We love Puerto Vallarta. We like the area in the heart of the old city, with cobblestone streets, not the high rise hotels just south of the airport, all white and glossy, nor the new development called Nuevo Vallarta. We stay at Los Arco’s, named for the famed monolithic rock formations out in the bay. We return yearly because we …
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The long dark nights and short days of January are almost behind us and February is the season of Carnaval. This huge, festive time of celebration, indulgence and partying occurs before the Christian church enters into Lent on Ash Wednesday. This year Carnival is February 11-17. Interestingly ‘carnival’ means the end or farewell to meat. It comes from Latin “carn” …
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Every year for as long as I remember my parents and I would come down to La Salina, in Baja California, for a family vacation. Most of the time we have friends come with us to enjoy the clean beach and the quiet of our house. The day would usually start around 6:30 AM when my friends and I would …
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There were originally 28 missions along the Camino Real or “Royal Road,” but today only two are still intact, and both are a fair distance south of Ensenada; in fact, they are closer to Baja Sur than our northern Baja. Between the U.S. border and Ensenada, however, there are the ruins of two other missions, and we were lucky enough …
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I had the chance this Saturday to stroll along the La Mision Beach with my family. The beach was packed from east of the pay road at the river to the shore line. As I walked along I saw some people had gotten there early enough to get the primo spots. The places next to the palapas, the nice shady …
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South to the Tropic of Cancer, that is my Mexico. My travels have been by train, plane, bus, bicycle, and this year by motorcycle. In the past I’ve traveled every year or two, but this time it was four years since my last trip. News in the US and Mexican papers was a concern to everyone, myself included. Cruise ships …
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Whoever we spoke to about going to Oaxaca said something like “I’ve always wanted to go there.” Oaxaca is a city within the state of Oaxaca — think New York City, New York — a 400 year old colonial city, magical and mystical. We scheduled our visit for December, a month of celebrations. In addition to the advent of Christmas, …
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My name is Carleen. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. This November I flew to San Diego to stay with my friend who lives in La Mision. I just finished six months of chemo therapy for colon cancer. No guarantees. This trip was my chance to rejuvenate. And I did. That day we also picked up my friend’s 18 …
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