For the Independence Day holiday, we are spending time in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, and Dolores Hidalgo. All three towns are considered the cradle of the Mexican Independence Movement.
One of the largest flags in Mexico flies in the town of Dolores Hidalgo. The flag is nearly 150 feet wide and 50 feet high. It [...]
–This is the fourth post of many highlighting our recent road trip to
Mascota and Talpa, Jalisco taken with a group of long-time friends. The second of the two towns we visited was Talpe de Allende which is about eighty
miles inland from the Puerto Vallarta Airport. –
This picture was taken on one of the main streets [...]
–This is the third post of many highlighting our recent road trip to
Mascota and Talpa, Jalisco taken with a group of long-time friends. The
first of the two towns we visited was Mascota which is about sixty five
miles inland from the Puerto Vallarta Airport. Mascota makes a great side trip from Puerto Vallarta–
Most of the homes [...]
Mexican Discount Airlines
I came across an article in the San Francisco Chronicle that gives a great overview of Mexico’s budget airlines and where you can go flying with them. The list of airlines is complete. Two airlines I have never even heard of and I’m always looking for less expensive ways to travel.
Here is an [...]
-This is the second post of many highlighting our recent road trip to Mascota and Talpa, Jalisco taken with a group of long-time friends. The first of the two towns we visited was Mascota which is about sixty five miles inland from the Puerto Vallarta Airport.-
After we checked into our hotel in Mascota, the first [...]
This is the first post of many highlighting our recent road trip to Mascota and Talpa, Jalisco taken with a group of long-time friends. The first of the two towns we visited was Mascota which is about sixty five miles inland from the Puerto Vallarta Airport. Driving time from Puerto Vallarta is about 2:10 due [...]
Marina Vallarta is a great place to watch the sunrise in PV. Grab a cup of coffee at the Coffee Cup and sit on the steps in front of the cafe for the best view.
The sun starts peeking over the mountains about 7:30am. It’s a beautiful way to start the morning.
Finding Airfare Deals
I like to travel and often spend time checking airfares to different cities around the world in the hope of finding some incredible deal. I came across a useful blog that is part of the FareCast.com website.
The FareCast blog has a series of posts that analyzes airfare fluctuations to popular destinations around the [...]
Travelling From Puerto Vallarta
Using Puerto Vallarta as a starting point for travel in Mexico is no longer as expensive as it used to be. Many discount airlines have begun operating over the last few years.
Four popular discount airlines are:Interjet – Hub city: Toluca (just outside Mexico City)Volaris – Hub city: Toluca (just outside Mexico City)Viva [...]
We snapped this photo from the car driving back to Puerto Vallarta from Jala, Nayarit this past weekend. It is an agave cactus plantation owned by the Cuervo Tequila company.