Gay Puerto Vallarta Travel and Gay Vacation Rental Guide
Charming Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is a lively small city of red tiled roofs and cobblestone streets, roosters, donkeys and iguanas, friendly locals, expatriates and fun loving tourists. Nestled between the brilliant Banderas Bay and the lush tropical forests of the Sierra Madre mountains on the west coast of Mexico west (see map), Puerto Vallarta is [...]
Travel Guide Mexico, from A to Z
Mexico’s had a rough go this year what with a worldwide economic downturn of unprecedented scope decimated the number of international travellers visiting the country; then a tiny Mexican village became ground zero for a swine flu pandemic; and hurricanes and all-around nasty weather batters its Pacific coastline.
Once the skies clear, just as they have [...]
Mayan mystery lingers in Mexico
The brave scramble to the top. It takes a mere 365 steps to reach it, a vertigo-inducing view from the summit of one of the most well-known Mayan pyramids – El Castillo (the castle) at Chichen Itza.
But it’s getting down that is an even more dizzying prospect. The pitch of the pyramid is so steep [...]
Mexican beach lives up to reputation
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 July and [...]
Cancun, a taste of the Mayans’ ancient playground
When the Mayans erected their majestic stone cities 1,000 years or so ago, they typically built in the tropical rainforests of Mexico and Central America. Tulum was unique among those cities — the only one that was walled and the only one facing the water.
It’s a fanciful but not entirely unlikely thought that like today’s [...]
Warmth is closer than you think
Bone chilling cold weather is on the way, prices for Spring departures are the best in years, and a brief two-hour flight delivers you to paradise. Aren’t conditions perfect for your tropical getaway?
The Riviera Maya is just 30 minutes South of Cancun International Airport. Bursting with scenic and natural wonders, the Riviera Maya offers both: [...]
Help a child during your next holiday to Mexico
Staff clack away on decades-old manual typewriters, between painted metal bed frames in a hospital ward near Cancun.
Led by a soft-spoken social worker, Lydia, we pop in and out of the tiny rooms where young patients sit quietly with their moms, waiting to feel better. There is no “children’s ward,” playroom or TV for distraction. [...]
You can survive Cancun…I did it!
I went to Cancun and lived to tell the tale. No one chopped off my fingers, no H1N1 symptoms, not even Moctezuma’s Revenge.
First and foremost the ocean breeze was brisk and cool and made every day a total delight. It wasn’t as hot in Cancun as it was here in Oklahoma, and that refreshing breeze [...]
Cancun-All Inclusive Vacations to Cancun
Planning your next trip to Cancun? When you plan your trip to a Cancun Resort, keep in mind that summer is when Cancun, gets really busy! So it is very important to plan your vacation ahead of time! Resorts and hotels in Cancun, are called by various terms, including paradores, posadas, casas de huspedes, and [...]
Ritz Carlton Cancun
Not enough room for your towel on the sprawling beaches of Cancun? Unlikely, but if you’re a diva who wants more personal space on the gulf of mexico, check into Ritz Carlton Cancun, one of the top resorts along the hotel strip. Not only do they offer 365 elegantly-appointed guestrooms (all with ocean views), award-winning [...]
