We love road trips! We also know many Americans and Canadians who head down to Playa del Carmen and other parts of Mexico every year in their car or RV. Some people do it to see new places, others simply for the love of driving. Other people just prefer to get on a plane.
What’s your preference? As you may know, I’ve started taking a liking to surveys! (This is just my second one; you can see my first one on motivations for moving to Mexico here.)
Take a minute or two and answer these 5 easy questions, then see what other people think!
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Trendy, yet still somewhat unknown, vibrant and “happening,” but still quiet and relaxing, modern and elegant, yet still natural; these are some of the words that could be used to describe the community known as Coco Beach in Playa del Carmen.
For the past while, Bea and I have given a fair bit of attention to Little Italy and the stretch of 
Coco Beach deserves some attention from anyone who loves Playa because it’s new and seems to be the most promising up-and-coming community; I’m guessing within five years or so the community will be lively like Little Italy, not to mention famous!
The community is very new, and mostly residential. There are a few restaurants, bars and pizza shops showing up as well. As Fifth Avenue continues to grow, Coco Beach is becoming the next hotspot in the downtown area. Two new hotels along the previously undeveloped area just north of Coco Beach have made its location very central in town.
Most importantly, it’s simply a nice place to walk around in or ride a bike through; personally, I like riding my bike to the community, and then getting off to just enjoy a walk; sometimes I head down to the beach, but other times it’s just a pleasant way to “pass through.”
When traveling back to their home country, most expats will follow the “snow-bird” pattern, choosing the hotter summer months. Basically, this is the way the option that makes the most sense for the most reasons. You avoid the most extreme heat in Mexico, while enjoying at least part of the milder northern summers and avoiding the worst part of all of it altogether – freezing cold and snow.
Another reason is that some people miss the Christmas spirit as they know it from back home. This may be true especially early on after moving. Yet, after getting to know 
1. Xcaret
This beautiful little park is just across the highway from downtown and, besides being a relaxing place to spend an afternoon walking around or sipping a coffee, it serves as a center for events and culture for both locals and many expats. The park is largely supported by Xcaret and offers an extension of that park’s activities, with events running on Nov. 3 and 4th. These include theater, photography displays and workshops for face painting and funeral masks – all with Day of the Dead themes, of course.
5. Fundadores Park