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Vallarta Adventures Breakfast
When I arrived in Puerto Vallarta, I headed to the MEGA to shop for breakfast for the upcoming week. However, I did not anticipate that Vallarta Adventures would provide a wonderful breakfast before their tours. So, if you are joining a number of tours, plan accordingly or else you will end up with too much…
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Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta was much larger in life than I envisioned. I wanted to get a flavor of old Puerto Vallarta, so we ended up in the part of town with narrow streets paved with cobblestone. So, the first stop was La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Earlier on, I recognized that I was in…
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Nuevo Vallarta Mega Store
On a map, the MEGA looks so close to Villa La Estancia. You can even see it from the upper floors of the resort, just beyond that large stretch of undeveloped land. But, I was not that interested in walking along deserted sidewalks in an unfamiliar location, so I told a taxi to the store…
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Nuevo Vallarta Taxi
For some reason, I was expecting Nuevo Vallarta to be like Waikiki. It wasn’t. Instead of a dense and compact tourist destination, I saw large resorts scattered along the coast, sometimes with large gaps between them. Even if you want to take an evening walk, there was no place to go. Seems incredible that large…
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Bucerias
From Villa La Estancia at the northern end of Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerias appears just a few steps away. However, in the June heat and humidity, a short taxi ride sounded much more practical than a jaunt along the sunny beach. From Nuevo Vallarta, I took a taxi to the Bucerias flea market. Not large in…
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Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit
I recently stayed at Villa La Estancia Beach Resort & Spa, located at Paseo de Cocoteros 700 Sur, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit 63732, Mexico. I had booked the reservations through Costco Travel, which is currently offering a stay four nights for the price of three nights promotion at $279 per person, with a $300 resort credit…
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Mexico Travel Warning
Last month, the U.S. Department of State issued a new travel warning for U.S. citizens travelling to or living in Mexico. If you want to get multiple perspectives on travel safety, you can also read what other English-speaking nations have stated about travel to Mexico. Travel Report – Mexico. From the Canada Department of Foreign…
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Niles Canyon Railway
A few months ago, I caught a ride aboard the Niles Canyon Railway. Finding the station was simple enough, though the location of the parking lot was far from obvious. As it turns out, a parking lot is located next to the station. If you drive down the path alongside the railroad tracks, the lot…
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Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto, CA
Last month, I visited the Museum of American Heritage. Located at 351 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto, the Museum offers a free peak at American’s not-too-distant past. During my visit, the Museum of American Heritage had a special Lego exhibit. An ordinary city block with the ubiquitous 7-Eleven convenience store and Starbucks coffee shop. Santa…
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Eugene Friend Carousel
Located at the San Francisco Zoo, the Eugene Friend Carousel is an enclosed merry-go-round near the entrance of the zoo. For $2.00, you can get a ride aboard a fine carousel horse. If you want a wilder ride, you can hop aboard the tiger. However, animals on the outer track only circle around and do…