Puerto Escondido is simply <3<3<3<3 Before I start telling you all the beautiful things I have to say about the beach and the atmosphere in Puerto Escondido, I’d better tell you about how I arrived. I think that illustrates quite well what attracts me so strongly to Puerto Escondido. So:
I was on the bus to Puerto Escondido. It was incredibly hot, I only had piss-warm water and the seats were covered in artificial leather. Means: I sweated at my arse and my back like a pig. Actually everywhere. Anyway. So I felt disgusting and thirsty and everything and then the bus stops. Stop: Puerto Escondido. I got off the bus and… I can’t explain it, but as soon as I got off the bus, I was overcome by an instant calm that has rarely happened to me in my life. It was as if all the stress, all the sweat, all my luggage and everything else had suddenly been blown away. All of a sudden I was no longer annoyed and thirsty and wanted a shower and the toilet and to finally get out of my clothes – no – I was in a good mood, everything felt light and I was relaxed. Just like that. Of course you could say “It’s because you were finally there” and blah blah blah. But later the impression kinda got confirmed. Puerto Escondido is the most positively relaxed place I’ve come across in entire Mexico. It just floods you. So, now to the part, where I tell you all the beautiful stuff. You need to know that I’m extremely picky when it comes to beaches. Most of them are too touristy for me or crowded or cramped or people just lie around doing nothing at all, which I can’t cope with either, or I just don’t find the beach itself particularly beautiful or whatever. You see: picky.
Puerto Escondido…. Hits the perfect centre. The beaches are really beautiful and spacious. Not overcrowded. You can go surfing, go for a relaxed walk with your dog, have a viewpoint, go snorkelling and probably take a boat out and a thousand other things. At the same time, the atmosphere is neither stagnant nor too touristy. It’s just super relaxed and you have really beautiful beaches. It’s a really nice laid-back backpacker atmosphere. And the best thing is: despite this surfer-backpacker vibe, there’s actually something for everyone. So even for people who are travelling a bit more fancy than me, for example. And the sunsets! OMG! I think I really sat on the beach every evening and savoured this very special moment and soaked it up. Of course, it also tempts you to stay longer 😀 I wasn’t immune to that on my two visits either…. 😀
In short: you get everything here. Beautiful beaches, sunsets that make you pull out your camera again every evening, super nice people, you can go surfing, eat cheaply but also cook totally easily yourself and everything from hostels to hotels is also represented. So should you go to Puerto Escondido? Onehundred percent! 😀