Archive for January, 2006

Where to go while Cancun revives

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

When the snow falls and icy winds drill your forehead, thoughts turn to a hot-weather vacation spot. For tens of thousands, Cancun was the easy place to go, a kind of no-brainer getaway, easy to reach from the United States. But with Cancun temporarily a construction zone because of Hurricane Wilma, there’s a scramble for [...]

Dining with ‘El Jefe’

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

PUERTO VALLARTA – Ever since a cabdriver here dubbed my father-in-law “El Jefe” (the boss), that’s how I’ve thought of him. Thomas B. Battles is a take-charge guy who knows what he wants. And more often than not, what he wants most is a good dinner in a good restaurant. So when my husband (that [...]

Taking time to relax and learn while in Mexico

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

A TINY FISHING village at the edge of a jungle by the Mexican coast. How does that sound as a place to vacation? My sister Faith’s sons have built two houses in the Mexican town of San Pancho. When the first house was finished, I was invited to spend a free week there, an offer [...]

PGA TOUR: Nicklaus’ Signature Course at Vista Vallarta

Friday, January 20th, 2006

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour and ClubCorp today announced that the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will be the site of a new Champions Tour event next spring. Advertisement The Puerto Vallarta Championship will be played March 27 [...]

Via Yoga Retreats announce 2006 vacation programs

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

There are six retreats left in Via Yoga’s 2005-2006 season at Villa Amor in Sayulita, Mexico. Via Yoga is the company created in 2003 by Seattle’s Kelly Kemp, an entrepreneur and passionate yoga practitioner, and Michelle King, a certified yoga instructor and licensed massage therapist, who set out with a plan to take yoga vacations [...]