If you love Mexican textiles, I invite you to visit Casa Oaxaca. You have to be a little adventuresome since their shop is located away from city central in the Emiliano Zapata barrio on the slowly changing Calle Aquiles Serdan. As you enter this modern showroom, where art and home...

The stories about El Tuito's local 'moonshine' existed for ages, including its shadowy history of being illegally produced in remote back woods areas and sold in unlabeled plastic soda bottles to those who knew where to find it.  All that is slowly changing as production is now legal and local distillers are...

The honey bee is so small it hardly seems necessary. However, without the pollination work of these little creatures, our food supply would be in danger. Earlier this year, I visited MJ and Gabriella, who run their small organic honey business on their family farm just outside Puerto Vallarta....

Blue and white ceramics have always been a favorite of mine since my grandmother gave me a small delicate pitcher from Italy. It is at least 100 years old and today sits in my home here in Vallarta. Imagine my surprise when, shortly after I moved here, I walked...

"We are all connected," explains my friend Paola, "through our hearts. The meaning of love is a heart, and we are love in different sizes, shapes, colors, and situations." Since Valentine's Day is soon approaching, I thought I would look at where we can find hearts in Puerto Vallarta....

With the International Charro Championships coming to the Arena Vallarta from January 31 – February 4, I thought I would share some information about the origins of this competition and the people who are an integral part of it. Horses are an important part of the Mexican culture. Introduced...

Part of the allure of Puerto Vallarta is its Spanish colonial cobblestone streets. They lend a charm to this tourist town that can also challenge those in wheelchairs. Many folks can be seen being pushed along the historic Malecon, as this is not only a very scenic waterfront area...