Unless you have either been to Bucerias before and gotten a recommendation, or been paying particular attention as you walk down Lazaro Cardenas Blvd, you’d probably never even know Sweet Things Bakery existed. And that would be a shame. The title of this post was going to be: Sweet Things Bakery/Cafe/Restaurant/Awesome. Walking down Lazaro Cardenas, towards Bucerias Town Square if you’re coming from the South, you might chance across a colorful sign, of a lady in a chef’s hat, holding some baking; a sign to Sweet Things gourmet bakery. If you don’t see the sign you’ll miss it. It’s right [...]

Depending on your preference, Adriano’s is either the outlandish and ostentatious, or the delightfully colorful, character filled orange building on the beach at the North edge of Bucerias’ town square. Cutting straight to the point on this one, if you’re looking for a place for lunch or dinner in Bucerias, Adriano’s has it’s good and it’s bad. The restaurant is certainly visually stimulating. It’s bright orange interior and plethora of decorations lining the walls, from plates to sombreros to Mexican artwork makes it an entertaining atmosphere from which to enjoy your meal, and certainly a unique experience. As you wait [...]

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 ritzy Liverpool mall in downtown PV, built solely for tourists strolling across from their cruise boats, do you think you can find books in English? No hay nada! It was exciting then to learn after a little internet search (and thanks to this blog) that in fact our own town [...]

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: 1. Easy Access The great part about the Bucerias Beach is that you have easy access to it almost regardless of where you’re staying or living. Most of the good stuff at Bucerias happens on the beach side of the highway passing through, so there’s never more than a 10 minute [...]