Spring is here. The weather is warming up (although a little too slowly), and many people are getting outside again after a long and cold winter. This is also the time when vacations to the Caribbean start to fall off a bit. We are actually coming up on the low season of tourism for many [...]
As Jimmy Buffett tells us in one of his best songs, everyone has their “One Particular Harbor”, the place that speaks to you like an old, dear friend; the person/place you trust and can always depend on to deliver. For me that “harbor” has always been Puerto Vallarta, where I first landed in 1970 aboard [...]
If you are taking a vacation to Mexico and you can’t decide the city you want to visit, consider staying at Puerto Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta is a resort city in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located on Banderas Bay, which is one of the largest bays in the Americas. With a population of [...]
Submitted by Jim Scherrer: When we made Puerto Vallarta, Mexico our permanent residence a decade ago, our friends back in the States frequently asked if we felt stranded in the Third World. The answer was no; perhaps the Second World! Prior to the demise of the USSR, the Second World consisted of the communist bloc [...]
From May 28 to June 1, 2008, the charming resort town of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast will be home to the first annual Puerto Vallarta: Arte Contemporaneo, a contemporary art festival that will transform Puerto Vallarta into a showcase for cutting-edge art by Mexican and international artists. Twenty-two artists, eight panelists and three [...]