Krill, Red Tide, Spinner Dolphin, Yellowfin Tuna and How to Cope

This time of year is usually the best time to be here in Puerto Vallarta for world-class fishing. This year, however, we're seeing some interesting challenges. As you all know, we are in an El Niño year. Nobody really knows what that means; all we can do is look...

A Natural Cure for Varicose Veins

Bulging leg veins are ugly and can be made to disappear, along with the pain, naturally. Varicose veins occur when leg veins become enlarged, dilated, and overfilled with blood. They typically appear swollen and raised with a bluish-purple or red color and are often painful. The condition is widespread...

Money Laundering

The other night, I was at dinner with clients, now friends, after several years of buying property in Puerto Vallarta. The subject came up of money laundering. How much laundering is in the world right now. Here is some information from my research about this pervasive worldwide practice. There...

Plant-Based Diet, Part Two

Starting a new healthy eating lifestyle is never easy. Anytime my patients ask for advice on how to get started, I have them research by reading about the health benefits of eating healthier, find some recipes online that they will like, make a grocery list, start with one healthy...

Crossword: Pop Into the 80s

Our first Vallarta Mirror crossword focuses on pop music of the 80s, a decade that saw disco fade and electronic dance and new wave move in.

Fiscal Balance

Saturday I spent hours at SAT yesterday, getting my RFC updated. I had an assistant do all the preparatory work, and I showed up to do the waiting, which is an art form in Mexico. It was only a couple of hours, but sitting quietly with dozens of others was...

A Matter of Time

Does anyone know how time works? Can we have any control over its passage? For this, we went to what some have said in the past. For example, the ancient Maya created a system of timekeeping based on astronomy that is still used today. The Maya developed a detailed...

Showtime at Act2PV: December 8-15

Fabulous Friday, December 87:30 – The Divine Experience – A Tribute to Bette Midler, starring Delilah Beaucoup9:30 - It’s Raining Men, a male dance revue hosted by vocalist, Ximena Esparza Sexy Saturday, December 99:00 – The Rocky Horror Show, the full Broadway Musical Sultry Sunday, December 105:00 – The Barrys...

Vallarta Botanical Gardens Named Best International Garden

This month Vallarta Botanical Gardens received some very good news, starting with the Canadian Garden Tourism Council's award for "Best International Garden to Visit in 2024" at Butchart Garden, on November 3rd during the 2023 International Garden Tourism Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Vallarta Botanical Gardens is also celebrating...

My Dream Week in Vallarta at the IFC

New to Vallarta? Are you a long-timer wanting a refresh? Looking for things to do? I often count on the International Friendship Club’s (IFC) activities to complete my week. Taking advantage of the IFC’s offerings, what would be my ideal week in Puerto Vallarta? I enjoy languages and am...

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