Tyler Roos of Amazing Race Australia is on vacation in Mexico – but he doesn’t feel stuck or at risk in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia from Tulum on Friday, the 23-year-old reality star said the resort town was showing no signs of panic.
“Things in Mexico are going well. It seems like the virus just doesn’t exist here. No one is wearing gloves and masks, no quarantine, no stress at all, ”said Tyler.
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No dramas! Tyler Roos of Amazing Race Australia is on vacation in Mexico – but he doesn’t feel stuck or at risk in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photographed at Isla Mujeres earlier this week
As of Friday, there were 756 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including seven deaths. Meanwhile, Mexico has 118 confirmed cases and one death.
While Tyler knows that Australians amass supplies and raid supermarkets for food, he has yet to see anything similar in Mexico.
“The supermarkets are well stocked and no one is collecting anything,” he said.
Dream team: Tyler traveled the world on The Amazing Race with companion Tom Wilkinson (left)
“It’s so relaxed”: Tyler said many tourists have left the country or are isolated
“The only difference, I think, is that it’s much quieter. There aren’t that many travelers, the locals told me. It’s really so relaxed. you don’t feel in danger or like something is going south.
Tyler added that many tourists have left the country or are isolating themselves.
Earlier this week, he and his friend Josh Clayton visited two famous attractions, which were unusually quiet for this time of year.
“ Supermarkets are well stocked ”: although Tyler knows that Australians amass supplies and raid supermarkets for food, he has yet to see anything similar in Mexico
Deserted: This week, Tyler and his friend Josh Clayton (right) visited two famous attractions, which were unusually quiet for this time of year. Photographed at Laguna Kaan Luum in Tulum
THEN: Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres in Mexico was ranked among the 10 best beaches in the world according to the TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards
“ It was basically empty ”: Tyler provided photos to Daily Mail Australia to show how deserted locations and lagoons in Mexico have become in recent days
The first was Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres, ranked among the 10 best beaches in the world by TripAdvisor in 2019.
“It was basically empty,” said Tyler, who took photos of the deserted area that is normally full of bathers.
They also ventured to Mexico’s most visited archaeological site, Chichen Itza, where they basically had room for themselves.
“Apparently it is so difficult to get a photo with no one there because it is always packed, but we went there and there just weren’t a lot of people at all,” a- he declared.
NOW: They then ventured to Mexico’s most visited archaeological site, Chichen Itza, where they basically had the area for themselves
THEN: Usually, the area is a tourist hotspot at this time of year. Pictured: February 2019
Tyler had originally booked a “low standard” hotel room with a shared bathroom in a Tulum resort, but has since been upgraded twice by management.
“These are very good deals. We were upgraded twice for free because there was no one on the premises, ” he said.
“We went from a low-level room to the executive suite – the most expensive room in the complex – because you can’t share the bathrooms and no one is here,” he said. .
“ We were upgraded twice for free because there was no one there ”: Tyler had originally booked to stay in a “ low-level room with a shared bathroom ” in a popular resort of Tulum, but has since been upgraded to the max – expensive executive suite by management for health and safety reasons amidst coronavirus
“ I don’t have an organized return flight, but I’m also lucky to be a U.S. citizen ”: Tyler said he was fortunate to have the luxury of moving to family accommodation in Hawaii if Australia chooses to close its borders for citizens abroad
As many Australians traveling abroad attempt to return home, Tyler feels fortunate to be in the position he is in.
“I do not have a scheduled return flight, but I am also fortunate to be an American citizen and my family has a place in Hawaii. IIf it looks like the borders are closing in Australia, I will go to Hawaii and reassess from there, “he said.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison closed the Australian border this week. Non-residents will not be allowed to enter the country on Friday from 9 p.m.
Only permanent residents and Australian citizens are allowed to enter the country from incoming international flights.
Australia: The number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 353 on Friday, up from 46 the previous day. Six people in intensive care
