Todd Parker, Special to Vancouver Courier Friday, August 07, 2009 Jalisco state is best known for the white sand beaches of popular resort town Puerto Vallarta, but this geographic and historic heart of Mexico is said by locals to have given the world three much more important things: charros (progenitors of North American cowboy culture), [...]
Jalisco Leads in Mexico’s Tourism Recovery and Hosts the 2009 North American Leaders’ Summit
GUADALAJARA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With hotel occupancy over 80 percent in Puerto Vallarta, and exceeding all expectations, Jalisco, home to the symbolic traditions that embody Mexican culture, is showing that the tourism industry is at a stage of full recovery. Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico as far as economy, industry and culture is concerned, is [...]
Casa Beidisia at the Punta Mita Resort, Mexico in Architectural Digest
A Seaward Orientation A COMPOUND IN PUNTA MITA OPENS TO THE PACIFIC Architecture by José Vigil/Interior Design by Adriana Olmedo Text by Patricia Leigh Brown/Photography by David O. Marlow Published August 2009 Mexico is a country of exuberant visual procession. Its zocalos, or central plazas, are filled with elderly couples strolling arm in arm, roving [...]
For travelers, Mexico is a delight and is safe too
By Janine Melberg The Denver Post Fear of the swine flu and drug trade violence are preventing foreigners from visiting Mexico. From all accounts in the Puerto Vallarta area, no one has the flu or knows of anyone with the flu, and drug related violence is not in evidence in this scenic Pacific coast tourist [...]
Buyers Market: Beginning of the end?
As luxury vacation home and condo owners in Mexico largely avoided the U.S mortgage meltdown, large and small developments are teetering if not shuting down from the credit crunch, economic downturn and negative media storm. For the most part, individuals in the high end market feeling the squeeze and willing to take a loss on [...]
Economist Predicts Recession Will Soon Be Over
NPR – All Things Considered July 18, 2009 Don’t feel bad if you’re a bit confused about the financial news that came out this past week: Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan both reported huge quarterly profits, while CIT, one of the nation’s largest commercial lenders, is on the verge of collapse. The Fed says unemployment [...]
Miss Playboy Mexico shows the jewels at Cafe des Artistes with Chef Thierry Blouet
Famous singers Chao, Toño Muñiz and Miss Playboy Mexico 2007 were in town as a weekend guest of Cafe des Artistes Chef Thierry Blouet and Cartier to attend a private showing of Cartier’s new designs at Cafe des Artistes. Café des Artistes offered a night out to local VIPs in the luxurious ambiance of Thierry [...]
Tamarind Margaritas in Punta de Mita, Mexico
Monday, July 13, 2009 Kelly Westhoff Go Nomad – Inspiration and links to plan your trip This was the longest, most indulgent lunch I’ve ever experienced! We stopped at Cafe des Artistes in the Hotel des Artistes, which is in Punta de Mita. Before any food was served, we toasted our trip with tamarind margaritas. [...]
Real del Mar – Stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas built into the hillside
Villa Manzanilla and Casa Vela are two stylish and modern Pacific Mexican villas on a crested hillside of the luxurious and exclusive residential enclave of Real del Mar, jus after La Cruz de Huanacxtle and at the base of the Punta de Mita peninsula, North Shore Puerto Vallarta. Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town [...]
New Mii amo Punta Mita to Open in Mexico in 2013
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 10 /PRNewswire/ – Travel + Leisure readers have again chosen Mii amo, a destination spa at Enchantment Resort in the red rock country of Sedona, Arizona, as the World’s Best Destination Spa in the 2009 World’s Best Awards readers’ survey, its 14th annual survey. Mii amo was also named “World’s Best Destination Spa” in the magazine’s 2007 [...]
Punta Mita: Why it’s worth every penny – Blake Martin – Photographer
It’s difficult sometimes explaining to someone why you should pay in excess of $500 a night for a hotel room, and I understand that. I’ve been lucky to shoot allot of amazing resorts over the years and I can answer it all by saying this, it’s the service. Sure the locations are amazing, they usually [...]
Casa Clara is a luxuriously elegant and warm, family friendly vacation villa on Ranchos beach at the Punta Mita Resort, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Crafted with affection and vision, this intimate and luxurious tropical home is a sublimely colorful, open and warm five bedroom indoor-outdoor coastal retreat on a perfect sandy beach called Ranchos within the ultra-luxurious Punta Mita Resort, Mexico, home to Four Seasons and St. Regis. Upon entry, the grand private garden estate features over 100 magestically [...]
