By Pamala Sheppard
We came here, quite a random pickto get our dental done.It really made the dentist chaira great deal more fun.
Knowing nothing of Vallarta,the Marina, I thought, "Good,"we could walk to the dentist,and restaurants for food.
Tequila shoved into our handswalking out the airport door,the palms, the breeze, the...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 29 - July 05
Monday Happy Birthday, Canada! A 157 years old today. There are lots of parades going on in celebration and tons of poutine, perogies, and beer to be consumed - enjoy my beloved 'Old Country.'
The second bingo in Act2 history took...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 22 - 28
Monday How's everybody on this gray and soggy day? Feet webbing yet? I checked VallartaCalendar.com first thing this morning to see what I could do tonight, entertainment-wise. Guess what? Nothing! That's correct. There is nothing to do on a Monday night in...
By Dessire Miriam Barragan Meza
Puerto Vallarta is a paradise that has seen many generations settle, grow and prosper. It is a place that embraces all of us who have chosen it as our home. A paradisiacal place where many people can have occupations that generate great wealth in...
By Jane M. DownsWe had recently arrived in Puerto Vallarta and I needed to see a doctor. I got a referral and set up a nine o’clock appointment at Hospital San Javier Riviera, Nuevo Vallarta, a resort town in the adjacent state of Nayarit. Nayarit doesn’t observe daylight savings...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 15 - 21 Monday A gentle rain is falling, and the grey skies are soft and unthreatening; it is a good morning to go back to bed and indulge in another hour's rest. The temptation...
My beautiful kitty, Bogie, has been with me for...
By Jane M. Downs I’m at Baca, the open-air mercado a block from my home. “Buenos tardes, Norma. I’llhave an avocado for the next day and this many tortillas.” I indicate a half inch betweenmy thumb and index finger. The avocado is hard. The tortillas warm, the cobblestones onthe...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, June 08 - 14
Monday What a great weekend! I did virtually nothing and didn't even leave my house on Sunday. I played in my tiny garden and my kitchen, stocking up my freezer for the next couple of weeks. It was lazy, indulgent, and...
On Saturday, June 8, an enthusiastic team from Timothy Real Estate Group did a major clean-up of a canal parallel to Calle Juan Escutia in Colonia Valentin Gomez Farras.
Within two hours, they collected over a half-ton of trash that would not end up in Banderas Bay.
John Benus, creator of...
By Tom NussbaumPreviously, high school Spanish teacher Nico Meyers was fired from a conservative Idaho school district. He relocated to Puerto Vallarta, near his mother's home.
"Nicolás," she often told him, "you have to go to Puerto Vallarta. I only went once as a child, but, oh,...
