We paid 1 pound (approx. $1.75U.S.) for an hour. Three of us walked in and we sat down at two computers, I think this was probably disallowed but again no one was paying any attention to us. My friend said he had been to this particular café a few times previously as he was living in area for a year, and had seen and experienced some undesirable situations. One day he believes he saw a cannabis deal go down, and on another occasion a drunken man came in and told him he didn’t like look of him and would he go outside for a fight? The confrontation dissipated with use of calm communication but you can imagine that this type of Internet café would be rated poorly on a world standard. So, beware where you enter virtual world my friends, reality may just arrive to smash you in face!

In end, I think like all things in life these Internet cafes need to be approached with optimism and hope, as one never truly knows what there is to offer in a new experience. I imagine that there is a multitude of different types of cafes-some you may even deem as cool places to gravitate. If strange and twisted is what you look for, or a common normality, I believe both can be found in cafes of future.

Accommodations range from youth hostels to upscale, luxury boutique hotels. Along beach you can find modern hotel rooms with a balcony overlooking Caribbean Sea or beachside palapas with colorful hammocks strung outside.

If you would like to shop in Cancun for a day, bus to downtown Cancun departs Playa's bus station every 15 minutes. How about scuba diving in Cozumel? The ferry departs Playa del Carmen every half hour. More experienced divers can explore cenotes, or underground caves, all around Mayan Riviera. If you'd like to explore other Mexican towns, you can take a bus over to Tulum or Vallodolid for day, or explore magnificent ruins of Coba or Chichen Itza.

For shorter day trips, there is a collectivo van that runs up and down Highway 307 all day from Playa del Carmen to Tulum. For about two dollars you can hop on and go out to snorkel at Yal Ku lagoon in Akumal, Xel Ha or XCaret Parks, take an ATV jungle tour, or explore Mayan Ruins in Tulum.

Of course, you can also just lounge on pristine beaches with an ice bucket of Dos Equis and a good book.

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