Casa Serafines – Elegant Mexican Colonial villa in upper Conchas Chinas
Taking it´s inspiration from the beautiful San Angel Hotel in Mexico City, this newly constructed Villa in prestigious Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta is amazing. With over 8000 square feet of room for complete enjoyment, 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, an infinity pool with tremendous views and a full time staff and winding stir case, [...]
RESALES AVAILABLE @ Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita
Four Seasons Residence Club offers more ammenities than any other vacation rental / real estate product in Punta de Mita.Four Seasons Residence Club allows you to own 1/12 of beautiful and luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita condominium without paying millions and millions of dollars. There are 2, 3, and 4 bedroom floor plans. They are [...]
10 tips for taking kids to Mexico
Christine Delsol, Special to SFGate.com Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Whether your ideal Mexican vacation is a succession of frosty margaritas delivered to your beach palapa by white-shirted waiters or busing at whim from village to village with your backpacks in the overhead rack, those days are gone once you have children in tow. With a [...]
Comedy – Ask a Mexican ¡Ask a Mexican! Mexico Sucks
Why else do you think they’re taking over the U.S.? By Gustavo Arellano The Village Voice Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 1:37pm Dear Mexican: Why is it that ever since the U.S./California let you people immigrate, tunnel, weasel, or whatever into this country that nothing good has happened and/or come from it? California’s welfare program is [...]
Viva Mexico – Tamra Davis of Huffington Post: Cooking at Villa Cascadas, Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Tamara Davis Huffington Post July 6, 2009 Last year we went to Punta de Mita for a surf trip. Punta de Mita is a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta. It is about a 4 hour plane ride from LA and New York so it’s not so hard to get there with the kids. We [...]
The new global economic reality – Charles Simpson
Charles Simpson Invest Magazine MexInvest Now.com How to prosper & avoid the coming storm and prolonged economic stagnation in the USA. First: A reality check on Mexico Mexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements [...]
Villa Amanecer – Pontoquito – North Shore Puerto Vallarta – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/ Villa Amanecer, just 10 minutes from prestigious Punta Mita resort; is the one latest architectural works of art by Arq. Ruben Flores and built by the prodigious Juan Pablo Stone. The dramatic villa faces the south-western sunset and features a privileged and majestic view overlooking the Bay of Banderas, across to Puerto Vallarta, ringed by [...]
WHO showers accolades on Mexico, warns swine flu is unstoppable
by Jamie Anderson – July 4, 2009 Mexico, July 3: Day one of the two-day summit in Cancun, Mexico, where the meeting of global health officials is being held, saw World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan cautioning that the spread of the dreaded H1N1 virus cannot be halted, making travel restrictions to affected countries [...]
A special offer from La Punta Realty: Price reduction on two great homesite lots within the IMANTA Resort at Punta de Mita.
Spectacularly situated in the heart of mexico’s most majestic landscape, IMANTA Punta de Mita is a hidden gem. IMANTA‘s first resort is located in Punta de Mita, 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, on the Riviera Nayarit Mexicana, Mexico’s Gold Coast. IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa, and signature Lots represent a unique [...]
Punta Mita Resort – Newsletter – Bahia golf course accolades, a new community of golf homesites and a new resort magazine
Punta Mita Bahía Course Receives First AccoladePunta Mita’s Bahía course – the community’s second masterpiece by Jack Nicklaus—has just been awarded The Best New Resort Course in Mexico by the Golf Guide to Mexico, for 2009. Among its stunning features, Bahía boasts five oceanside holes, and countless spectacular vistas along its rolling fairways. The widely-read publication [...]
Las Cuevitas – Intriguing and pristine private cove along Riviera Nayarit
A developers dream, Las cuevitas sits in a privileged cove on the Nayarit Coast in the Pacific Ocean. Located about 80 minutes from Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, 35 minutes from the exclusive area of Punta de Mita. and 20 minutes away from the lazy town of Sayulita. Las Cuevitas is one of the last intriguing [...]
New – Minimalist luxury – Villa Mandarina – Punta Mita Resort
Casa Mandarina is an elegant luxury vacation rental villa set on the ninth fairway of the Jack Nicklaus golf course at the Four Seasons and St. Regis Resort, Punta Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Pacific Mexico. Architect Yturbe makes a strong and simple statement with his signature modernist lines, sharp angles, rounded edges and open spaces that [...]
