BACALAR is Mexico's NEXT HOTSPOT! 🇲🇽 (better than Cancun & Tulum?)
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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In today's Mexico travel vlog, we took a 3-hour drive south of Playa del Carmen to the small town of Bacalar, where we stayed in a unique Airbnb, enjoyed swimming in the famous Blue Lagoon, and explore this great little town that is said to be "the next Tulum".
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I have never had the urge to go to Mexico, until now. Experiencing it thru you both has been amazing. I look forward to your next video 😀
You should! And thank you
@@LloydandMandy Mexico's not half bad. And, the food is marvellous.
Going in July 😊 to Tulum … mate you both are amazing 😊😊😊
@@karakiz1679 Lloyd and Mandy are appealing. They are endearing.
I had a 60kg Rottweiler years ago, wife went to work early, I woke with Otto sound asleep with his head on the pillow next to me, he had snuck in. Dogs, they really love human comforts.
The mullet is coming along nicely. Bear obviously loved his weekend away.Great location.
Agree if sunscreen is not good in the water it is not good for our health
Totally
@@LloydandMandy But sunscreens are very necessary to thwart the development of skin cancers. Trust me, I know.
There are scientists that believe skin cancer is due to lack of sun,...
Oh I love seeing Bear enjoying traveling with you guys!! And seeing him jumping of the jetty and swimming with you and everyone else hahaha toooooo cute!! Love it, he is the cutest!!
he is isn't he
Your videos are fantastic! Love Mexico, and you do it justice with your filming/editing skills. Was so sad when this one ended. Can't wait for the next one! ❤️
Thanks so much
Looks great. Hope it doesn’t go down the New Tulum route! Tourism kills the things we love the most - eventually.
Bacalar , looks really nice , thanks for the video!!
We were there in about 2019. We stayed further away . You would have to drive to town. Nice and secluded, dock to the clearest bright blue water, monkeys in the trees around the house. Only thing is the white sand is silt and u just sink in like a suction. You can’t walk in the water. You have to jump in or get on a raft.
Bear is soooo cute!
he is isn't he, at least we know it's not just us that think so
i am in love with bear. WHAT a sweetheart having the time of his life! keep up the cute traveling puppy footage 😊
Thanks so much
Looks amazing! Love seeing bear having a blast with you guys!
It's getting very popular Bacalar. Thanks for your suggestions I cant wait to visit in a couple of weeks ☺️💯
Great meeting you today ( January 20)! In Playa. Great job on your videos
Thanks! You too!
I've had the pleasure of staying in a few Airbnbs in Mexico, and that one is a gem!
Such a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing. I’m so glad I found your channel.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful place Bacalar. I was there many years ago. I just meet your videos, and really nice and The music I really love It !! Enjoy my country guys. A new fan !!
Thanks and welcome
That was awesome. If I was 60 years younger it would be on my bucket list. Thank you. 😊
I live in Sydney and am 65 and considering retiring there or the Dominican Republic. 🤞
I always enjoy a Bear heavy episode 👍
That's such a cool place, I've been to Playa Del Carmen, and Tulum which are very over the top tourist attractions, you get hassled all of the time but here it seems so laid back, I hope I get a chance go there.
it's so nice
your dog is adorable! loved this video, I've only seen Bacalar in Mexican television and it looked so beautiful that I decided to check videos on UA-cam to learn more, Yucatan peninsula has so much to offer, been to Cancun a few times, and Bacalar might be next.
Thank you! it is very beautiful.
Keep the dog-friendly travel coming!!
That's the plan!
This place is amazing, been there 3 times in 1 year. This place is a hidden treasure.
I really enjoyed this vlog thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Thank you
So pretty! Can’t wait until we make it to Mexico! 😍
Bacalar is in my bucket list thanks for showing us can’t wait to go, love your videos guy’s. God bless
Thanks for watching!
It's great to see how Mandy's aussie accent has developed lol
This channel is becoming a must watch and I think a total binge is coming.
Have you been to Ocean Riviera Paradise in Playa Del Carmen?
No we have not, recommend?
@@LloydandMandy so, it's really weird. There were skme things I enjoyed and then other asoects that kind of sucked. Total mixed exoerience. However, the food was hot! 😉
I am catching up on traveling and to be honest, with the both of you having experience with comparing different olaces, I bwould be curious of your thoughts.
