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Mexico Travel Journal: Riviera Nayarit Episode 2 – Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerias

Mexico Travel Journal: Riviera Nayarit Episode 2 – Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerias

Episode 2 of my Mexico Travel Journal takes us just outside of Puerto Vallarta and into the Mexican state of Nayarit to some of the first stops along the Riviera Nayarit Pacific coast. Watch and learn about the beach towns of Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerias. Explore the markets including fish market in La Cruz de […]

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Mexico Travel Journal: Riviera Nayarit Episode 1 – An Introduction to Nayarit

Mexico Travel Journal: Riviera Nayarit Episode 1 – An Introduction to Nayarit

Do you know the Riviera Nayarit? Well, you will know the destination after watching this six episode bitacora – my travel journal – on the region.  Actually you will know more about the entire state of Nayarit as we visit places not on the coast including the capital city of Tepic. You will see first […]

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X Marks the Spot; eXploring Xcaret in MeXico’s Riviera Maya

X Marks the Spot; eXploring Xcaret in MeXico’s Riviera Maya

Do tourists who visit Cancun and the Riviera Maya ever really experience the true essence of the culture of Mexico? My answer was always yes, and after month long adventure across the Riviera Maya and Yucatan I can assure you, yes, you can find it and enjoy it.  But what about the traveler who only […]

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The Red Hot Tabasco Style Sunset from Villahermosa

The Red Hot Tabasco Style Sunset from Villahermosa

I walked outside the hotel to catch the fiery, red-hot, sunset over Villahermosa in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. My Mexican adventure began here and then I bused into Chiapas and attend the ATMEX (Adventure Travel MEXico) conference in Palenque. After my trip, I took an extra day to discover more of Chiapas visiting the […]

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Walking the Zocalo and the Mexico City Sunset at El Mayor

Walking the Zocalo and the Mexico City Sunset at El Mayor

I exited the taxi in traffic just steps from the famed Zocalo. As sunset hour approached in Mexico City, I decided to appreciate the people and energy of the vibrant capital on foot. But that evening I walked the historic Center with a purpose too. My mission – to confirm the Mexico City sunset location […]

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Heaven Awaits Across the Border at El Cielo in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Heaven Awaits Across the Border at El Cielo in Tamaulipas, Mexico

‘Cielo’ is the Spanish word for heaven, and also of the celestial name of a divine paradise that surprises visitors, hidden among the Northern Mexican landscape (normally expected to be dry, arid and desertic). El Cielo biosphere reserve is probably one of the best hidden gems of Mexico and the entire world. The first stop should […]

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The Catholic Cross Comes Ashore with Cortez at La Antigua, Veracruz

The Catholic Cross Comes Ashore with Cortez at La Antigua, Veracruz

Cortez came and he conquered. The Spanish conquistadors also arrived carrying the Christian or Catholic Cross to “Mexico” and the state of Veracruz is where they first came ashore. Just outside the  ruins at Quiahuiztlan, Cortez set up the first Spanish settlement in Mexico at La Antigua. With the arrival of the Spaniards the first […]

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Sonora, Mexico’s Warm Welcome

Sonora, Mexico’s Warm Welcome

Sonora is the 2nd largest State in Mexico and it is located on the border with the United States. It possess, mainly, a dry climate. The State of Sonora also makes up the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), known as the world’s aquarium, and this is one of the reasons why it is so […]

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