Next Wednesday (1/18), I will embark on another week-long Mexican journey, this time to the eastern part to check out three hotels in the Cancun/Riviera Maya : Maya Palace Deluxe, Costa Cancun, and Tucancun Beach.

Here are a few photos to wet your whistle: 

Tucancun

 

Maya Palace Deluxe

I've eaten at a lot of the Barcelo restaurants over the past few months (Punta Cana, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta) - and many are very beautiful - but Manzanillo's Agave sort of blows the others right out to sea. 

It's perched out at the far end of the resort, hanging over the water with a view of a riviera to the right, mountains in the center, and the beaches and lights of Manzanillo to the left. 

Last week, we shot a scene for the promotional video in the restaurant, then stayed for dinner (it's Mexican fare, and the two dishes below are the duck and the steak). After the dinner hours, Agave turns into a dance party - usually with a live band - and the bar is right there in the restaurant. Boasting the same amazing views, it's a nice place to wind down the evening.

The food is delicious, but to be honest it was hard to care about what was on my plate.

I had trouble keeping my head down.