The first time I came to QR, I knew I wanted to keep returning, and even make it my future home. I preferred Puerto Juarez and downtown Cancun. Since most all tourist information for Cancun focuses on the Hotel Zone, I wanted to start sharing info on living outside Cancun's Zona Hotelera. I had titled this page,
Discovering 21st-century Quintana Roo
and was nearly ready to publish my updated version in March 2020 ...
You all know what happened. Pandemic Interruption.
I wanted to post updated bus routes, which I'd obtain by using a GPS tracker while riding around town. But then I stopped getting on buses! And which tourists - or ex-pats - want to know about public transport routes right now, when we're likely all avoiding buses in favor of taxis? Who needs to know about restaurants with great food and atmosphere when we can't visit them? Of course, many have been offering takeout and delivery, but many others closed. When we really start going out again, late 2021? 2022? things downtown will surely be quite different.
Now that QR is a yellow zone, people are venturing out more. But it's still wise to be cautious, and wait for vaccinations to be nearly universal.
So, I am sharing some of the info that may still be useful, and putting most of this project on hold. Meanwhile, I'll have a broader focus, sharing travel notes from a number of countries, on another blog, mexpat.me, where I'll be chronicling widespread travel ... I hope by the start of 2022.