Day 31: In Lak’ech, Ala K’in

February 1, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 31 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Cancun Airport is relatively empty around 4 am, on a Tuesday. Not too many people choose an early flight out, considering that buses, taxis and other forms of transportation are rare around that time. Most people want to leave a place like Mexico after a good nights rest. I personally picked a 6 am flight [...]

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Day 30: My Last Day In Paradise

January 31, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 30 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

The sleep on Jimmy’s couch was very comfortable and only a few times in the night did I wake up to the persistent headbutting from his cat. My guess was the cat really didn’t want me on his bed. After waking up, the realization hit me that today was going to be my very last [...]

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Day 29: The Tulum Ruins

January 30, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 29 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up eagerly today because I was finally about to go where I have been meaning to go since I got down here in the first place. The Tulum ruins! There is this huge pull  that is drawing me down there. Not to mention the countless people who have been telling me to go [...]

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Day 28: A Tech Startup Running In Playa Del Carmen

January 29, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 28 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today I have a meeting with Dennis, the head of tech operations, downstairs from Chef Alexandra’s place. I headed over there during the day. We didn’t set a specific time for our meeting but then again, I rarely meet anyone in Playa who sets specific times for meetings. We are all on Playa time here. [...]

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Day 27: Internet Business In Playa Del Carmen

January 28, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 27 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today I had a mission. There was a tech company running shop right below Chef Alexandra’s place and I was determined to find out what they were doing. As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I told Andrea that I was going to go down there and find out what they’re up to. I found [...]

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Day 26: Bike Tour With Andrea & Stumbling Upon A Tech Company

January 27, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 26 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Andrea wanted to meet Gaston and Sergio today. Maria had an extra bike for Andrea, so the plan was to ride down to Jugolandia together around 4pm. Breakfast omelets were served by Chef Alexandra this morning. I consider myself very lucky to get to eat the meals prepared by her, two or three times a [...]

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Day 25: The Most Intense Workday Since I Came Here & Tacos Dany

January 26, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 25 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

This morning I had breakfast at Chef Alexandra’s place. I gave her the idea of offering her guests at her place the option to order gourmet breakfast, lunch and dinner for a fee. It is working out really well for her and she is able to generate more income. Chef Alexandra is now growing her [...]

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Day 24: El Fogon is great!

January 25, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 24 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today I am excited for two reasons. Number one, Andrea my client from Toronto is arriving in Playa Del Carmen as a result of being inspired by my blog and number two, she is bringing my new iPhone. As I mentioned in post “Day 20: The Reason Why I Have Not Been Posting Any Pictures [...]

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Day 23: The Joys of Live & Work in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

January 24, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 23 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up today and had to be ready for an early meeting with Thom at Chef Alexandra’s place. Thom’s sister and her fiancee are on their way down to Playa Del Carmen and they are going to rent a room at Chef Alexandra’s place. Thom also needed a place to work out of for [...]

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Day 22: A Full Work Day & More About My Lifestyle Design

January 23, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 22 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today Chef Alexandra and I worked out a deal for building a website for her. Her growing business of cooking workshops and private catering requires some web representation. Today I spend most of the day at her place working on her site which I have committed to having built by the 28th. When it comes [...]

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Day 21: Build Networks To Make Lifestyle Design Work & El Fogon

January 22, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 21 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Since I came down here, I have been hustling to make this lifestyle design experiment a reality. One of the main things I did was create this blog to help with making the process a whole lot easier. The blog has opened up many doors. As a result of it, I have met more like [...]

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Day 20: The Reason Why I Have Not Been Posting Any Pictures Lately

January 21, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 20 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up today at 5am after the long adventures in Cozumel yesterday. Immediately after awakening, I checked my stuff to make sure that nothing got lost during the adventure. My wallet, IDs, credit card and and my iPhone. I pulled all my things out of my backpack and threw them on the bed. Those [...]

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Day 19: Cozumel, Snorkeling, Crazy Scooter & Margaritas in The Back of The Tow Truck

January 20, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 19 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today the plan was to visit the beautiful island of Cozumel. Chef Alexandra was very adamant about me visiting the island that she took the whole day off to take me there. I arrived at her place at around 9am and immediately we headed out. The plan today involved a 30 minute ferry ride from [...]

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Day 18: Fresh Fruit Juices All Day Long in Playa Del Carmen

January 19, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 18 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I thought I was totally over the flu that I had. I found myself very sluggish today. I decided that I would go another day primarily on fresh juices. It is very important that I get my health back to the right place before I do anything else. I usually rely on fresh juices with [...]

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Day 17: Lunch by Chef Alexandra & Au Cacao

January 18, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 17 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up this morning and checked the stats on the website of this blog to notice that the daily visitor count was now around 130 visitors a day. With that in mind, I had to think about the usability aspect of the website. When visitors come to the site, they don’t really see the [...]

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Day 16: A Beach Day & The Haircut

January 17, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 16 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Nowadays, I don’t buy any groceries. I managed to find all the places that offer great food for good deals so there is no real need to buy any groceries. Eating out here is actually way more cost effective. You can get a full home cooked style meal for 40 pesos which is about 3 [...]