I think the full experience would have to be assessed at least three days (I was there for 7). I also upgraded to what they call Privilege and had a swim up pool patio (the water to me eas suspect and they started doing some maintenance that was unannounced and led to further avoiding that).
Heading to Riviera Maya at the end of the month and came across your channel! Lots of helpful info, thanks guys! Much love, Hugo & Tash
Oh! I was expecting ice cream 😅😂
I hope it's not the new Tulum
Mexico never ceases to amaze me! Beautiful!
It really is!
G'day Lloyd and Mandy...great to catch up on your recent vlogs, always very entertaining and informative...fabulous to see a bit more of Bear too, he certainly would attract attention, such a great looking dog...will now look forward to the next period of watching your vlogs and podcasts...cheers Gaz(WA)😎
Thanks Gaz
Looks like a pretty cool. I would love to know your skin care Mandy. Your skin looks amazing.
Coming soon!
Always enjoy your guys' content, thanks! And special gracias for the music, love your selections!!
Love Bear around having fun!!! Enjoy guys
You guys need to check out mahahual
Thanks for the tip
Great video guys. Love that you're both hooked on Yellowstone too. Each season just keeps getting better.
so good! Have you watched the spinoff? 1883?
@@LloydandMandy sure have. It was fantastic wasn't it? We're looking forward to 1923 being released next. Also just started watching Billy the Kid.
Wow. Nice and beautiful video😍
Thank you so much
Looks a great place + bear loved it 👍🍺🍺
The best
You guys went to possibly one of the prettiest places on Earth. I go there often I love it! Los Rápidos at Bacalar is also very very nice!
Love it. Reminds me of the North Shore on Hawaii. My wife and I are planning a move to Mexico in a few years and had planned on moving to Tulum. But Bacalar looks awesome. Thank you.
Thank you for watching! Best of luck for you both
if you go, make sure you buy where they have water treatment. With more people coming, the “dilution is the solution” is not going to work and the lagoon will be ruined
Loved your video. I was wondering if could tell me about your experience traveling with bear he is big. Did you have to crate him and put him in cargo?
Yes we did, we actually made a whole video about it!
Great video, Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you too
Another nice video guys, I have whiskey on my hand , just counting the days we will be there !!! Playa del Carmen see you soon and Bacalar too.
Have fun!
Great video as always. I go to Queretaro on Monday. I signed up for my travel insurance through your recommendation and also surf shark. Have you tried using Amazon Mexico? If so doe it offer the same movies and such that Amazon US does? If not I will keep my Amazon prime for movies. Thanks again
We don't really use Amazon for movies we use Netflix and watch a lot of UA-cam and sports haha
Love your content. We love Mexico and can’t wait to return. Which do you recommend more? Holbox or Bacalar?
Both are great, but we would say Holbox
Make sure to tell everyone about these great spots, that way they’ll be ruined!!
will do mate! Thanks for the advice
Question for y'all. I'm in Guadalajara and would love to take a short trip to the beach. I can basically go anywhere in Mexico for about $100. What's the best low budget beach stay in Mexico? I was thinking about Puerto Escondido but since I only have about 3-4 days, I want to be in nature and near the beach as opposed to tourist/bars/loud music. :-) What do you think?
Puerto Escondido for sure!
7:28 Mandy throws ball into the bedroom, and Bear, sitting on the bed, looks at her with a look that says, 'seriously, you think I'm falling for that so that I can give up my spot on the bed'? LOL.
BTW, I've been meaning to ask, what type of camera do you guys use when walking around filming? Is it smartphone or a proper camera? And what editing app do you use? Thanks.
Hey! We use the Sony zv-1, sometimes with a gamble. and we use I-movie to edit. We actually just released a UA-cam course last week if you want to learn more
Wow 1200$ thats expensive for that bag. 😅😅
I have noticed you are not saying how much the places you are staying cost just lately.
We definitely have in previous videos but we might have missed it on this one, it was around $70/night but the price fluctuates. Also you can check the link in description
@@LloydandMandy Prices of foods and accommodations are quite helpful for those of us contemplating travel to where you have visited.
Hello, my wife and I just watched your videos in Mexico, we love them, and we love dogs, we have a Labrador chocolate just like Beer , his name is Hershey
Hershey.. haha cute
Honestly, how were the mosquitos in that shabby chic shack. 😂
What do you guys use to replace the sunscreen?
