Things To Do / Places to Visit

By Sara Alexander We took the Vallarta Adventures tour. It had the highest ratings especially for cleanliness of restrooms. The islands themselves are pretty nondescript from a distance and the [...]

When one comes to Puerto Vallarta there are always great and inexpensive places to eat.  See this recent article from Edible Brooklyn:  http://www.ediblebrooklyn.com/2014/11/17/puerto-vallarta/

Contact the American Legion in Puerto Vallarta if you are in Puerto Vallarta and looking for volunteer work. They have a list of lots of fantastic projects that they are working on. You do not [...]

Here is a good article from USA Today listing some local beachside restaurants.

By Sara Alexander About 55 miles north of Vallarata off highway 200 (about 2 hrs. driving time) are the petroglyphs near Alta Vista. After the town of La Penita de Jaltemba there will be a small [...]

By Laurieanne Lynne When we said we were going to Mexico City (MC), we got a few dubious looks. “Why would you want to go there?” was the typical reaction, even from Mexicans. “Everybody ‘knows’ [...]

By Patrick Ahearn One of the things newcomers and old timers of Puerto Vallarta like to do is discover the wonderful Puerto Vallarta they don’t know. One of those new discoveries for many is the [...]

By Bob Reitmeyer Banderas Bay is marked on the North by Punta De Mita and on the South by El Faro which is the lighthouse there. In between lies 21 miles of open water know as Banderas Bay. The [...]

By Sara Alexander Near Los Guachimontones, outside the town of Etzatlán is a ghost town / deserted mine of Amparo. I thought that would be an interesting side trip. Got directions, drove all over [...]

By Robert Reitmeyer Nestled at the base of the Sierra Madres eight miles south of Puerto Vallarta lies the village of Mismaloya. The entire area was originally named ” Las Penas” [...]