A Day at Deer Island, Mazatlán

A Day at Deer Island, Mazatlán

by on March 3, 2011 in Beach, Mexico Travel

The name Mazatlán actually originates from the indigenous Nahuatl language meaning “place of the deer.” So it’s no surprise the coastal destination calls one of its offshore islands “Deer Island” Unlike a similar Mazatlán beach excursion, Stone Island, this destination requires one arrives by boat. My journey began at the El Cid Marina Hotel where I […]

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Sunset Sunday – Flores, Guatemala

Sunset Sunday – Flores, Guatemala

by on February 27, 2011 in Sunset Sunday

You can walk around the island of Flores in less than twenty minutes and I did many times. It’s a small quaint place most tourists come to visit as a starting point for travel deeper into the Guatemalan jungle and the ancient Mayan ruins. Tikal, the most famous, popular and perhaps impressive of the ruins […]

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Top Beaches for Beach Thursday

Top Beaches for Beach Thursday

by on February 24, 2011 in Beach, Guest Post

All winter I decided to post a weekly story about a beach destination. A story every Thursday designed not to  just to warm us up, (especially those of us in winter), but also showcase all type of beaches from historic to the idyllic. I embraced the “Beach Thursday” concept.  However, this idea was not my […]

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Sunset Sunday – An email from Boulder, Colorado

Sunset Sunday – An email from Boulder, Colorado

by on February 20, 2011 in Guest Post, Sunset Sunday

On a Wednesday night I received an email from an ex-consulting colleague titled “Sunset in Boulder.” She wrote, “I saw the website you put together a couple of weeks ago and have been thinking about you and the philosophy. So even though it is Wednesday, I wanted to send you some pics of a sunset in […]

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Dinner comes with a show at Gus Gus

Dinner comes with a show at Gus Gus

by on February 18, 2011 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Destination, Mexico Travel

In the heart of the golden zone, Gus Gus serves more then just fine Mexican food. The restaurant provides the fun, festive atmosphere many come to Mexico for – the fiesta. From the live music rock band, to the dance floor filled with tequila fueled tourists and the fire show dance troupes work for peso […]

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Alagua in Mazatlán’s Golden Zone

Alagua in Mazatlán’s Golden Zone

by on February 17, 2011 in Beach, Culture Thru Cuisine, Mexico Travel

Just up from the golden sand beaches of Mazatlán’s zona dorada (golden zone)  beach goers can sit down and enjoy the food and cheerful ambiance of Alagua. Ceviche, oysters, scallops, shrimp and the local huachinango fish fill the menu. It’s seafood, seafood, seafood. And it’s delicious. On my visit, our large table ordered most everything off […]

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La Puntilla on the Mazatlán Waterfront

La Puntilla on the Mazatlán Waterfront

by on February 16, 2011 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Mexico Travel

Just across from the sands of Stone Island lunch is served. Outside on an open air deck, La Puntilla patrons enjoy not just the views of the passing cruise ships, ferries to La Paz, and cargo ships, but good quality seafood. One Saturday afternoon as part of a table of eight, I noticed big parties […]

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Lunch at Grandma Tina’s

Lunch at Grandma Tina’s

by on February 15, 2011 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Mexico Travel

In between a tequila tasting (or rather a blue agave tasting since it is not officially from “Tequila”) at the award winning Los Osuna and an impressive zip-line canopy tour we stopped for lunch. We were 30 minutes outside the city of Mazatlan and away from the coast. We were deep in the state of […]

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