Vallarta en Vivo Concert a Huge Success
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2VaF5_AHps&feature=related[/youtube] Enrique Iglesias at the Vive Vallarta concierto on the malecon boardwalk of Puerto Vallarta About 40,000 spectators, including tourists and citizen of Puerto Vallarta, enjoyed a major concert entitled “Vallarta en Vivo” on June 20. This spectacular event was headlined by the internationally renowned Mexican singer, Alejandro Fernandez, along with some of his famous [...]
News: Costa Careyes
Amigos de Careyes, Many greetings from Careyes where the weather is spectacular, as it normaly is all year but specialy throughout May and June. There is a little humidity; the ocean is warmer and the breezes are steady. A few clouds tell of rains coming, hopefully before the end of June, and the dorados are back! Although we did [...]
The Amazing Race in Mexico?!?
PLEASE VOTE FOR MEXICO AND HELP BRING BACK THE TOURISTS Dear friends, Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Mexico needs a tourism boost. In PV alone, hotels are down 90%, we all know friends and neighbors who are struggling to stay employed or keep their businesses going. So Mexico has a chance [...]
Developer Financing Now Available at Luxurious Kupuri Beach Community in Punta Mita, Mexico
June 22, 2009 12:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time Buyers can qualify for three-year financing at zero percent interest PUNTA MITA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a move to raise buyer interest, DINE, Mexico’s premier real estate developer, is now offering highly attractive, below market financing rates at the exclusive Kupuri beachfront development in Punta Mita, a gated, 1,500-acre [...]
New Villa on the South Coast of Puerto Vallarta: Villa Mandarinas
Mismaloya’s newest and brightest jewel is Villa Mandarinas. This architectural masterpiece cascades down six beautiful tiers of native vegetation, dramatic cliffs and colorful gardens overlooking the beach and cove where The Night of the Iguana was filmed. Originally named “Las Peñas” (the boulders) in 1541 by Captain Don Pedro de Alvarado, the Los Arcos Island [...]
Who will compensate Mexico for false swine flu reports?
Opinion by Andrés Oppenheimer MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS / MIAMI HERALD Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.21.2009 The swine flu outbreak that has wrecked Mexico’s economy may become a case study in reckless journalism. It now turns out that it’s not clear whether the H1N1 pandemic originated in Mexico, as first reported, or in the United States. Like [...]
Super Summer Bargain: Casa Paraiso being Offered at Dramatically Reduced Rental Prices
Casa Paraiso is available for selected summer fill in rates of only $1500.00 per night including taxes and 2 housekeepers. Fabulous half-acre Estate located right on the Oceanfront on the 9th fairway within the private Four Seasons Resort peninsula. This is the largest Estate within the Lagos del Mar enclave. Your ocean view spans over [...]
Take $1,234 Off Your Bill at the Four Seasons Punta Mita
Conde Nast Traveler June 19, 2009 The view from the pool at the Four Seasons Punta Mita, a Conde Nast Traveler Gold List property near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Photo courtesy of concierge.com. By Kathryn Maier on Travel Deals By Kathryn Maier on Travel Deals One, two, three, four…book this deal, then save some more. The [...]
Stars Shine on Puerto Vallarta on June 20 –
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2VaF5_AHps&feature=related[/youtube] Puerto Vallarta’s world famous Malecón is the place to be on Saturday, June 20th at 8 pm, as the Jalisco Secretary of Tourism presents “Jalisco en Vivo 2009″ a free concert featuring world-famous, award-winning musical artists such as Alejandro Fernández, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Joan Sebastian, Raúl di Blasio, Aleks Syntek, Luis Fonsi, León [...]
Vive Mexico: Swine Flu Down, Bargains up in Mexico
Wide-open beaches, empty pool chairs in Mexican resorts as country recovers from swine flu By LISA J. ADAMS Associated Press WriterTULUM, Mexico June 15, 2009 (AP) The last time Bud Olson visited Mexico, he ended up in a hospital with kidney stones and missed the ancient Mayan ruins in the seaside town of Tulum. So [...]
Agent notes: After 20 years in Mexico, some thoughts on buying real estate in Mexico
Mexico will continue to provide North Americans with strategic and cost-effective retirement opportunities as the economy evolves and rising costs in the USA eat away at people’s nest egg. With the weather always permitting and lending to the perfect lifestyle of “mañana,” Mexico is the common sense place to disembark from a lifetime of [...]
