That Traveling Couple

I really only wanted to write a post about this because trying to find the “Peninsula Mall” in Puerto Vallarta on a map was like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube blindfolded.

So first comment: Don’t look this place up on Google Maps. It seems to tell you that there are 2 locations, or better yet, 1 location that’s not actually where the place is. Gmaps says it’s right up near the airport but actually it’s just south of Walmart.

It’s quite a new mall, and is located on Francisco Medina, the main road through that part of town, in the North hotel zone, right next to Hotel Krystal. (if you tell a cab driver Hotel Krystal, you’ll get to it). If all else fails, you could walk to it (south) from Walmart depending on the time of year and your tolerance to sweatyness.

The mall is pretty decent. It’s a very American mall complete with Starbucks and Chilli’s, a good place to go to quell your home sickness while on vacation. There’s Theirry’s Steakhouse also, which we’re yet to visit but seems to be popular, and a handful of banks and boutique clothing shops for all the ladies.

Don’t be afraid of the soldiers guarding the toilets with AK-47’s either, they won’t bother you unless you forget to wash your hands…

Anyway, just wanted to put this out there quickly because I didn’t see anything about this in Google when I searched either. Hopefully now I can fix that!