Going Green Reminds Me of Tulum !

Everywhere you turn as of late, somebody or something is telling you to Go Green!  Years ago, going green meant with envy, nevertheless today people are getting hip to the fact the environment is in turmoil but it’s on us to assist ensure it is a better place.

Now, I’m no Greenpeace Protester, nevertheless I do my share.  I recycle.  I turn off lights.  I even bought those dreadful spiral luminosity bulbs for the lamps in my home.  For some people, these little life adjustments are a sufficient amount.  For people who want to do more, one can find surprisingly many things they can do to lessen their carbon footprint in the world.

Ever consider going green on your vacation?  A short time ago, I visited Tulum, a tiny seaside town roughly ninety minutes south of Cancun.  While the jungle makes up more than 90 % of the location, it’s not exactly the green I’m chatting about.  For years, Tulum has been the host to a increasing variety of eco-friendly resorts.  These Tulum hotels manage nearly completely on wind and solar energy however several do retain gas or diesel powered back-up generators just in case.  Most of the eco resorts do use wind and solar to make the best part of their power needs.

In Tulum, these eco-cabana resorts line the unspoiled beaches leading into Sian Ka’an Biosphere, a 1.3-million-acre nature reserve stretching along the Caribbean coast.  These resorts present a variety from rustic cabanas situated on the beach to well-appointed adobe-style rooms.  Smaller in comparison to the major resorts in Cancun however, most don’t lack in services.  Several resorts like Playa Azul and Los Lirios Cabana Resort and the super lavish Blue Tulum Hotel offer full health spa services from beach-side massages to face therapies with natural Mayan skincare products.  Virtually all of them have eateries that serve delicious, epicurean fare well into the evening.  The variety of choices was a nice surprise!

My earliest vacation to an eco-friendly resort was a couple of years ago in Tulum.  I’m no camper, by any stretch, therefore when I read the quick list of things to bring, my stress level went up a rung upon seeing flashlight as on the list of must-haves.  

A flashlight? I thought.  What’s up using the electricity?  There is none later than 11pm, that’s what!  Immediately, many people would on no account even ponder staying in a place that doesn’t have full electrical power running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  But, I was desperate to get a escape.  I figured I’d pay a visit to what this whole eco-resort craze was all about.

It was 2006 and my first occasion in Tulum.  I’ve been back three times since!  My experience was spectacular.  Being on the seaside takes care of the concern that it’s going to be excessively hot in the room lacking A/C.  The lights being turned off later than 11pm wasn’t a problem at all.  I had my flashlight, nevertheless there were also Tiki torches lighting up the entire property, so yeah, electrical power wasn’t sorely missed at all.  Overall, my opening venture into eco-tourism was no different than any other trip I’d had in the past.

I must note that some of the  eco resorts in Tulum do possess round-the-clock electricity, but you should definitely check those particulars before going if that is a priority for you.

The need to be green has reached way ahead of the Greenpeace set.  Mull it over and consider doing greater than your part.