smcknight
Foodie,
Groups,
Virginia
Mix of Luxury/Budget,
AirBNB/VRBO/etc,
Cartagena
South Africa
Bali
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Rome was great. I bought the Turbo pass which includes transportation, admission into Vacitcan City including Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica, Colosseum Amphitheatre Forum Romanum, Palatin and at most of these places you can skip the line. You also get to take the hop on hop off bus which we did the first day so that we could see all the sights first. Make sure to bring water. They were sold out of water on the day we went in July and it was extremely hot. The Trevi Fountain is gorgeous and is a must see at night! Also go to the Boca Della Verita (Mouth of Truth) during the day. As we tried to go and it was already closed. At night we went to the Aventine Keyhole at sunset and it was amazing.
Tulum is gorgeous. We rode bikes to the ruins, Zona Arqueologica de Tulum. Pay when you get there. Make sure to bring water as it is very hot. We also went to the beach over there. The following day we rented a car to go to the Coba Ruins where you can climb up the pyramid. The walk to the pyramid is nice but you can also rent a bike to ride around the ruins. Its an amazing view at the top but its very slippery when climbing up and down. Make sure to hold onto the rope that is in the middle. As you are driving back into Tulum, stop at one of the Cenotes.
Rumba in Chiva was amazing. You ride on a party bus throughout the city and they make a few stops where you can buy musical instruments to play during the ride and food. They pass out rum and mixers for the ride and passengers do karaoke and challenge other groups to see who can make the most noise as they drive by. The final stop is a club located outside the city where your entry is included in the price of the tour.