Developer financing programs gain momentum as economy begins recovery
Signs are emerging that the global recession is turning around. Within the U.S. recent economic reports demonstrate an improvement in consumer confidence, reduction in the rate of job losses, and increases in both stock market indexes and residential home sales. Although a full recovery is still believed to be months away, many economists are predicting that [...]
Punta de Mita Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Paloma Auerbach
During the first months of 2009, the Punta de Mita Foundation welcomed new Executive Director Paloma Auerbach, who has been hard at work fulfilling the objectives and goals of this valuable non-profit community organization. Already this year, two new school classrooms have been completed—with two additional classrooms under construction—to help meet the educational demands [...]
Spectacular Casa Romantica overlooks downtown Puerto Vallarta
Casa Romantica is a luxurious contemporary downtown Puerto Vallarta vacation rental villa with breathtaking views of the town and bay set in a charming neighborhood within a short walk of the Romantic zone and popular Los Muertos Beach. Every detail has been considered to ensure guests are pampered and completely comfortable, from pillow top mattresses to [...]
Bahia Course more than complements original Pacifico at Punta Mita Golf Club in Mexico
Once again, plenty of ocean holes No doubt the 7,035-yard, par-72 Bahia course has a different feel than Pacifico, but you aren’t cheated out of ocean views. By the time you get to the second green, the Pacific Ocean looms in the background. It continues off the 224-yard par-3 third, and you can see the [...]
Mexico bouncing back from swine flu
Friday, 05 Jun 2009 09:01 travelbite.co.uk The Mexican tourism industry is bouncing back from swine flu with remarkable speed, according to the latest research. Data from European cheap flight search engine Skyskanner reveals searches for flights to Mexico have risen by 15.5 per cent since they reached their lowest point in early May 09, after [...]
Mexico sees travel interest revival
Interest in travel to Mexico is recovering following April’s swine flu outbreak, according to new data. Searches for flights to the country have risen by 15.5% since reaching their lowest point in early May after health fears deterred travellers from visiting the country. According to cheap flights website Skyscanner, which produced the research, flight prices [...]
Rancho Huracan – Secret Sayulita – Architect Jose de Yturbe’s artistic and dramatic Mexican jungle villa
Rancho Huracan is a boldly artful oceanfront villa estate and wondrous refuge designed to enchant the senses. The minimalist interior opens to the sea with five private bedrooms, six impeccable baths. Designed by the famous Mexican architectectural firm of Jose and Pepe de Yturbe, this residence boasts an imaginative and sophisticated flavor as evidenced in [...]
Petr Myska – A catalogue of local species
By Jesús de Avila For several years the number of travelers visiting our destination in order to watch birds has been increasing steadily. What is very interesting is that each year there are also more fans of this activity practiced in the open air. Experts say that the area of Banderas Bay and its surroundings [...]
Top 10 luxury vacation rental deals at the moment
Our Top 10 rental deals at the moment Casa Amore 50% discount!! Now from USD11,000 per night Plus stay 7 nights pay 6 http://www.casaamore.com/ Amanecer From USD1500 per night http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/ Punta Vista Residences Stay 4 nights pay 3 Stay 6 nights pay 5 Stay 7 nights or longer get 30% discount http://www.puntavistasignature.com/ Kalika From USD1950 [...]
Britons ready to return to Mexico
British travellers are set to return to Mexico in greater numbers, despite lingering fears over swine flu. By Oliver Smith London Telegraph Last Updated: 2:49PM BST 27 May 2009 Last month’s outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which led to the cancellation of thousands of flights and holidays, saw bookings plummet by around 80 per cent, [...]
Mexico’s battered image yields travel deals
By Stephanie Chen CNN May 26, 2009 (CNN) — Mexico’s tourism industry has endured some brutal punches this year. First, the global financial crisis hampered vacation spending. Then, escalating cartel drug violence scared some travelers. Business went from bad to worse in late April, with the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine [...]
Costa Careyes Chic – Casa Dos Estrellas now asking 5.5m USD
Casa Dos Estrellas, a jewel of Careyes, is a Coastal Pacific Mexican storybook seven bedroom villa created by world renown architect Manolo Mestre. Crested high on a cliff, Casa Dos Estrellas is a sensual and glamourous tropical retreat with dreamy views of Careyes from every room and from the rooftops, spellbinding 360 views of all [...]
