MapChick's travel tips

We are hoping someone will give us accurate info on the ADO bus schedules from particulary Tulum to Mahahual. We will be doing that on Sunday January 24th 2010. Thanks!

Do you have a site to print a mwxico tourist card/visa. So we can fill them out early and copy the info over on the good one on the plane?

My wife and I just want you two to know how phenomenal a “product” (your maps) are. We went to Isla first trip. Send to Akumal. And this winter, back to Akumal. But without your maps, it would have been much more confusing and haphazard to find sh*t.

What we both marvel at is….. how in the hail did you acquire so much accurate detail about every restaurant, snack joint, bar, hotel, condo….. it boogles the mind.

And I have to admit, that when one first sees you on the website, then your charming and lovely family members, one might have to be forgiven for thinking, “is this woman, like an ex Southern Cal cheerleader/twirler? and are her maps worth anything”.

Folks, anyone who read this…. I am telling you: I you are going anywhere on the Yucatan coast, you NEED to get the maps they offer. First of all, the maps are huge foldouts, and each side has non-duplicate information about….. everything! I swear, you folks must know this coast about as well as anyone.

So, citizen who are surfing the net….. Papa Grande commands you…. for your own good!!! Get the maps you need from MapChick.

What will happen is, your sig. other may grumble, and you say… but this guy, Papa Grande says we really should have these maps. And then your partner will say, well, okay… so what. We’re spending so much on this trip anyway… why not a couple of maps.

So you buy them. Wait. And when they come in the mail, you will unfold them and marvel at what you see. Accurate–deadly accurate info about everything. I am not sh*t’n you.

So you and your family, we couldn’t do it without you guys. Seriously. What a wonderful way to live your dream AND to sell such a needed service to us gringos.

Buena suerta, vida y donde esta mi tequila y camarones?

Hi Mike, thanks for putting us on the map, that’s great! However, we don’t add 18% on the bill. On our old menus we had written that “an optional 18% gratuity may be added to you bill”, but we rarely exercised it. It was written primarily because we get alot of tourists from Europe in the busy season and tipping is not something that they are used to and my servers were getting burned. We removed it from the menus anyway, and only put on the bill on infrequent occasions and never without explaining that it’s just suggested and entirely optional. Just wanted to let you guys know, it’s a great map and I’d be more than happy to help you guys get the word out if you need. Thanks again!
Chad

Laura,

We bought the Cancun, Mayan, and Cancun Airport maps before leaving on our trip to Cancun. We ate at several of your recommended spots in Cancun and depended on Trip Advisor for others. On our last night in Cancun, we were desperate for one last good seafood meal. We thought about Trip Advisor again, but had hit and miss luck with it. After going over the Cancun map again, we decided to make the trek to JC Capitan. We were not disappointed. When we entered, the manager asked where we were staying and told them JW Marriott. He asked how we heard about their restaurant and I said MapChick. He looked confused so I pulled out your map and showed it to him along with the write up. He asked if he could show the owner, and all the staff gathered around at the bar to read and review the map. After an excellent dinner with a beautiful view we were treated to free deserts all because of MapChick. Next time you visit, you may want to let him know who you are so you can reap some of the rewards for an excellent map. Thanks so much for your work on this. It is something that is tremendously helpful and very detailed. It made our trip much more enjoyable.

Tim