Name: Daria Hines
Age: 43
Hometown:
Born in NYC, reside in Tulum and Venice, CA.
Describe yourself in 3 words or less:
Young at heart
What gets you out of bed each day?
My 8-month-old daughter Chiara
What brings you to Tulum?
I live here with the love of my life
What makes Tulum so special?
It inspires healing
We only have 24 hours in Tulum, what should we do?
24 hours is not enough! go for a sunrise walk on tulum beach; have breakfast at uno: fresh bread, homemade marmalade and oaxacan cheese; book a mayan clay massage in the jungle; shop at hacienda monte cristo at coqui coqui hotel, and my shop lol tulum inside posada margherita hotel where you can have lunch: fresh pasta and sun on the prettiest beach in tulum; go to the tulum ruins and see huge iguanas! romantic dinner at casa banana or in tulum pueblo have the best tacos at la chiapanecastroll thru town so many cute shops and my favorite gelato at panna e cioccolato :)
Best place to caffeinate?
Posada Margherita - the Italians do it best!:):) ps. i don’t drink coffee, but they have a fresh juice bar too :):)
Favorite long lunch?
See above: Posada Margherita of course! I’m impartial as my husband owns it! lol. but it really is amazing!!:)
Where can we watch the sun go down?
Cesiak restaurant in the biosphere, it has an incredible terrace for watching the sun go down- where the jungle meets the ocean.
Favorite yoga spot?
I go to maya tulum hotel: maria for restorative, and joanna for easy flow vinyasa.
Where should we book in for a massage & facial?
Massages from araceli 984.128.4060 & carolina 984.745.4035 they come to you. skip the facial and book a session with bobby klein: resident healer/shaman and general manager of the be tulum spa.
Who is on your stereo right now?
Mantra shakti -2 by shankar mahadevan and trilogy by the weeknd
Who is inspiring you?
I am always inspired by people that follow their dreams and manifest them to be true.
Words you live by: “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” - Rumi, Essential Rumi.
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