Placido Domingo To Front Mexican Tourism Campaign
Luxist.com Posted May 26th 2009 7:01PM by Deidre Woollard The push to bring tourism back to Mexico is gaining momentum. A few weeks ago we wrote about the swine flu guarantee being offered by some resorts. But now the government is getting involved with a $90 million campaign to tempt tourists back to Mexico in [...]
Mexico and the Price of Economic Consequence
By Bruce D. Greenberg, MAI, SRA, ASA The Mexican people should be commended and congratulated by the international community for placing the health and safety of citizens and the world first, regardless of economic impact. Through the leadership of its government and the strength of its community, Mexico successfully slowed the advancement of the A(H1N1) [...]
World economy stabilizing; has avoided “utter catastrophe”: Krugman
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The world economy has avoided “utter catastrophe” and industrialized countries could register growth this year, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said on Monday. “I will not be surprised to see world trade stabilize, world industrial production stabilize and start to grow two months from now,” Krugman told a seminar. [...]
PVSR: Punta Vista Signature Residences – Models open
PVSR – Punta Vista Signature Residences are 22 majestic and modern beachfront condos on the luxuriously tranquil Punta de Mita peninsula, where the beaches are best and the constellations come out at night. North Shore Puerto Vallarta get better the further you go. Playa Punta de Mita, on the inside tip of the Punta de [...]
Hold The Panic: Swine Flu Falls Short Of Pandemic
By Richard Knox NPR.org Listen to the full story Why has the World Health Organization decided not to call the swine flu a pandemic, even though more than three weeks ago it declared that a pandemic was “imminent?” Why No Flu Pandemic? Define Pandemic. Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization’s director-general, has decided not to [...]
W.H.O. to Rewrite Its Pandemic Rules
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: May 22, 2009 Bowing to pressure, the World Health Organization announced Friday that it would rewrite its rules for alerting the world to new diseases, meaning the swine flu circling the globe will probably never be declared a full-fledged pandemic. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the deputy director general making the W.H.O. announcement, said that he [...]
Mexico Goes On Sale
By SARAH NASSAUER The Wall Street Journal With a clean bill of health and a lifted travel ban, Mexico tries to draw tourists back with deals and perks. Everything for the wedding was ready — the on-site florists, photographers, and a 35-foot acrylic platform built over the blue ocean water at the Rosewood Mayakoba resort near [...]
United States Consulate General Guadalajara – Update Travel Alert
United States Consulate General Guadalajara PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO AS MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS AS POSSIBLE Update Travel Alert TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO 1. The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico that on May 15 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [...]
A kind request…
http://www.newlifemexico.com/ Dear friends, Due to the economic situation we are facing at this time, local charities are finding it hard to cope with the low amount of funds and donations… Please, if you yourselves can help or if you have any clients/friends coming into town soon and they are able to bring a few [...]
Linda Ellerbee Dispels Myths About Mexico
Journalist, producer and author, Linda Ellerbee, is a resident of New York but spends a great deal of time here in Puerto Vallarta. Over her multi-decade career in radio and television news, she has proverbially seen it all and is known throughout the industry for presenting intelligent and well-written news stories, her impressive work being [...]
Go 2 Guy: On the take in Puerto Vallarta
By JIM MOORE SPECIAL TO SEATTLEPI.COM PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Ninety-nine percent of the time, unemployment sucks. Welcome to my one percent. I’m sitting on a white-cushioned chaise lounge at the St. Regis Punta Mita in a scene from a travel magazine. The infinity pool is behind me, the Pacific Ocean is in front of me, [...]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Travel Alert – Mexico – H1N1 Lifted
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular Affairs Mexico – H1N1 Lifted May 15, 2009 The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico that on May 15 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its recommendation that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel to [...]
The Crisis Came. Mexico Didn’t Fail. Surprised?
By LARRY ROHTER Published: May 9, 2009 New York Times MEXICO CITY – Just for argument’s sake, let’s compare Mexico’s management of the swine flu epidemic that broke out here last month with China’s handling of SARS in 2002. The Chinese initially tried to deny there was an outbreak, were slow to combat its spread [...]
Villa La Caleta, on the luxurious North Shore of Puerto Vallarta is Pacific Mexican architectural and design splendor.
La Caleta, in the Pontoquito neighborhood, was built by young prodigy Juan Pablo Stone and designed by highly regarded Mexico City architect, Fernando de Haro, author of twenty books on Mexican architecture. It is on water and consists of 12,400 square feet of home under cover. There is another 25,000 square feet which includes a [...]
