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  • 6 weeks ago
Tulum isn’t just beach clubs and curated feeds. When the sargassum rolled in, we stepped off the main strip and wandered the backstreets—color-washed homes, loud music, bakeries, and the everyday rhythm that makes this place feel alive. Mandy sneaks a little self-care at Casabus Salon, we eat ridiculous birria tacos, explore La Veleta (yep, it’s as cool as people say), and end the night with the best quesadilla we’ve had at Negra Tomasa—plus fire dancers and street food on tiny plastic chairs. This is the side of Tulum we love.

What you’ll see:
• Backstreet vibe (2 blocks from the tourist zone)
• Sargassum reality check & why we went inland
• Self-care stop at Casabus Salon (recommend)
• Food finds: birria tacos, bakeries, late-night torta
• Neighborhood feel: La Veleta cafés, trees, fewer construction zones
• Honest thoughts on new builds & empty apartments

If you’re trip-planning:
• Areas we like so far: Centro (walkable), La Veleta (cafés/locals/finished feel)
• Bring cash for street food & small salons
• Night vibe = music & performers; keep it respectful filming others

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00:04There's something about the air here, thick with salt, sun, and the scent of bougainvillea.
00:16Tulum moves slowly, like the rhythm of a hammock in the breeze.
00:31The beaches aren't their best at this time of year.
00:43The sea brings in layers of sargasm, heavy and brown.
00:53But even that has a rhythm.
00:57A reminder that nature isn't always filtered or curated.
01:04It's alive.
01:06It's seasonal.
01:10And sometimes, it asks us to look elsewhere.
01:20So we wandered inland, into the back streets, where the real beauty of Tulum quietly waits.
01:28In the stillness of these streets, there's a rhythm I've been missing.
01:54We came here looking for something.
01:59And in the back streets, I think we found it.
02:05Where the world's love.
02:09Where the world are in your eyes.
02:11Where are you DRAMATON?
02:19Let's raise a circle.
02:20Go to the middle of Tulum finally, last time for the ship.
02:23Go to the middle of Tulum now and sing.
02:24Devil's ear to it.
02:27Where the world's going onder?
02:30Where the world's going to work.
02:33Where the world is DRAMATON?
02:38being a nomad is not a vacation it's freedom but it's also discipline it's an exchange of security
02:45for enhanced experiences it's a way of life
03:31run away
03:51I'm going to do the future part of the building this way.
04:23Good morning guys, welcome back to Tulum.
04:25Lynn and I are just on a walk this morning.
04:28We're heading to, well I'm heading to the Salon.
04:31And I am well overdue for taking care of myself.
04:35With Lila I've been, definitely been putting things on the back burner of just taking care
04:41of myself and doing things like getting my eyebrows done and just having some time to
04:46myself.
04:47So we're walking there now.
04:49I'm heading to a place called Casa Venus Salon, it looks really good and the price is really
04:55reasonable as well.
04:56But we get to walk through this, it's more sort of local back street and everything's
05:01so beautiful.
05:02I love how the buildings are painted and everything bright pink and blue and yellow.
05:06It's so beautiful.
05:35So beautiful.
05:49Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
06:19this is super super local which is crazy because it's only we're only about two
06:25blocks back from where we're staying which is kind of like more of a tourist
06:30area and yeah it's just like very very local restaurants lots of loud music
06:41pretty rough pretty rough living conditions to be completely honest it is a little bit
06:49eye-opening and then we walk out of this street here which is just dirt and like
06:56literally we're in this beautiful neighborhood now
07:25the one thing I have noticed about Tulum and I noticed this when we're in
07:29Playa del Carmen as well is there's so many nice apartment buildings but they all seem to be
07:34empty like it feels like a lot of people have invested into development here um but like the
07:40the people haven't caught up I don't know really what's going on there but there's like
07:45empty apartment buildings everywhere and they look like they're very new as well yeah it kind of feels
07:50like a waste a little bit because like even though that maybe that back street that we just were
07:55walking down some people might think isn't the most beautiful thing but it kind of sucks that like
08:01I really like looking at something different like it feels like everywhere is starting to look the same
08:06a little bit which I kind of fear like every country is just going to be apartment buildings um are
08:12we lost
08:20the second exit onto Calais
08:23in my mind get tired of waiting
08:30it'd be wasted time to save this
08:33as it's around I want to walk away from all the changes
08:40I need to switch up my ties now
08:44I need to cut off my ties now
08:48I've been living a lie, stay living a lie
08:54Don't try to save me
08:57I'm down with patience
09:01I'm running towards the open door
09:08I'm taking my chances
09:12I don't know where to miss the end is for it
09:17Never got alone like this but I'll be ready
09:32I feel like a new woman after that
09:35look a lot less tired
09:37really happy you went and did that
09:39highly recommend that salon they were awesome and inside was so beautiful it's one of the most beautiful salons
09:46I'll pop their Instagram on the screen if you're interested in heading there
09:51we're gonna go get some tacos now because that's what we do every day
09:55hey honey
09:57I'm hungry
09:58that was a really cool area though
10:01with lots of like bakeries and cafes and like that type of thing so
10:06if you are looking for a cool area to stay in I would recommend it was pretty cool
10:10oh and there's even a little supermarket right there
10:14and another bakery
10:16lots of bakeries it's a bakery area
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11:15so this is um
11:17barbecue beef tacos which is apparently a different style of beef obviously it's barbecue
11:23but it comes with a soup that you I guess dip it in
11:26in it
11:28or maybe you eat the soup separately I don't know it sounded really interesting so that's what I ordered
11:32and it looks really good
11:33and it looks really good
11:37Cholula
11:39Cholula hot sauce
11:40so they look like that
11:41that peppery
11:43oh it's delicious
11:47yep we're coming back here that's for sure
11:49hahaha
11:51viveau likes it too
11:52merging
12:15taxi time
12:16It's a banana
16:46It's pretty awesome and it doesn't seem like there's as much construction in this area
16:50either.
16:50It feels a little bit more finished.
16:53Yeah, and just really good restaurants and it's beautiful lush trees and yeah, I really
16:58like it.
19:48The dream.
19:50And there's truly no other place I'd rather be.
19:55As always guys, we will see you in the next video.
19:59Bye!
20:18Bye!
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