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The bohemian Caribbean playground of Tulum is full of treehouse resorts crafted of woven wood, cenotes tucked away in the jungle and stretches of seashore on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Phoenix photographer – and frequent PHOENIX contributor – Carrie Evans fell in love with the destination during a recent trip with friends, her beau and her dog, Pablo, whom she adopted on another Mexican vacation. “It’s a really magical place,” Evans says. “You discover these hidden...

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“Instead of beaches, bikinis and margaritas, it’s more about experiences and authentic connection with the land,” says Josh Kremer, co-founder of Paradero Hotels. His Paradero Todos Santos is a luxury, environmentally conscious property in Todos Santos, Mexico, on the Baja California peninsula just northwest of Cabo San Lucas. Surrounding the hotel are five ecosystems ranging from the Pacific Ocean to a sky-high cactus forest. “Where else do you see a poblano pepper growing next to...

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There’s much more to Tijuana than cheap tacos and cervezas. Restaurateur Michael Babcock say’s it’s a bona fide foodie destination. “The food scene is really vibrant. It has a mix of deeply rooted traditional northern Mexican food meets [the] San Diego progressive restaurant scene,” he says. After serving as culinary director for Welcome Diner for seven years, Babcock started Instrumental Hospitality Group two years ago and launched Belly, a Japanese- and Southwest Asian- inflected restaurant...

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Robyn Patterson (née Moore) had planned a May 2020 wedding in Malibu followed by a honeymoon in France, Switzerland and Greece. Instead, she got a pandemic. Patterson, owner of Mack Media Relations, pivoted to a micro-wedding in Sedona with immediate family. “The original plan was to do a three-week honeymoon in Europe,” Patterson says. “We kind of rescheduled and planned for multiple honeymoons.” The first: Cancún in September 2020. Patterson had never been to the...