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I first came to Puerto Vallarta and then Yelapa 25 years ago. Paula and I were dating when she came across an ad in the newspaper for a cheap all-inclusive package to Puerto Vallarta. This was my first trip out of the U.S. and my third time on an airplane. I was 25. It was a difficult weekend for me as I was so focused on not being a tourist or doing touristy things that I was a bit of an ass, got my sister’s camera (and our clothes!) stolen, missed the panga to Yelapa and

After eating our last fish taco in Sayulita, we were walking down the street looking for a papelería. As we were walking toward a restaurant with tables on the street, I noticed two tables of folks chatting and then just as I walked by, I heard one woman say to another, “Well, we quit our jobs….” That made me look - closely. As we continued walking I said to Paula, "I think that couple is "The Dangerz". They have a blog that I started following in 2012, when we were getti

We ended up spending most of our time on the East Cape in Los Frailes. We met a couple, Monica and Jeff, in Los Barriles and caravanned there with them. We had met before at the Overland Expo in Flagstaff, AZ last May. It really is a very small overlanding world we are discovering. Los Frailes is a long sandy beach with a small fishing camp on one end, and a row of palapas on the other. As soon as we turned off the road, we passed lots of big RV’s camped in the bushes of the

Life on the road is all about balance. It is for us anyway. Busy town life needs to be balanced with nature. Roughing it complimented by a little comfort. That's how we rationalized our next stop anyway. After we left Todos Santos, we rolled into Cabo San Lucas for a quick stop at Walmart for supplies. Then we saw all those nice hotels on the beach, and well…we checked in. We both had rumbling stomachs; and the call of a really good shower was just too strong. Plus, it was

Hola Amigos! (by paula) We finally crossed our first border on November 28th. It was pretty easy - about 20 minutes all in. The border official said it wasn’t too busy because Black Friday was the day before and it’s better to shop online. Go figure. We have been to Mexico so many times over the past 20 years but for some reason driving here gave us a little thrill. We cruised down the coast and stopped for a decadent lunch in Puento Nuevo – the lobster capital of Baja. It di