The End of an Era: Goodbye Sayulita
Sayulita, This letter is harder to write than I expected. Leaving in general has been much harder than I expected. 7 months is longer than I’ve spent in any one …
Mexico
Sayulita Restaurants – Where to Eat in Sayulita Part Two: Non-Mexican Food
Earlier this week I ran down my favorite places to eat Mexican food in Sayulita. Today I’m running down the best of the rest. Due to its high expat population, …
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Sayulita Restaurants – Where to Eat in Sayulita Part One: Mexican Food
Sayulita is a small town with a lot of restaurants. There are probably 50-60 places to eat here, which is quite a lot for a town of 5000 people, don’t …
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The Crazy and Wonderful Trucks of Sayulita
In Sayulita you can buy just about ANYTHING off a truck. For months I have been amused and amazed by the sheer diversity of trucks that drive into town, loudly …
Visiting the Guachimontones Pyramids
I came down to Mexico determined to see some pre-hispanic ruins. Unfortunately most of those pristine Mayan pyramids are in the South East of Mexico and I never made it …
Guadalajara in Photos
You know how sometimes you just don’t, or can’t, click with a city? Mike and I both felt this way about Guadalajara. I was excited to visit: it’s the second …
A Town Called Tequila
“Where IS everybody?” Mike and I asked ourselves this again and again during our weekend stay in Tequila. For a town with one of the most recognizable names in Mexico, …
Things I Don’t Understand About This Insane Mexican Carnival
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in Sayulita. As I mentioned before, the town has been hosting an enormous carnival. Mike and I had a lot of fun playing …
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Diving Deep into Mexican Food with Vallarta Eats
I really do have the best husband. While other couples were doing, whatever romantic thing it is other people do on Valentine’s Day, we were methodically eating our way through …
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Sayulita Days Carnival
Every year around February 24th, Sayulita comes alive in the loudest way possible. For the week leading up to the party, a carnival pops up on the baseball field in …
Life in Mexico Goes On
February has been a bit heavy around here, huh? After I got the sixth or seventh message telling me to cheer up, and that the bad times will pass, I …
Playa del Amor Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
Have you heard of the Playa Del Amor? If you haven’t heard the name (it’s also known as the Hidden Beach of Mexico), you’ve probably at least seen the pictures. …