This posting was sent to me by a buddy of mine who lives in Bucerias, a small town located some 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. If you’re new to this blog, you might not realize that I’ve spent a lot of time in Mexico and much of it was in Bucerias. I lived there [...]

Downtown Bucerias is one of my favorite areas. There are so many vendors to choose from and a wide variety of restaurants. Here you’ll learn about some of oddities and cool places to eat.

Bucerias as it is now. You’ll see some of the different places where I stayed, what the food was like and have to put up with my numerous coffee shots.

This short snippet is devoted to my friend Garry, who I met 3 years ago when I came to Bucerias. Among other things, he was in my Spanish class back then.

Life in my apartment in Bucerias. I encountered all sorts of challenges, noise, Internet issues, mordida (having to pay bribes) and water wars with my landlord.

Here’s a section on the downtown (el centro) part of Bucerias. You’ll learn about the sewage issues, multicolored chicks for sale, the chocolate molten at “The Bar Above,” and more.

My introduction to Bucerias on January 27, 2005. You’ll see where the adventure began, at “The Hotel Palmeras,” and what happened after that. I was on a huge learning curve, but I learned quickly.