“Wow, it’s a bit hot here,” I said under my breath as I walked through the un-conditioned air in the outer reaches of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was an early June afternoon and as I stepped into the hot sun, I knew I had arrived in Mexico for the […]
It’s nearly midnight on the beach in Puerto Vallarta and I am crouched down over a small open pit, watching something that looks like a scene from Alien — strange pink flesh and lots of drippy goo. Over the pit, right at my eye level, an enormous sea turtle is heeding the strongest call of […]
Overcrowded sandy beaches of Bahia de Banderas; seaside promenade El Malecon with whimsical sculptures; bars and discothèques open through the wee hours where tourists mingle with the locals and drink, laugh, dance, and kiss – see these and you know you are in the most popular destination on the Mexican Riviera. But walk up one […]