That Traveling Couple

Gringo’s English Bookstore Bucerias

One strange thing we noticed in our first few weeks in Puerto Vallarta, is the strangely infrequent occurrence of English language bookstores, or English language books period.

To our surprise, even at uber commercial chain marts like Mega and Walmart, the book section is solely titles in Spanish. Even the [...]

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The Malecon at Puerto Vallarta

The Malecon at Puerto Vallarta is a beach front strip of shops, restaurants and markets a few hundred meters long in the center of the main part of Puerto Vallarta.

The Malecon is also the main tourist drag, filled with mainly older Americans and Canadians escaping their respective winters to [...]

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Bucerias Beach Puerto Vallarta

Living in Puerto Vallarta, we’ve come to think that the beach at Bucerias is the best in the area for many reasons. We’ve spent many an afternoon enjoying the sunset at beachside bars or laying on the sand at Bucerias and have a few points of interest to share:

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Bucerias – First Impressions

Taking the local bus about 45 minutes north up the coast from Puerto Vallarta, you arrive at the quaint beachside town of Bucerias in the state of Nayarit.
Yet less ravaged by the touristy sprawl, Bucerias stands out amongst the beachside towns on this stretch of Mexico’s west coast for a number of reasons.
Firstly you quickly [...]

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Isla Mujeres Mexico: Our Review

I can say without a shadow of hesitation or doubt that Isla Mujeres was hands down the highlight of our trip to Cancun, Mexico.
We spent a day exploring the island, from laying on the beach, to hooning around the island in our golf buggy, to feeding giant turtles, to enjoying a Margarita at the clifftop [...]

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