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is tulum worth it? planning next destination (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by dudestfup@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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been in PDC for a month, ready to move on! my stay is up tuesday, here are my options:

bacalar (can you work remotely here though) merida (there’s an overnight ado bus, 12a-5a, is it timely and reliable though? or is it similar to most LATAM buses and it’s an estimate with lots of stops) or tulum (it’s close to here, but is it worth it?)

let me know your thoughts!

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[–] Sure-Paper6861@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I have been to all of them.
If I should choose, I would pick Merida, it is very local, bigger than Tulum and there is always something going on.
Bacalar would me my second choice, very quiet, small, but it has its charme.
Tulum, I didn't like it much personally, I would go there for a week to explore the cenotes (some of them are very nice) and the ruins.
Buses in my cases were quite on time.

[–] dudestfup@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

have you worked from bacalar? i’m worried about the internet speed there, but i’m leaning towards mérida

[–] Mkwatt@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Bacalar is magical, but internet depends where you stay. I worked remotely for a month there. Most of the lagoon front hotels have spotty internet but fiber optic has been extended to the town, but a few blocks away from the lagoon…. Our airbnb had fiber optic, I had no issues. If you go just ask wherever you decide to stay.