130 kilometers from Puerto Vallarta, two hours south along Highway 200, take a left and then head 18 kms down a local road, and you will find one of the […]
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Category: Travels
9 Cool Things to do Around Banderas Bay
If you thought this was an article about how to keep cool in Puerto Vallarta in August, you’re wrong. But follow some of these suggestions and perhaps you’ll be so […]
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Escaping to Yelapa
For years, the tiny fishing village of Yelapa was a hidden paradise where new-agers, artists and the dreadlocked young went in search of peace and quiet and freedom from the […]
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Exploring Mexico: the green obsidian mine of San Isidro, Jalisco Razor-sharp ‘stalactites,’ obsidian swords and vampire fangs
The state of Jalisco hosts the fourth-largest obsidian deposits in the world. In pre-Hispanic times, obsidian was perhaps as valuable as oil is today because from it could be made […]
Read moreThe Curse of the Guachimontones
The ‘Los Guachimontones’ (wha-tchi-mon-tones) and I have a bit of a checkered past. I have attempted to visit them on at least a half-dozen occasions before I finally found success. […]
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Editor’s Note: Road trip to Tuito and Tehuamixle
When you live in paradise, sometimes it’s nice to get away to another paradise. That is one of the great things about living in Mexico – a couple of hours […]
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Sayulita: Unlocking a Mexican surf town’s sweetest secrets
By Karen Kwan Only a half-hour drive on a leafy, winding road from Puerto Vallarta airport lies the relaxed surf town Sayulita. It’s somehow managed to stay relatively under the radar […]
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Cooling Off: Summer in San Sebastian
By Lois Ellison Even though we love the summer here in Vallarta, sometimes we get the urge to cool off a bit. What better way than spending a few days […]
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Cooling Off: The Lakes of Nayarit
You don’t win any medals for suffering through the summer heat in Vallarta. Many take to the mountain towns of San Sebastian or further to San Miguel de Allende but […]
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The Curse of the Guachimontones
The ‘Los Guachimontones’ (wha-tchi-mon-tones) and I have a bit of a checkered past. I have attempted to visit them on at least a half-dozen occasions before I finally found success. […]
Read more