We don’t, we try to avoid too much midday sun
@@LloydandMandy was hoping there was a good alternative. I hate the chemicals on my skin and how hard it is to wash off. But I burn so easily even in the shade I still get a sun burn.
would you recommend driving in Cancun? is there extra charges on renting in Cancun?
We’ve hired cars in playa del Carmen, just have to be careful with hire cars as they’re targeted by local police, we hire through private companies
I do hear how beautiful the water looks but how polluted it is..
Not very at all actually, they keep it clean
I hope you bargained for that purse !
We did a little bit not much, rather put money in locals pockets than big stores
@@LloydandMandy That is a good philosophy -- Help out local economies.
@@LloydandMandy Every small local vendor around the world needs YOUR kind of travelers! Thank you for avoiding slave-waging "Made in China" when you can!
Hope you bargain when you buy at Sams Club
❤️
Which is more humid Bacalar or Bali?
Bali
If it's like Tulum I will not go.
It’s not
What's Mexican coffee like?, any good. Have you ever got food poisoning there?
Food poisoning no, but parasites yes. Sorry but we don't actually drink coffee, weird I know but we both quit about 18 months ago.
thank you for that really helpful we are thinking of heading over to Mexico in April I never thought about parasites !! :0 Safe travels you three
The town looks a bit run down, to be honest with you. But, the turquoise lager looks beaut. With your Son in tow, I wonder where the vets are, should Bear become sick or injured. Do you have animal health insurance?
He has a vet here in PDC
@@LloydandMandy Good News! I admire anyone who can coordinate travelling with any animal and caring for our animal brothers, sisters, sons and daughters as well.
What is the nearest international airport to Baccalar?
Cancun, which is 4 hours but they’re building in Tulum
@@LloydandMandy 4 hours is quite the trek.
@@SuiGenerisAbbie That's why they're building another one in Tulum, as they said. And both airports will also include a Maya Train station (plus a station in Bacalar), which is scheduled to start circling The Yucatan by sometime next year.
@@claudia-susanalugo5281 Right-o. Roger that one. 😉
I totally understand the want to share these places because we've been to them as well. However.... Tulúm used to be small, quiet and inexpensive. Then social media happened. This video and others like it will only make things change there too. We live in Akumal and luckily this town pretty much CAN'T grow larger. However Bacalar, a place with very limited infrastructure, can't sustain this. A once unknown place can only get worse when we tell the damn world to go there. I know it's cool and nice to make some money on the Google ads money, but think about the people there who can't survive if prices increase and land starts getting bought up by Americans and others. Please just keep this in mind when making your videos.
Show more of the people who make these places so special instead! It really is the best part about Mexico!
Thanks for the comment, just to help me understand, isn't the main export for places like this tourism? That's what was explained to us by the locals we met, so increasing tourism seems like it would be good thing? also if the price of land/houses increases isn't that good for local homeowners in the area? There house that was worth 50k is suddenly worth 150k.. genuinely wanting to know this, are you local or are you an immigrant?
@@LloydandMandy Yes that's totally correct. About 80% of the GDP in this state IS tourism. Tourism isn't always what you'd think though. Majority of that tourism is to Cancun and Tulum to generally large resorts that are NOT owned by Mexicans. Tourism is, of course, good for the people who run and own small restaurants and the like, of which you mention in this video the lack of anything "chain" in Bacalar. Tulum used to be just like that. Now the first thing I see when I come into town is a Burger King and a KFC. Corporate 100% and also.... non-Mexico owned. Telling people to go to these wonderful places like Bacalar isn't a bad thing at all. But... telling people in the title of the video that it is the "next Tulum" isn't good. To keep these beautiful places charming, less is definitely more.
Housing prices. Great topic. I'll use my own home of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Last year it was the top housing market in the USA. Great right? Sure.... maybe for those selling a place in Southern California who sell a condo for $900,000 and buy a house in North Idaho for $300k, but what about those people on the cusp of finally being able to afford a place in the place THEY GREW UP that are now being forced out of their home towns because housing prices doubled? Now think about the Mexican people who make on Average, about $300-$500 US dollars a month. It is doing the very same thing. Yes... those fortunate enough own a decent home already, stand to make a lot if they sell, pricing out even more locals.
