An all-inclusive resort released me from the impulse to post about my trip online
The author reflects on their experience at an all-inclusive resort in Cancún, contrasting it with the more curated travel experiences of their peers. They find relief in the lack of pressure to document their trip online and embrace the simplicity of resort life. The stay allows them to disconnect from the demands of self-presentation and enjoy a carefree vacation.
- ▪The author is at an all-inclusive resort near Cancún, experiencing a different type of tourism than their peers in Mexico City.
- ▪They appreciate the lack of pressure to curate their experience or post about it online.
- ▪The resort offers a repetitive daily agenda that ultimately helps them relax and enjoy their time away.
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Open this photo in gallery:Illustration by Dorothy LeungShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountMy peers are 1,000 miles away in Mexico City, in terrarium Airbnbs advertised for digital nomads. They are eating better than they’ve ever eaten, and for cheaper, too. They are packing hammered silver jewellery and locally crafted cowhide sandals into their carry-on luggage; they are tasting mezcal by brands they hope to one day creatively direct; they are not immersed in the culture per se, but they are definitely proximate to it. I am not doing any of that. I’m at an all-inclusive resort just outside of Cancún in a perfect line of chaise longues with my family and boyfriend, on the perimeter of a pool hosting water aerobics in Spanish.
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