Cliff/Oceanfront lot for sale in San Pancho / San Francisco, Riviera Nayarit
This large magnificent oceanfront lot will take your breath away for its expansive ocean view and its beautiful tall tropical trees which surround you. This lot is generous in size with 3778 m2 and over 33m of ocean frontage. As this lot sits high up on a picturesque cliff, it offers extra privacy and a [...]
Punta Vista I – 501 is available for $950k!!
Located right on the sandy beach of Punta de Mita. This boutique condominium unit offers 3 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, breath taking view, beautiful furnishing, and nice floor plan. From this unit, you can see 4 surf spots, walk to restaurants and local shops, and you will have access to the future Punta Vista [...]
Casa Kalika – Lagos del Mar – Punta Mita Resort – Jack Nicklaus golf course at the Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita
Discover a World of Bliss in an “Inspired Tropical Retreat” Escape and Indulge in Casa Kalika, a 5 Master Bedroom Suites Luxury Private Villa, with Spectacular Ocean Views and Contemplative Vibes…in Punta Mita, Mexico. With its Breathtaking views of the crystal clear blue waters of the Bay of Banderas Pacific Ocean, the natural lush beauty [...]
TV Blamed for Fear of Mexico
By ARTHUR FROMMER Published: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. Recently, my daughter, Pauline, tangled with a famous television talk-show host on the question of tourism to Mexico – and held her own. If you will go to www.crooksandliars.com and search for the term “Mexico” in the [...]
3rd Night Free at the Four Seasons Punta Mita
by Julia Bainbridge on Travel Deals Remember back in January Wendy predicted that large luxury resorts feeling the pinch from the erosion of corporate-meeting business would have to offer big deals in an attempt to fill their rooms this year? Well, the Four Seasons Punta Mita in Riviera Nayarit has introduced a third-night-free package, available from now until [...]
Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa Beidisia, Punta Mita Resort
People generally head to beach retreats like Punta Mita, Mexico, to sip margaritas and party with friends. But for Rihanna, her late-February getaway was a time for healing — something she desperately needed. Thirteen days after she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend, Chris Brown, on Feb. 8, Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa [...]
Open Houses at Real del Mar – La Cruz de Huanacaxtle – Saturday, March 14, 2009
Everybody, this Saturday morning, the following properties will be featured at a Joint Broker’s Open House in Real del Mar from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Represented by Yumiko Takinami-Dilday and Katia Robles of La Punta Realty – Christie’s Great Estates: VILLA PUNTA DE MITA $2,850,000 USD (MLS# 15496) http://www.lapuntarealty.com/villapuntademita • BEDROOMS: 4+ • BATHROOMS: [...]
Enjoy butlers, sunsets and ocean views at the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Nayarit, Mexico
By Mike Bailey, Senior Staff Writer worldgolf.com On a golf vacation at the new St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Mexico, you get Punta Mita Golf Club’s two great Jack Nicklaus golf courses, fine dining, plenty of pampering and killer sunsets. PUNTA DE MITA, Nayarit, Mexico – They don’t just give you the key to [...]
Real Estate Featured at Christie’s Record-Shattering Yves Saint Laurent Sale
The triumphant sale of Yves Saint Laurent’s private art collection, taking place in Paris this week, defies the global financial malaise to prove once again that high-quality properties will find willing buyers in any economic climate. More than 1200 collectors and Christie’s clients bid a record US$264 million at Monday evening’s opening sale at [...]
The New St. Regis, Puerto Vallarta
san by Ondine Cohane After my stop in Los Angeles, it was back on the plane to Puerto Vallarta to check out the new St. Regis Punta Mita and the towns farther north. I was last in PV for my Condé Nast Traveler piece on surfing and driving Highway 200 along the West Coast of Mexico; I love this part of the [...]
Costa Careyes – Casitas de las Flores
Was it Walt Whitman or the nation of Mexico that said “I am large, I contain multitudes”? It was the poet, of course, but it’s equally true of Mexico — whether your picture of it is the ruined pyramids of the Yucatán or the hip nightspots of the Distrito Federal, you can bet there’s another [...]
Settling Down South of the Border
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6877784 City in Mexico Offers ‘Affordable’ Option for Thousands of Americans By JEFFREY KOFMANFeb. 13, 2009 http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=6821464&page=1 The bells of the majestic pink granite 17th century cathedral peal through the streets. People sit in outdoor cafes lining the cobblestone streets of the main square contemplating a scene worthy of a romance film set in Italy. [...]
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