People ask us, why do you keep going back to Puerto Vallarta every year? Well, let me count the ways, read on! #1 The Weather Not all tropical locations have consistently great weather in the winter season as does Puerto Vallarta (and we’re talking 26° to 30° every day, although the nights can be chillier in part of Jan and Feb). Waking up to the sun shining keeps us happy, very happy. #2 The Mexican People Being a major tourist destination,
Restaurant Review: The Old Bauernhaus Restaurant (Kimberley, BC, Canada)
Often, artery-hardening images come to mind when thinking of German food. Starchy noodles, big fat sausages, fattening gravies and sauces. But thanks to the Old Bauernhaus Restaurant in Kimberley, BC, a mountain retreat town in the East Kootenays, you can have your health and still feast like a Bavarian King. Whenever we head back to our hometown, a reservation to the Bauernhaus is always in order. Have the Bavarian Feast: a slow food, delectable 10-course extravaganza, using locally sourced and organic
Road Trip to Tequila: Pueblo Mágico!
“Hola Amigos! Come and taste some Tequila, it’s free!” Any visitor to Puerto Vallarta walking on the Malecon soon learns that these tastings are anything but “free” … they are high-pressure “teasers” with the ultimate goal to get you to go a timeshare presentation. Did we want to learn about Mexico’s liquid treasure from a slick salesperson whose only goal is to guide unsuspecting tourists down a very bad investment path rather than from someone who had real knowledge of the
Reeling in the Big One (!) and a Delicious Ceviche Recipe
What do bananas have to do with deep sea fishing? Apparently, a lot. “Do you have any bananas?” Our fishing guide Eduardo asked as we boarded our Vikingo charter fishing boat at the Pier at Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta. “Because bananas are very bad luck for fishing! If you have any, we’ll have to throw them overboard!” We already knew about the banana superstition when booking our charter, so no worries, no bananas. However, without thinking, I had thrown
A Day of Luxury in Paris
One of the great pleasures of being in Paris is being immersed in luxury and exquisite presentation, as only the French can do. We started our “luxury tour” at Printemps Homme, one of the Grands Magasins near Opera Garnier at Boucheron to see if I could get my Boucheron wedding ring cleaned. Bien sur, Madame. The cost: 250 euros and it would take 7 weeks! We explained that we were only going to be in Paris until the end of October
31 Days in Paris in October (Gourmet, Nuit Blanche)
Pre moving to Paris in 2004, did I give a hoot about salt? Negatory. But since spending time in France and becoming obsessed with salt, this condiment and other seasonings were at the top of my gourmet shopping list. So off we went in search of our fav sprinkles at the street markets and La Grande Epicerie (Le Bon Marché) in the 6th. Then of course the exquisite Galeries Lafayette Gourmet in the 9th – now housed in, and combined with,