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Day 15: Meeting a few more good friends

January 16, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 15 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I took a look at myself in the mirror this morning and realized that it was about time for a haircut. The only problem was that I didn’t know any place where I can get a nice cut. I hoped on my bike and headed over to to Jugolandia. To my surprise, they were closed. [...]

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Day 14: A Day Of Rest & Sub-Subletting For Some Vagabonding

January 15, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 14 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

It was raining for almost the entire day. I didn’t mind that one bit as I was in the process of recovering from the long night out.I lay in my room drifting into periodic stages of sleep as the sounds of the heavy rains and rain gutters echoed through my room. This was one day [...]

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Day 13: Friday The 13th, The Nightlife Of Playa Del Carmen & La Santanera

January 14, 2012
l Carmen Mexico Day 13 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I made sure I slept in as long as I could today… Today was all about going out to the vibrant nightlife of the night in Playa Del Carmen and I needed to make sure that I was well rested. After having my breakfast which was more like a late lunch at Jugolandia, I headed [...]

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Day 12: The Beaches Of Tulum, Casa De Las Olas & Dinner by Chef Alexandra Iserte

January 13, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 12 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up today to the sounds of the crashing waves on the shores of beautiful Tulum, thanks to my room at Casa De Las Olas. There is nothing like waking up to these sounds. My only wish was that I had woken up a little earlier to witness the sunrise directly in front of [...]

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Day 11: My First Day In Tulum & At Casa De Las Olas

January 12, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 12 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up at 6:30am on the dot. I didn’t need my alarm clock to wake up, my body and mind woke up automatically. I was excited to visit Casa De Las Olas. I was exited for possibilities, adventure and the idea that I would be involved with the project. I jumped on my bike [...]

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Day 10: Jugolandia Juice Shop & My Meeting With Jimmy

January 11, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 10 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today I had to be in downtown Playa Del Carmen inbetween the hours of 11am and 5pm. I had a meeting with Jimmy and Maria. Jimmy is the founder of Casa De Las Olas, Tulum’s naturally sustainable beach villas. We are having a meeting to get to know each other and work some deals out. [...]

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Day 9: More Mayan Insights Revealed

January 10, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 9 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up and jumped straight onto Facebook. Maria had sent me a message about meeting Jimmy, the founder of Casa De Las Olas, Tulum’s exquisite sustainable living inspired vacation destination. He wanted us to head up there today but I had not received the message in time. We instead agreed to a lunch meeting [...]

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Day 8: Time To Recover

January 9, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 8 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

After getting home late last night, I felt a fever coming on. I knew it was not something I ate but rather the mix of ice cold Margaritas and the cool breeze of the ocean combined. Nights sometimes get a littler colder down here in Playa. Cold enough that a long sleeved shirt is required [...]

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Day 7: First Saturday Night In Playa Del Carmen

January 8, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 7 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I had moved my office to the courtyard today. I found that the wi-fi connection was a lot more solid down there. During my break, I gave a call to Liana. I wanted to meet up with her as she was leaving back for Milan tomorrow morning. We agreed to meet up at 6:30pm. Having [...]

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Day 6: Natural Energy & Sustainability For 2012

January 7, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 6 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

Today I woke up late and felt the need to fast as the traces of alcohol from my fun night out were leaving my body. I skipped breakfast and went straight to work. Maria was on the other porch working away also. She has become increasingly busy in the last few days. She handles bookings [...]

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Day 5: The Art of Peter Terrin & The Night at Coco Bongo

January 6, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 5 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up this morning to the same ritual. Tortillas, avocados, greens and pushups. I also got an e-mail from Liana, the dancer from Milan who I met on the beach my 2nd day here. She was up to meeting for dinner tonight. I agreed to meet her at 7:30pm in front of Coco Bongo, [...]

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Day 4: What I Thought To Be Just A Regular Day, Took An Interesting Turn Again

January 5, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 4 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I spent last night catching up with friends on Facebook and drinking Tequila mixed with some lime juice. It was great to connect with friends talking about the adventures and life here in Playa. I try and write as much as I can on what happens down here but honestly, so much happens down here! [...]

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Day 3: My Run On The Beach & Downtown Playa Del Carmen

January 4, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 3 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up today at around 8am and headed straight for the beach. I want to make it a daily ritual to run along the beach, stop, sit down and do a little meditation and then head back to my place for 4 sets of pushups. Then after a good breakfast, I can start my [...]

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Day 2: My First Walk On The Beach

January 3, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 2 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I woke up today and spent the better part of the morning working on projects and business related tasks. I then felt the need to put up a blog. I went over to GoDaddy and bought this domain name and here we are. Now every night, I will be writing about my day in Playa [...]

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Day 1: New Years Day 2012 in Playa Del Carmen

January 2, 2012
Playa Del Carmen Mexico Day 1 For Joseph Rodrigues`s Lifestyle Design Experiment

I spent new years eve in Toronto at the airport. I really wanted to make sure I wasn’t late to catch my 4am Check-in and 6am flight on January 1st. One of my good friends accompanied me on the journey and spent New Years Eve with me till 6am drinking beer at the airport and [...]

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