Lastly... My wife and I do own a condo in Akumal. It's a lovely area with little to no room to expand and that's why we love it. It will NEVER turn into Tulum even though it's in the same municipality. We shop as much as we can in the small pueblos and frequent the local owned places as much as possible. And we furnish our home with local art and products. We were very fortunate to be able to buy a place here. That same place was probably almost HALF the price not even 10 years ago. We spend about 4 to 6 months a year at our second home and are going through the process of temporary residency.
We are in the same boat as far as folks making videos for people to see. But keeping the idea in mind that these small places DESERVE to stay small and quaint should be kept in mind. Overgrowth is not good when talking about where your sewage goes, where your trash is discarded, and the folks that come here trying to be instagrammers or "digital nomads". Tulum used to be great. Now I couldn't care less about Tulum. It is a burden to get around.... and I didn't come here to pay exorbitant prices on things that should be MUCH less expensive. That's the hard truth.
Mexico is unique and beautiful, and the people here make it that way. Spending your money here is awesome. But like I said earlier.... overgrowth is not good for this area. It can and eventually will have a drastic effect on the nature around you. Cenotes getting dirty with waste (which is where the aquifers for water are). Reefs dying (second largest reef next to the Great Barrier Reef is here) aren't good for the natural environment that's already so fragile. A good look at this was Half Moon Bay during 2020 when Akumal shut down to tourism. Within weeks the reef was flourishing. It has since diminished but still doing OK. It grew healthy and flourished because nobody was here.
Of course, tourism IS the most important thing here. But if this place isn't here to visit, what's the point?
We watched your video and it is VERY well done. Your content is awesome and portrayal of the area pretty much spot on! But.... using the click-bait title of "Mexico's Next Hot Spot" isn't necessarily good for these small areas to get FLOCKS of tourists at a time.
We have friends that are native Mexican and some even Mayan and these are the things that they talk to US about. They love to have the possibilities for good jobs but also know how fragile their home is and don't want it to grow like Tulum has. Much less Cancun.
BTW.... subscribing because you guys are doing great videos. We just watched and wanted to express a different side of things. Nothing more. I hope that helps shed a little light on my comment.
Jason and Kat
Check out the documentary "The Last Tourist" if you haven't already.
Love you guys and wish you the best. Haven't seen you for a while and . . . .unfortunately hate say it, but, Bro . . . . . that's a bad hair cut! LOL
Thanks John Mayer
It's ok for a day trip... But there is no beach!!
That's because it's Mexico's 2nd largest lake, hence no big waves, salt water, stinky-brown seasonal seaweed, etc.
I hope not,they will destroy the habitat just like in playa del Carmen
Please don't ruin it for the people who want to have a relaxed vibe.
Ok we won’t
oh shit here we go. Another spot to be ruined
Shabby chic ?
Yeah, tell yourselves that to feel good about renting a shack
I spent two weeks in Mahahual many years ago to do some diving off Banco Chinchorro..Bacalar is very close by...and would hate for it to get like Costa Maya with all the cruise ships coming in...just a matter of time before the cruise ships start offering excursions to Bacalar...another quiet town in beautiful Mexico to become a tourist trap with all the drunks/drugs etc....I have been traveling to Mexico for almost 50 years,way before Cancun/Playa/Tulum/Isla Mujeres/became a tourist destination...it's really sad what $$$ do to these places....
Cafe with smoothie bowls and shit?That's a first for me..who eats shit?
Who doesn't?
@@LloydandMandy The ones who Eat shit and then die..
I hope you guys pick up after your dog...i am sick of seeing people not picking up after their pets,makes me sick...Thanks for the video...
I hope we do too Neil..
You will get diahhrea in that town.
It’s always a roll of the dice wherever you go, even in Asia/East Asia. Have to be careful to not use any tap water and never use ice in any of the drinks. It’s still difficult because the cooks still add water into some of the foods they make.
LOL
Dick, one will get food borne illnesses anywhere where food is not kept in ideal, hygienic, colder, and such circumstances. One can get food poisoning anywhere, at any time. Also, drinking local water and asking for ice in drinks, where one can see big blocks of ice being dragged along dirtier grounds (such as in Indonesia), that they then crush to use as ice in drinks, is unwise, as well.