Mexico Photo Album

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Puerto Vallarta Essentials

Puerto Vallarta has just been rated number 10 in the list of the most desirable places in the world to retire. So what do you need to know if you are coming here for the first time? There are many of these boards around in case you get a bit lost What to bring The weather […]

Wrapping up Puerto Vallarta

Our 15 weeks here in Puerto Vallarta is coming to a close, so what has it been like to live with the Mexicans? As I sit here writing this, there is Mexican music blaring from somewhere in the street, I can hear the lady talking in the condo across the road because they have their […]

A seaside village only accessible by boat

Yelapa, Jalisco Mexico Yelapa beach Yelapa is a little seaside village about an hour’s boat trip from Puerto Vallarta, there is no road access from the rest of the country. We had checked the day before and were told that we didn’t need reservations, just turn up at least 10 minutes before 11am at the […]

Living in Old Town

We booked two different places on Flipkey for our stay in Puerto Vallarta because I couldn’t get into the one I wanted for the whole time. Our first place was in a condo complex of about 25, with two swimming pools and a heated spa. The condo had a slight Mexican feel inside and out, […]

Life’s a beach

It’s too early for the tourists who have reserved their seats for after a leisurely breakfast I love the sand anchor The surf can be too dangerous for swimming sometimes One of our favourite walks is along Los Muertos beach and then onto the Malecon. Lots of sculptures along the Malecon (beach walk) One of […]

A very different place for us

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico view from our rooftop terrace A year ago while spending winter on Vancouver Island in Canada, as the temperature dipped closer to zero and the clouds covered the sun, it wasn’t surprising that we started thinking about where we wanted to go for the following winter. One of my favourite TV channels […]