Saturday, January 24, 2015

The logistics - 2015

The I'm Our dates for this year are January 21 - March 5th.  6 weeks.

We flew non stop on Alaska, leaving at 9AM on Wednesday, January 21st and arrived by 3PM, Puerto Vallarta time.  It's 2 hours later here.   Total Fare: USD  $955.08

Leslie and Rudy picked us up at the airport and we drove to our Mexican home in Las Moras.  Address:

This year's improvements to Benjamin's property include a big TV, strong Internet connectivity, a new coffee pot, and a box of chocolates as a welcome gift from Benjamin.

The third time here, it's easy to settle in.  





We're paying $65.00 per night.

Open air market at the Marina on Thursdays from 5.

Organic store at the Marina has eggs, chicken, etc.

Espresso Ristorante is nice Italian restaurant en el Centro.

Cash machine in Costco has low fees and gives 6,000 pesos.

Marina: organic food store, good restaurants, Pie in the Sky pastries

No way Jose- downtown PV

Sonora House- tacos 
Piazzeta-  Italian-Both near Costco

Arrayan- chiles en nogada

Sonora-marina- corner next to Starbuck's- better for lunch- very loud for dinner

http://www.cafedesartistes.com/tuna-blanca/
Tuna Blanca is in Punta Mita.  Cafe des Artistes is in PV and considered the finest restaurant in town.

Soriana, Costco, Organic Select, Organic Store at the Marina, Walmart, and the market - sources for food and supplies

Typical Mexican dish:  chilies en nogada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiles_en_nogada

Birria - Mexican meat stew

Pippian - a chicken dish with pumpkin seed sauce

http://tastetequila.com/2010/margarita-smackdown-the-pure-margarita/  

Some recommended restaurants:
La Dolce Vita -Italian on the Malecon
Barracuda- Seafood at the very beginning of the Malecon

Cerveceria Union - a brewery on the Malecon
Las Almacenes - right by Costco - good for breakfast, Mexican food

Organic Select - 5minute walk from Costco on Calle Francia has a website to order from and a store and small cafe.  Very good breakfast.  

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g150793-d1510583-Reviews-La_Chata-Puerto_Vallarta.html
La Chata de Guadalajara- Good breakfast On Malecon. Get balcony seat on second floor

La Vaca Argentina - in Fluvial.  Very great service - good steaks.

The Eo-exist Cafe - in el Centro.  Lovely quiet courtyard setting.  Good food and prices.
COEXISTcafe - Agustín Rodríguez 175, 48300 Puerto Vallarta, Jal.

Studio Cafe - Nuevo Vallarta.  On the Marina in Nuevo Vallarta - 
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g154267-d2078425-Reviews-Estudio_Cafe-Nuevo_Vallarta_Pacific_Coast.html
Vallarta Fitness is the club we join in the Liverpool Mall. Here's the schedule of spinning and yoga classes. 













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