Many still consider travel to Mexico too adventurous. Or I guess to call a spade a spade, they consider it dangerous. I know I meet them. So when I decided to rent a car and take a solo road trip inside Mexico people thought I was inviting danger. I was beyond “staying adventurous;” I was […]
Renting a Car in Mexico and the Road to San Blas
by Craig Zabransky on March 14, 2011 in Destination, Events, Mexico Travel
Sunset Sunday – Buenaventura Grand, Puerto Vallarta
by Craig Zabransky on March 13, 2011 in Mexico Travel, Sunset Sunday
When I arrived to Buenaventura Grand Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, I had a few hours before my scheduled dinner at the aptly named oceanfront restaurant, Sunset Restaurant. But with dinner slated after the sun took its dip, I decided to head to the beach to catch the sunset for myself. It would make for the perfect aperitif. […]
Surfin’ with Stoners in San Blas, Nayarit
by Craig Zabransky on March 10, 2011 in Beach, Mexico Travel
On every trip I always search for a surf destination. And when I received the call to come to Mexico, I spent my first long weekend escape finding surf. I discovered Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca. But, after many more months in Mexico, the only place I paddled out past the break to surf the swells […]
Sunset Sunday – Hotel Playa Mazatlan Golden Zone, Mazatlán
by Craig Zabransky on March 6, 2011 in Mexico Travel, Sunset Sunday
I arrived at the perfect time. I arrived at sunset. On my first night back in Mazatlán, I checked in to the Hotel Plaza Mazatlán located on the pacific coast of Mexico just in time for a ‘welcome (back) to Mexico’ sunset. After dropping my bags, I walked out of my room’s sliding glasses doors to gaze upon […]
A Day at Deer Island, Mazatlán
by Craig Zabransky 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 […]
Sunset Sunday – Flores, Guatemala
by Craig Zabransky 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 […]
Top Beaches for Beach Thursday
by Craig Zabransky 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 […]
Sunset Sunday – An email from Boulder, Colorado
by Craig Zabransky 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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