In 2022 our Beach Reads Blog grew by leaps and bounds, with over 800,000 post views. So we thought we would take a look back at your top 10 most popular blog posts of 2022.
Just a bit of history first… We started Beach Reads back in December 2002 as a newsletter. Back then there was no such thing as “blogs” so Beach Reads was a PDF that we used to e-mail to our subscribers. Our subscriber base came from people that signed up for our newsletter in a notebook on the desk at Alma Libre Bookstore.
If you are interested in reading the back issues from those very early years, they can still be found here on the old Alma Libre Bookstore website. After we sold the bookstore in 2017, we moved our content to a new website InPuertoMorelos.com and Beach Reads became Beach Reads Blog and was continued on our new site.
Now for the TOP 10 Beach Reads Blog Posts of 2022!
Starting from the summer with a sleeper photo blog post.
9) Valentine’s Day
Coming in at number 9, Puerto Morelos’ Annual Valentine’s Day Mass Wedding celebration.
8) Birds of Puerto Morelos
At number 8, a blog post with fantastic bird pictures that were taken by one of our guests at Casa de los Viajeros in our back garden!
7) Lights, Camera, Action
In February, a movie called “At Midnight” was shot in Puerto Morelos. They blocked off the main road of Rojo Gomez to traffic, inspiring the city to later do the same, and we told you about here. The movie will be released in February of 2023. Watch for it.
6) Tourist Tax Scams
In March we revealed to you a tourist tax scam that is sadly, still going on.
5) The Mexican Christmas Star
This month we filled you in on a cultural fact that we had missed.
4) Discounts and Deals
We always like to add some value for our readers and our business owner friends helped us share some discounts and deals with you here.
3) Covid UpDate
One of our most popular posts of 2022 was back in January and had to do with Covid. You wanted information on what to expect on your holiday, and we brought it to you. Hopefully, this is all behind us.
We try to stay on top of information that is important to you, so when the government made changes to the tourist visas, we let you know.
1) 20 Years in Puerto Morelos
And the number one post of 2022 was a look back at our 20 years of living in Puerto Morelos.
As for popular web pages (as opposed to blog posts) on our website…
THE most popular is the webcam page (people like to look at the beach).
Followed by our Puerto Morelos Restaurant Guide. The most complete list of Puerto Morelos Restaurants you will find anywhere.
Thank you to all of you for visiting our page and for all the wonderful feedback we have had over the years. We wish you all a wonderful and safe 2023 and hope that you will keep following along with us.
Happy New Year from InPuertoMorelos.com and Casa de los Viajeros.
