Top 5: Best Beaches in Mainland Mexico

Erica and I were reminiscing about our favorite beaches on mainland Mexico over a couple of beers last night (you can also check out our favorite beaches in Baja Mexico).  What makes the perfect beach for us? There are a lot of things we look for in a beach. First off, we aren’t surfers, and […]
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The Oaxaca beaches- A Goldilocks tale

One thing I am learning after traveling for over seven months, take all advice, from the Lonely Planet guide books, to other travelers tales of paradise or hell, with a grain of salt and an open mind. Because everyone has different perspectives on places. Also, places can change daily with the weather or with crowds, […]
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The lost coast of Michoacán- part 2

Winding our way along the coast of Michoacan we felt like we were driving a tropical version of Highway 1 in northern California. Along the cliffs, the road hugged the rocky, wild beaches below, giving you glimpses at white sand that few people ever touch. It would be a place that would be...
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The lost coast of Michoacán- Part 1

In the mountains of Colima the night before we made the “big decision” on wether to drive the lost coast or head inland to Guadalajara, I could tell that Sam really wanted more beach time so I told him we should definitely head back to the ocean and drive the 250 kilometers of the...
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Raicilla, rain and a crook who stole a beach

After the comfort of Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta Sam and I were ready for some adventure. We decided that we were going to head down the pacific coast all the way to Ixtapa through the states of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan. The beaches are less developed in the state of Colima and Michoacan...
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Puerto Vallarta

We rolled into Puerto Vallarta on the 23rd of December, sad to leave Sayulita, but excited to visit the city where Predator was filmed. At least, Predator was Puerto Vallarta’s claim to fame when I visited it back in 1996. That trip included a pilgrimage to the site where Jesse...
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San Blas & Chacala

After Mazatlan, I was hoping for some remote beach camping. We headed south down the pacific coast of Mexico, with a plan to try to arrive in Puerto Vallarta by Christmas (this would give us about 5 days). When driving in Mexico, it seems that most drives takes us about twice as long as we...
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Mazatlan- Glory days

When I was a freshman in high school (a long, long time ago…) I had a boyfriend for a brief time who was a senior, and for his senior graduation he went with a bunch of his friends to Mazatlan. It was the first time I ever heard of Mazatlan and I had visions of […]
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