{"id":60,"date":"2009-11-01T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=60"},"modified":"2010-07-13T19:38:01","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T16:38:01","slug":"where-ikea-is-vacationing-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-is-vacationing-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"..where Ikea is vacationing in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p>I have now finally had time to organize my fotografs from the vacation. so here it&#8217;s me in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebayresorts.com\/en\/hotel\/bluebay-grand-esmeralda.html\">Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda<\/a> Hotel in Quintana Roo <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=blue+bay+grand+esmeralda&amp;sll=20.699761,-87.000217&amp;sspn=0.232198,0.497475&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;radius=16.09&amp;rq=1&amp;ev=zo&amp;hq=blue+bay+grand+esmeralda&amp;hnear=&amp;ll=20.699761,-87.000217&amp;spn=0.232198,0.497475&amp;t=h&amp;z=12&amp;iwloc=A\">near Playa del Carmen, Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, this is a picture from the hotel where i meet with the locals. They are swans called Blues and Esmeralda. They work as hotel towels in their free time, but normally they just go from room to room to sleep in guest beds when people are out on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T2IrRchI\/AAAAAAAAAC8\/h4UauJQsT-Y\/s1600-h\/CIMG3795.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T2IrRchI\/AAAAAAAAAC8\/h4UauJQsT-Y\/s320\/CIMG3795.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399204455282471442\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Most of the day i was doing my favorite thing &#8211; sunbathe &#8211; by the pool. So here it&#8217;s me sunbathing:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SF33B0GI\/AAAAAAAAACU\/_teHQbtLWGc\/s1600-h\/CIMG3372.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SF33B0GI\/AAAAAAAAACU\/_teHQbtLWGc\/s320\/CIMG3372.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399202526623027298\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>But there were lots of things to do on vacation in Mexico. For example, drink coctails. my favorite coctail is &#8216;blue giraffe&#8217; hehe :)<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SFidZMAI\/AAAAAAAAACM\/nueaJEXWazE\/s1600-h\/CIMG3369.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SFidZMAI\/AAAAAAAAACM\/nueaJEXWazE\/s320\/CIMG3369.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399202520878362626\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>other things to have fun in Mexico:<br \/><a name='more'><\/a><br \/>1. go hiking in the wild-wild jungle in search of acacia leaves:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T1nnLOCI\/AAAAAAAAACs\/mnJJqcMY2Vo\/s1600-h\/CIMG3705.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T1nnLOCI\/AAAAAAAAACs\/mnJJqcMY2Vo\/s320\/CIMG3705.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399204446406916130\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>2. or, snorkel and try to scare small fish:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SGUXZk1I\/AAAAAAAAACk\/NclT-AU_HaA\/s1600-h\/CIMG3656.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SGUXZk1I\/AAAAAAAAACk\/NclT-AU_HaA\/s320\/CIMG3656.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399202534274995026\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>3. or, make a flag of Mexico:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SGCRegnI\/AAAAAAAAACc\/KxNP2UXhZuU\/s1600-h\/CIMG3456.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SGCRegnI\/AAAAAAAAACc\/KxNP2UXhZuU\/s320\/CIMG3456.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399202529418314354\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>4. or, play chess:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SFVqqNAI\/AAAAAAAAACE\/WUTEBrbJlm8\/s1600-h\/CIMG3349.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3SFVqqNAI\/AAAAAAAAACE\/WUTEBrbJlm8\/s320\/CIMG3349.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399202517444342786\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>5. or, go geocashing:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T1xwQqWI\/AAAAAAAAAC0\/Md1oyC9Okh8\/s1600-h\/CIMG3719.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_FfrDexdEX2E\/Su3T1xwQqWI\/AAAAAAAAAC0\/Md1oyC9Okh8\/s320\/CIMG3719.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399204449129376098\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>:) of course, it is not so easy to do all this when you are a giraffe, but it&#8217;s worth trying! so, that&#8217;s it for Mexico for now. But you can check into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ikeathegiraffe\">my facebook<\/a>, i have posted there some fotografs of my flight to Mexico and back! see you then!<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton60\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-is-vacationing-in-mexico%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..where%20Ikea%20is%20vacationing%20in%20Mexico&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea! I have now finally had time to organize my fotografs from the vacation. so here it&#8217;s me in Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda Hotel in Quintana Roo near Playa del Carmen, Mexico. First of all, this is a picture from the hotel where i meet with the locals. They are swans &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-is-vacationing-in-mexico\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">..where Ikea is vacationing in Mexico<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton60\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-is-vacationing-in-mexico%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..where%20Ikea%20is%20vacationing%20in%20Mexico&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,7],"tags":[9,132,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60\/revisions\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}