Blogs from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, North America - page 4

Monday, February 17 We were up early and Jorge drove us at 6 am to our pick up spot for Charter Club Tours. We were going to Puerto Vallarta for a few days. It was a full bus and a long drive but I’m glad we chose to go by bus as the scenery was beautiful. We drove through the mountains on winding roads. As we made our way from the centre of Mexico to the coast, the terrain changed continually. We saw the mountains, deep ridges, fields of farmland and orchards. I found the mango orchards close to Puerto Vallarta very interesting. We are used to seeing apple, pear and other orchards in Canada and we are used to seeing Mango trees in the Caribbean growing randomly in yards and fields. In fact, we are ... read more

I have been to Mexico many times. This was my first trip to Puerto Vallarata aka Vallarata aka PV. I stayed at the gorgeous beachside Dreams Resort. This all-inclusive beauty is nestled back in a secluded beach. They offer all the food you can eat, all the fruity cocktails you can drink and relaxing in the sunshine. There are daily activities, themed parties and excursions. With all the onsite entertainment(included) to fill weeks of fun you really never need to leave the resort, but I suggest venturing out to town. Downtown PV must see..... Daytime on the Melacon, there is an abundance of touristy shops, delicious restaurants, and refreshing helados (ice cream) with beautiful views of the ocean, a stroll down this "boardwalk" is the perfect afternoon activity. For you night owls, the magical Melacon turns ... read more

It has been so long since I have written. Lazy, thats all. Had an awsome visit with Mark and Clay in November. Such a treat to have my boys all to ourselves! We ate, drank, saw great stuff and generally had a good time. I had my hammertoes fixed while the guys were here. I had thought I better wait until they went home but their comments were "Yeah go, if you have your toes done, does that mean we get to sit around for a few days". That decided it. My toes are great. When I was home at Christmas I actually bought some close toed shoes that didn't kill my feet. Yeah hoo. Such an easy process. Mike and Margaret Walsh were in Guayabitos for a month over Christmas so had lots of nice ... read more

My first trip to Mexico, alone. As I waited for my plane to arrive at Toronto Person Airport, I was surrounded by no-one. I am not being drastic, there was not one person in site waiting to board a flight to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I had been to Puerto Vallarta twice before, for some fun in the sun winter vacationing so it was quite surprising to see not one person in the waiting area, knowing full well it is a tourist destination. At first i thought I was in the wrong waiting area, and after compulsively re-checking the flight boards over 3 times I was at peace. It was a Sunday afternoon, and raining calmly. I had time to simply think, think about my trip, think about the bad relationship I was in at the time. ... read more

Cruising the night we arrived in Puerto Vallarta the following morning and it was ashore again to visit the hot and humid town. Hot man it must be 40 and humid as all get out, wandering around the port we chose a short guided tour taking in a small village, a Tequila tasting (of course it is Mexico after all) shopping and the old town. Mexico is a dangerous place and all the advice we had was do not leave town without a guide and stay in groups so we did this. We were driven around the coast past the expensive houses to a stop with fantastic views over the bay. Leaving there we were taken inland to a small village that made tequila and were shown a great time, drank tequila and bought tequila. The ... read more