Author: tompellegrini

Acapulco was the first famous Mexican beach resort, coming into prominence in the 1940s as a place for millionaires and Hollywood stars to vacation. Other …

Since Zihuatanejo was between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco, and seemed to have a nice mix of things to do, I thought I’d check it out. …

I spent two weeks in Puerto Vallarta. It’s in an amazing setting with a sweeping bay and the city set into the surrounding hills. The …

I did three days of diving here in Mazatlan. Overall, the diving wasn’t that good. The water just wasn’t that clear the days I dived. …

After all the challenges getting to Sayulita from Mazatlan (see my previous post for details), I woke up my first morning to find out there …

After a few months going through Mexico’s interior, I went back to the Pacific Coast in the heavily touristy city of Mazatlan. My first impression …

I’m not quite sure how to describe this experience. So I’ll just let a bunch of videos do the talking for me 🙂

Mexican Madness!…

Guadalajara isn’t a sophisticated, tree lined, café strewn Mexico City. It’s not an architecturally rich colonial city. It’s not a Caribbean or Pacific beach playground. …

Morelia is a fascinating colonial city. It’s been a Spanish city since 1530 with a unique style of buildings that have been built using a …