Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Venues: Playa has a smaller version of nearly everything in Cancún. Manderlay, Coco Bongo being the first to cross my mind.
Most places are located along 5a avenida, where girls drink for free most nights. Men can pay just for entry or for open bar, and they give you a bracelet.
I didn't explore much else, but by 2AM all the action is going on here - either at the Blue Parrot (which seems to cater more to the younger crowd) or Manderlay, which aims for a more upscale vibe - but it's all show - no real class, shitty cocktails. But fuck it, that's not why we're here.
Coco Bongo was, for me, a fucking waste of time. You pay at least $50 bucks to get in to see a show I really didn't give a shit about. I tried to make up for it by pounding rum & cokes. The reviews they advertise are all for the Cancun show, so don't bother with CB here.
Also, it's not any good for meeting people. The music and lighting work against you as all attention is at the stage. So if you want to a girl to pay attention, go somewhere else. Like Blue Parrot, which became my preferred spot.
I was backpacking btw. If I was rolling in light-colored custom suits, I would've hit Manderlay and chatted up the dope Russian babes.
Cheapest spot is the Argentine bar on 5a, think the names is Pura Vida. Buena onda. Good place to spend the night if you like hippies.
Difficulty Level: Seriously, you can go for anything. Easy pick-ups are the backpacker chicks who are in constant festival mode. Yeah, you'll get some other guys sloppy seconds - you want a madonna go to church.
Manderlay you'll run into the inflated ego crowd we all know so well from back home. Granted, a lot of the girls will be down-to-earth and everyone is approachable. The underlying deal with PLaya is people come here fuck. They sunbathe, drink and party. But everyone wants to fuck. Even the hottest babes will be easier than back home.
Watch out for Jewish girls who don't put out for gentiles. Fucking prudes.
Quality Level: Again, huge spread. I banged two Argentine girls in two nights, but the quality was thereafter. These girls don't get laid at home, and I am admittedly a good-looking guy so I didn't need much game. With more skills I could definitely have done better.
Loads of mexicans come here, too - and their deal is the same. Get laid. Upper class chicks have got their bitch-shields up. You'll have to nuke the vaj from orbit.
The mestizos are easy pickings.
Also loads of Scandinavians - mostly Danes and Norwegians. They come in groups of 50-80 young girls (ages 19-22) to "learn" Spanish. They end up wasting 10,000 dollars getting hammered. They roll in large groups and are enternally grateful to meet a normal guy - watch the booze - all you have to do is not screw up and you can be tuggin some blonde mane and beating that pussy by the end of the night. She's rolling in a group, remember, so make sure to work her friends too. WHo knows, you might even get a threesome. They're on vacation, after all. The social pressure is off.
Logistics: You can't bring girls back to the hostel. This is the deal throughout central america. So I ended up doing it in some deserted bar down by the beach - kinda paranoid the cops would find us, they patrol the beach for exactly that kind of stuff. I'd recommend if you ahve the money, get an apartment. With decent game, you can pick up girls on the beach, invite em over for pre-party/after-party at your place and get down to business. Shouldn't take more than 2 hours effort, max.
Cultura: None. Whatsoever. Playa is not even that great for windsurfing, but it'll do. It's expensive as fuck (if you like your alcohol), so you can do better "living" other places if costs are a consideration. On the same token, if money is not an issue, this place has the best girls of all "backpacker" spots.
Tulum I haven't seen, but that's supposed to be beautiful. The entire Quintana Roo coastline down to Chetumal has plenty of beautiful spots, some place an hour north of there - begins with a B, looked great - an old white fort on a cliff overlooking the amazing beaches and gorgeous water.
Isla Mujeres is a great backpacker spot, cheaper and more chill than Playa - about an hour or two from Playa. Easy to get to with public transport - avoid tourist transport if you can - they rip you off. Mexicans are very polite and extremely friendly and helpful if you speak Spanish to them. Not unlike Guatemalans. Nicaraguans are fat and ugly and swear all the time.
I'm sure there's more, but I hope you guys can get something out of this. Don't hesitate to ask. I'll do write-ups on the rest of what I saw in CA soon.
For the rest of you boys who like to roll with a low mileage on wheels of cash, I wish I could say more on the nicer accomodations @ Playa, but alas. But the paragraph on the tougher girls is still pertinent.
Hostels are about 10-12 bucks a night. You can eat expensive (more expensive than the US, tips are not included in the price) or you can grab the street chow, which I friggin loved ($1 tacos) - no stomach problems. Street chow in Guate was shit. Nica street chow was great.
