc. Do they allow ATVs or scooters on the roads there? Will be reviewing your other videos now. Looking forward to my scouting trip in about six months. ☮️❤️😎
Hi Pammy , welcome to our Channel and thank you for subscribing! PM is a lovely little Town and there are lots of scooters some ATV’s and increasing Golf Carts as well. Check out our other videos and hopefully they will give you a feel for both sides of the town and how far things are from the various neighborhoods. We live in La Colonia and have done for three years, we love it! We live in the Villas Uno part which is the closest to the town centre, shops, restaurants etc. Ricky
i watch your videos regular,however your volume,seems to be low,but then again i am 73. l. o. l.
Thank you so much for watching our videos regularly! Your hearing is grand - our volume was not so great. We need to invest in microphones. Appreciate your patience with our bad technology LOL 😆
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Stop telling people how wonderful it is!! We want to keep it that way! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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