via vancouversun.com Travelling in the shoulder season, which is just before or after the high season, has its advantages. Prices are lower, the crowds are smaller and most people involved in the tourist market are happy to see you. That was the case last week when I cruised the Mexican Riviera aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Delta, Southwest, USA3000 to Add New Routes from Detroit Metro Airport
Also Thursday, USA3000, which suspended service at Detroit in April, announced its return to DTW with its usual selection of sunny destinations. Flights to Cancun, Mexico and Ft. Myers, Florida, commence November 21, 2009, just in time for Thanksgiving, and service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, begins November 29. USA3000 will also add flights on [...]
Sit down to memorable meals in Puerto Vallarta
By ALAN SOLOMON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – This isn’t the only tourist town on the Mexican coastline, but you already knew that. Cancún. Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. Playa del Carmen. Acapulco. Cabo. Cozumel. Manzanillo. More. All with beaches and the requisite cervezas frias . Each, if you look closely, with [...]
Punta Mita, Riviera Nayarit
via travelagentcentral.com A year after acquainting you with Riviera Nayarit, one of Mexico’s top luxury resort destinations, Travel Agent has uncovered the region’s hottest property, Punta Mita. Stretching over 1,500 acres along nearly 10 miles of Pacific beachfront, the region has been designed by owner and developer DINE, and is in demand with travelers seeking [...]
Jack Nicklaus will open a second golf course in Punta Mita, Riviera Nayarit
via noticiasdenayarit.com • The new golf course called “Punta Mita Bahia” will offer both challenge and spectacular ocean views • Riviera Nayarit is establishing itself as a golf destination par excellence Punta Mita, Riviera Nayarit, October 22, 2009 .- Punta Mita, one of the areas with most luxurious resorts and residences in Mexico, announces the [...]
Mexican beach lives up to reputation
via montrealgazette.com Maui, Maui, Maui, I knew wherever my family went I would hear this word and any trip would constantly be compared to our family vacations in Maui — but I wanted to try something different. I suggested Mexico again to my wife. We had previously holidayed in Puerto Vallarta, but had unfortunately picked [...]
Gay Puerto Vallarta’s founding father, Paco Ruiz, gravely ill and needs your help
via examiner.com The man most responsible for Puerto Vallarta becoming the most popular gay destination in Mexico is fighting for his life. Paco Ruiz, the founder of Club Paco Paco, is gravely ill with cancer. Club Paco Paco opened in December 1989, nearly 20 years ago, and changed everything in Vallarta. A few people know [...]
Broad shoulders carrying good deals
As in many of Mexico’s coastal cities, walking is the best way to see the old town. The beach on Stone Island, and day trips to the Sierra Madre Mountains and the towns of Concordia and Copala received favourable comments from fellow passengers. In Puerto Vallarta, we had an authentic Mexican food experience. It started [...]
Vallarta art walk begins Oct. 28
The first Puerto Vallarta Old Town Art Walk of the 2009-2010 season will be held on Wednesday, October 28, from 6-10 p.m. Some of the 16 participating galleries will be decorated with a Day of the Dead theme. Refreshments and wine will be served at all he galleries, which will show a wide rang of [...]
Jack Nicklaus makes date at Punta Mita
On November 16, Jack Nicklaus will hit the ceremonial first tee shot at the Punta Mita Bahia golf course – the second of his courses at Punta Mita. Nicklaus always waits until his signature courses have “bedded in” before playing them himself. The Bahia course has been open for several months at the luxury Punta [...]