Venues: Playa has a smaller version of nearly everything in Cancún. Manderlay, Coco Bongo being the first to cross my mind.
Most places are located along 5a avenida, where girls drink for free most nights. Men can pay just for entry or for open bar, and they give you a bracelet.
I didn't explore much else, but by 2AM all the action is going on here - either at the Blue Parrot (which seems to cater more to the younger crowd) or Manderlay, which aims for a more upscale vibe - but it's all show - no real class, shitty cocktails. But fuck it, that's not why we're here.
Coco Bongo was, for me, a fucking waste of time. You pay at least $50 bucks to get in to see a show I really didn't give a shit about. I tried to make up for it by pounding rum & cokes. The reviews they advertise are all for the Cancun show, so don't bother with CB here.
Also, it's not any good for meeting people. The music and lighting work against you as all attention is at the stage. So if you want to a girl to pay attention, go somewhere else. Like Blue Parrot, which became my preferred spot.
I was backpacking btw. If I was rolling in light-colored custom suits, I would've hit Manderlay and chatted up the dope Russian babes.
Cheapest spot is the Argentine bar on 5a, think the names is Pura Vida. Buena onda. Good place to spend the night if you like hippies.
Difficulty Level: Seriously, you can go for anything. Easy pick-ups are the backpacker chicks who are in constant festival mode. Yeah, you'll get some other guys sloppy seconds - you want a madonna go to church.
Manderlay you'll run into the inflated ego crowd we all know so well from back home. Granted, a lot of the girls will be down-to-earth and everyone is approachable. The underlying deal with PLaya is people come here fuck. They sunbathe, drink and party. But everyone wants to fuck. Even the hottest babes will be easier than back home.
Watch out for Jewish girls who don't put out for gentiles. Fucking prudes.
Quality Level: Again, huge spread. I banged two Argentine girls in two nights, but the quality was thereafter. These girls don't get laid at home, and I am admittedly a good-looking guy so I didn't need much game. With more skills I could definitely have done better.
Loads of mexicans come here, too - and their deal is the same. Get laid. Upper class chicks have got their bitch-shields up. You'll have to nuke the vaj from orbit.
The mestizos are easy pickings.
Also loads of Scandinavians - mostly Danes and Norwegians. They come in groups of 50-80 young girls (ages 19-22) to "learn" Spanish. They end up wasting 10,000 dollars getting hammered. They roll in large groups and are enternally grateful to meet a normal guy - watch the booze - all you have to do is not screw up and you can be tuggin some blonde mane and beating that pussy by the end of the night. She's rolling in a group, remember, so make sure to work her friends too. WHo knows, you might even get a threesome. They're on vacation, after all. The social pressure is off.
Logistics: You can't bring girls back to the hostel. This is the deal throughout central america. So I ended up doing it in some deserted bar down by the beach - kinda paranoid the cops would find us, they patrol the beach for exactly that kind of stuff. I'd recommend if you ahve the money, get an apartment. With decent game, you can pick up girls on the beach, invite em over for pre-party/after-party at your place and get down to business. Shouldn't take more than 2 hours effort, max.
Cultura: None. Whatsoever. Playa is not even that great for windsurfing, but it'll do. It's expensive as fuck (if you like your alcohol), so you can do better "living" other places if costs are a consideration. On the same token, if money is not an issue, this place has the best girls of all "backpacker" spots.
Tulum I haven't seen, but that's supposed to be beautiful. The entire Quintana Roo coastline down to Chetumal has plenty of beautiful spots, some place an hour north of there - begins with a B, looked great - an old white fort on a cliff overlooking the amazing beaches and gorgeous water.
Isla Mujeres is a great backpacker spot, cheaper and more chill than Playa - about an hour or two from Playa. Easy to get to with public transport - avoid tourist transport if you can - they rip you off. Mexicans are very polite and extremely friendly and helpful if you speak Spanish to them. Not unlike Guatemalans. Nicaraguans are fat and ugly and swear all the time.
I'm sure there's more, but I hope you guys can get something out of this. Don't hesitate to ask. I'll do write-ups on the rest of what I saw in CA soon.
For the rest of you boys who like to roll with a low mileage on wheels of cash, I wish I could say more on the nicer accomodations @ Playa, but alas. But the paragraph on the tougher girls is still pertinent.
Hostels are about 10-12 bucks a night. You can eat expensive (more expensive than the US, tips are not included in the price) or you can grab the street chow, which I friggin loved ($1 tacos) - no stomach problems. Street chow in Guate was shit. Nica street chow was great.
A year from now you'll wish you started today