Go for the food. Oh my goodness, go for the food. The food in Puerto Vallarta was consistently amazing. This was the first thing I ate after landing, lunch at the CasaMagna Marriott Resort (which has since been renamed to Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa) at their beachside restaurant, Las Casitas. For the location alone the meal was noteworthy. Las Casitas is open to … [Read more...]
The Beauty of Dia De Los Muertos, Year Round in Puerto Vallarta
Back when I was working at the local arts council, my boss was a huge fan of Frida Kahlo. You couldn't help but notice it when you walked into our office, which was littered with cut-outs of Frida and her artwork, mixed in with pieces done by my artist boss-lady. When I first started working there Frida was a footnote in my mental map, someone I'd read about briefly while doing … [Read more...]
Sand People on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta
Here's one of the interesting things I saw while walking along the Malecon (the beachside boardwalk area of downtown Puerto Vallarta). This isn't a statue or a sculpture. This is two living breathing fellows with one unique busking act. I watched them move, and pour sand "liqueur" into their glasses and "drink" it, as folks posed next to them for photos. It was really neat. … [Read more...]
The Day I Swam with the Dolphins and was Kissed by a Sea Lion… Review of Dolphin Discovery, Puerto Vallarta
I knew I had something great to look forward to waking up on my first full day in Puerto Vallarta, as we were scheduled to visit Dolphin Discovery Aquaventuras Park, swim with dolphins and meet some sea lions up close. Here's a couple of things that I liked knowing going into this experience -- Dolphin Discovery is known as the world's number one company for swimming with … [Read more...]
How a Visit to Puerto Vallarta Helped This Mom Get Her Groove Back….
Visiting Puerto Vallarta was an amazing, almost life changing, experience for me. There was no one defining ah-ha moment, but rather the sum of all of my experiences of those four days pooling together to produce one very happy lady. We packed a LOT into those few days. I stayed at a lovely resort, had a few memorable meals and ate consistently great food, swam with a pair … [Read more...]