The IFC – 23rd Traditional Home Tour Season, 2011-2012 The International Friendship Club Home Tour season runs from November 16, 2011 with a regular Wednesday and Thursday schedule until April 11 and 12. The proceeds from the tours fund a number of Puerto Vallarta charities, primarily our Cleft Palate Surgical Program and other in-house Educational and Community Service Programs. It also … [Read more...]
Touring Guadalajara
A Review: The 3 Day Shopping Tour of Guadalajara by Rick Hepting photos by Sarah Hepting December 4-6, 2009 Guadalajara is a BIG city with a metropolitan population of approximately 5 million, plus or minus, depending on how many suburbs you include in the count. It is Mexico's second largest city after D.F. This city sits on a high volcanic plateau at 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) … [Read more...]
Practical Tourism
In 2009 international tourism, and especially Puerto Vallarta tourism, died because of "terrorism," "swine flu," and "drug cartels." Fear of the foreign overcame the search for the new and exotic. Vacations became a thing of the past and people were happy (or forced by peer pressure and economic considerations) to stay close to home and have hot dog BBQs with the relatives and to sit in front … [Read more...]
ATV to Tehuamixtle
This is a "trip report" of an ATV road trip on April 5, 2009, from El Tuito to Tehuamixtle and Mayto, two very isolated beach communities on the Pacific Ocean south of Puerto Vallarta. The tour is run by Unique Tours of Puerto Vallarta. While we originally recommended this tour, more recent developments have caused us to reconsider this recommendation. Apparently this tour was specially toned … [Read more...]
Cabalgata
It's a long ride to Pueblo Llanitas. For two days each spring and fall, a local group of horsemen and women gather and ride to the village of Llanitas, about 17 km up the Cuale River Road out of Paso Ancho. This is a Mexican cowboy party, plain and simple. About 30 people on horseback set out on a Saturday morning and start riding up the mountain. A beer truck leads the way, stopping every … [Read more...]
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