(wind blowing and waves rolling)
(distant speaking)
- We are headed to Cancun.
If you've been wondering what
it's like to travel to Mexico
during the pandemic, we're gonna show you.
Right now, we are sitting
inside the Houston airport.
There's virtually nobody in
this airport, as you can see.
We just got done with our
first leg from Los Angeles.
That's one thing to consider,
is we were not able to
find any direct flights.
And so when you're planning
your trip to Mexico,
that's probably gonna
be a condition for you,
if you're coming from the
West Coast like we are.
So definitely plan to have a layover.
- So some good things about
traveling during COVID
is that I've never seen no
traffic like that in LAX.
Usually it looks something like this,
but instead it looked like this.
So that's a good part about it.
However, the bummer part about it
is most of the things inside
the airport are closed.
There are a few restaurants
and a few little gift shops and stuff
to grab a drink or something.
But so just something to keep in mind.
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- Whoo!
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We made it to Riviera Maya, Mexico.
This is actually one of the few places,
as U.S. citizens, that
we can travel right now.
It didn't require a negative COVID test.
There was no quarantine.
And so that's really weird.
So Mexico's one of the very few places
that you can come during the pandemic.
So we got in late last night.
- [Male Presenter] Walked
right through customs.
- Yeah.
- Literally.
- No wait, at all.
- [Male Presenter] That was super awesome.
That was good.
- And then we rented a car,
and that was great,
'cause they did a whole
sanitization process on it.
We rented a car, 'cause
it's actually cheaper
than taking a taxi down here.
I think a shuttle was like, what?
- Like, it was like a hundred
bucks round trip or something,
but the car only cost us
like $60 for the whole time.
So worked out well.
- Yeah, so it's gonna let
us get around if we want to.
Right now we're at the
beautiful Mayakoba area.
It's a really beautiful resort.
If you wanna know more about this,
check the link in our description,
because we're making a
whole video about it.
But we thought we'd show you
a couple of different things
because we got in last night,
we stayed at an all inclusive.
- Yeah.
The all inclusive was really nice.
We got there just after dinner was ending.
(chuckles)
So we unfortunately couldn't get any food,
but we were able to
have a couple cocktails.
They have some different regulations,
or different things that they're
doing during the pandemic.
They make you, when you
walk into the restaurant,
they make you walk on these little steps.
So like these little, what
are they sanitation things?
- [Female Presenter] Yeah.
- [Male Presenter] And then go through,
everybody's wearing masks,
everyone's social distancing.
- [Female Presenter] And for the buffets,
they had one way in, they
had arrows on the ground,
so you knew which way to
flow through the buffet.
They had staff to serve the food,
because we were not allowed
to touch it ourselves,
which was great
'cause they were following
those guidelines.
And they even had all of the silverware
individually packaged and wrapped.
So that was another big perk.
And after lunch we made
our way to the pool bar.
It was great to see that that was open,
that the staff was wearing masks,
and they even had hand sanitizer
right at the bar for us.
- All at all, I felt safe.
Did you feel anything, kind of-
- No, every, felt great.
THe capacity everywhere
has been really limited.
So we're gonna show you a
little bit more about our trip
and how easy for you to
travel and experience this
during the pandemic.
- Well, we were supposed to
have a nice little dinner
with lobster tail and whatever
else awesome that they had,
but we got rained out.
So change of plans.
We're gonna try to celebrate
my one year podcast anniversary
out in the streets.
FInd some cocktails, some,
- [Both] Tacos,
- maybe some tequila.
- See what Playa del Carmen has to offer.
But wait, you gotta tell
them about your podcast.
What's it called?
- "Overcoming You."
- So check it out.
It's amazing.
You gotta listen to his podcast.
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(crowds speaking)
- So another thing we haven't seen before,
is that the menus are
embedded in the actual tables.
Which makes it very pandemic friendly,
because you don't have to touch them.
So we're really enjoying the
experience of coming down
to Playa del Carmen.
- So we got here.
IT was recommended by one of the valets,
at our resort.
So we got here, they
take your temperature.
They make you do the Purell.
Get here, the food's delicious.
It smells so good in here.
I can't wait to eat.
And we'll let you know how it is.
What'd you order?
- The fajita steak sirloin,
with queso, I love queso.
They also have the Saboya,
which is the authentic Mexican Saboya.
Well let's give these a try.
(restaurant crowd talking)
- [Male Presenter] How is it?
(crowds talking)
(background Mexican music)
(speaking in foreign language)
- [Street Seller] I got free soup.
(laughing)
- [Street Seller] You
can't say no to that.
(lively Mexican music)
(speaking in foreign language)
- Where are you from guys?
(vocal singing)
(bass music)
♪ Well darling ♪
♪ Please believe me ♪
♪ I'll never leave ♪
(rock music)
♪ Knock knock knocking ♪
♪ On heaven's door ♪
♪ Yeah yeah ♪
♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪
- [Female Presenter] While
we were in Play del Carmen,
the government temporarily
opened the beaches.
However, some of Cancun's
are still not open,
but if you are staying at a
resort that's on the beach,
most likely you will have access.
But that's definitely
something to research
before you plan your trip.
- It's a little bit different.
I didn't think that it
was gonna be so busy,
but this airport is a lot
busier than it was coming in.
- [Female Presenter] And there
is a mandatory questionnaire
that everyone must fill
out when leaving Mexico.
This is because of COVID,
and it's part of the security process.
So you have to fill it out
before you can get through.
Another difference between traveling
through the Cancun airport,
compared to the airports in the U. S.
was that all of the shops
and restaurants were open.
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It's a major difference
here at the Cancun airport,
is that the lounges are open.
In the United States, none
of the lounges are open.
We have access to this
lounge through Priority Pass,
which we get through our credit card.
So it's kinda nice to have a place
we can get some food and drinks
before we board our flight.
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(fingers snapping)
- So currently right
now we're in our layover
from Cancun, to Denver, to Orange County.
And we just thought, we'd
give you a little insight
of what it is like to travel
all the way back and
forth during the pandemic.
So overall, I gotta be honest,
I feel really good about it.
I feel really safe.
Cancun, or Mexico rather
is one of the few places
that you're flying from the United States
to another country.
It's one of the few places that we can go
without having the COVID test,
without being quarantined for 14 days.
So that's been really good,
but I will say that every
single place that we went,
whether it was downtown,
whether it was the Mayakoba resorts,
they were very, very,
adhered to all the masks
and they give you cute
little what are those?
- Sanitation kits, with masks, wipes,
everything you would need
to feel safe and sanitized.
So for me, if I was
gonna change one thing,
I'd recommend to my friends
to maybe travel through Cabo, Mexico,
if they are coming from the West Coast,
because of layover right
now, it's really tiring.
It takes a lot of time out of your trip
to go back and forth.
I think it's like nine hours
each way that we're going.
But we stayed at this amazing community,
called Mayakoba, which is why we went.
And we're creating a
whole video about that.
So if you wanna see that,
make sure you subscribe to our channel,
we're gonna release it next week.
We'll put the link in the description,
if it's already available for you,
if you're watching a couple
days after this is published.
But if you found this
helpful, give us a like,
it'll help more people see it.
And thanks so much for watching
and following along on our adventures.
