Hello hello hello! (from Hull, England)

raquelle261 · 08-21-2007

Hola!!! Rachael in Hull, England here..... Like a few others, I stumbled on this site whilst googling for updates on how Playa has fared through Dean (I have family that have lived in Playa for many years).
Have never visited Mexico yet, but am coming over to spend New Year and the first couple of weeks of January with the family. Can't wait to be there!

jflattracker · 08-22-2007

Welcome! Enjoy your first trip!

monte · 08-22-2007

Hello and welcome to the forum. I love Playa over New Years, I think you are really going to enjoy the weather, especially coming from England. Enjoy

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

Thanks for the welcome guys!

I am so pleased I found this site and cannot WAIT to get over there. I am a little nervous, as am coming over on my own, but am hoping staying at a hotel in PDC itself I will be able to get the best of both/all worlds. Reading this site I am starting to feel at home and as though I'm a native already, and I hope to get to know some of the locals/ex-pats through here before I arrive.

Although I am staying at an AI hotel (the Gran Porto - I will be checking with my TA on the room confirmations since reading some reports on here(!) - the AI option all in all seemed easier for a first trip), my hope is to be able to just use the hotel as a base and mingle around PDC itself to get a real flavour of the town rather than just a sterile AI environment. Like I said, I have family that live in PDC (my now-elderly English uncle married a local girl 20-odd years ago) and they and their daughters/extended family live downtown.

I'll be celebrating my birthday in Playa too..... its actually my birthday on New Years Eve!

**Mindbender** · 08-22-2007

Remember to bring some Marks & Sparks crumpets and rum butter with you to ease our suffering

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

Oh god, don't you start! I have a shopping list as long as my arm from my uncle! In fact, its such a big list I daren't now bring any of it for fear of being detained at customs - never mind the extra suitcase it would require.

On a serious note.... is it possible to send food parcels by courier to PDC?

**Mindbender** · 08-22-2007

... if only Melton Mowbray golden crusted pork pies would survive the trip too... slurp.

Yes, you can send parcels by FedEx to Playa. They're the most reliable, but it's not cheap.

Royal Mail Overseas arrives eventually, but the service can be dodgy at times. So it's safer to use a private courier such as FedEx.

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

How much would a parcel cost through FedEx, do you think? And is there any foodstuff that wouldn't be allowed in?

synestere · 08-22-2007

Not uncle" Rodney" by any chance ?

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

Nope, Brian...

synestere · 08-22-2007

Not too many Brits here long term ............. I may well know him !

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

Have PM'd you a few of his details....!

**Bumper** · 08-22-2007

**Mindbender** · 08-22-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by raquelle261

How much would a parcel cost through FedEx, do you think? And is there any foodstuff that wouldn't be allowed in?

It varies a lot by weight and size.

Try this site for more info. With a detailed quote options it lists any approved goods: http://www.fedex.com/gb/

However I'd get a specific quote as the web quotes seem too high. There's probably a non priority service that costs less.

Ultimately very kind people who offer to 'mule' goodies over (

) is the best way.

raquelle261 · 08-22-2007

Cheers mindbender. I struggle to travel light so any extra baggage caused by "mule-ing" is going to sink me, especially when the shopping list grows each time I speak to or receive an email from the man. Thanks again!

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raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Hello hello hello! (from Hull, England) Hola!!! Rachael in Hull, England here..... Like a few others, I stumbled on this site whilst googling for updates on how Playa has fared through Dean (I have family that have lived in Playa for many years). Have never visited Mexico yet, but am coming over to spend New Year and the first couple of weeks of January with the family. Can't wait to be there!

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jflattracker añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Loveland,Co Posts: 11,355	Welcome! Enjoy your first trip!

08-22-2007	#3 (permalink)
monte añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dallas Posts: 12,144	Hello and welcome to the forum. I love Playa over New Years, I think you are really going to enjoy the weather, especially coming from England. Enjoy

08-22-2007	#4 (permalink)
raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Thanks for the welcome guys! I am so pleased I found this site and cannot WAIT to get over there. I am a little nervous, as am coming over on my own, but am hoping staying at a hotel in PDC itself I will be able to get the best of both/all worlds. Reading this site I am starting to feel at home and as though I'm a native already, and I hope to get to know some of the locals/ex-pats through here before I arrive. Although I am staying at an AI hotel (the Gran Porto - I will be checking with my TA on the room confirmations since reading some reports on here(!) - the AI option all in all seemed easier for a first trip), my hope is to be able to just use the hotel as a base and mingle around PDC itself to get a real flavour of the town rather than just a sterile AI environment. Like I said, I have family that live in PDC (my now-elderly English uncle married a local girl 20-odd years ago) and they and their daughters/extended family live downtown. I'll be celebrating my birthday in Playa too..... its actually my birthday on New Years Eve!

08-22-2007	#5 (permalink)
Mindbender Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 3,096	Remember to bring some Marks & Sparks crumpets and rum butter with you to ease our suffering

08-22-2007	#6 (permalink)
raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Oh god, don't you start! I have a shopping list as long as my arm from my uncle! In fact, its such a big list I daren't now bring any of it for fear of being detained at customs - never mind the extra suitcase it would require. On a serious note.... is it possible to send food parcels by courier to PDC?

08-22-2007	#7 (permalink)
Mindbender Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 3,096	... if only Melton Mowbray golden crusted pork pies would survive the trip too... slurp. Yes, you can send parcels by FedEx to Playa. They're the most reliable, but it's not cheap. Royal Mail Overseas arrives eventually, but the service can be dodgy at times. So it's safer to use a private courier such as FedEx.

08-22-2007	#8 (permalink)
raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	How much would a parcel cost through FedEx, do you think? And is there any foodstuff that wouldn't be allowed in?

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synestere añejo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,049	Not uncle" Rodney" by any chance ?

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raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Nope, Brian...

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synestere añejo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,049	Not too many Brits here long term ............. I may well know him !

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raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Have PM'd you a few of his details....!

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raquelle261 añejo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 1,653	Cheers mindbender. I struggle to travel light so any extra baggage caused by "mule-ing" is going to sink me, especially when the shopping list grows each time I speak to or receive an email from the man. Thanks again!