Johnny's Beach on Baja's Golfo de Santa Clara
" If you've ever traveled the mainland side of the Sea of Cortez, just south of the town of El Golfo de Santa Clara, you may have had lunch at a beach restaurant called "Johnny's Place," which is locat...
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Sand in my dominoes Sayulita, Nayarit
Internet Access:
Above "Doc's Restaurant". Fast, satellite connection, friendly service. English spoken.
Laundry:
At the Bungalows" or 1 block toward town from the river and 1 block toward beach...
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A bay, two towns, three beaches
Deep down in all of our hearts, there is that desire to escape the everyday world in which we feel trapped and find our personal paradise. Or, to be more precise considering the limitless alternatives ...
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Aqui es México
Of all the most endearing and enduring charms that draw travelers back to Mexico, the effect that the country can have upon a sense of humor is the most magical.
It arises out of an initial attitude o...
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Hidden time revisited - Puerto Escondido
To annotated Photo Strip 191
(Each image below clicks to an
annotated enlargement.)
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - a wee malarkey about Melaque,
San Patricio/Melaque, on the Pacific Coast of Jalisco draws its name from Saint Patrick. Legend goes that Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland and drove out all the snakes to boot. Locals say ...
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Huitussi, Sinaloa, Mexico
Have you ever tried to do a "good" deed and found that you had difficulty pulling it off?
It happened to me on my second road trip to Mexico. From the previous year's journey through the Baja, I knew ...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colimilla, Colima
"When you return from your friends in Guadalajara, I will take you to the freshest, finest seafood in Colima!" promised Nestor, as we left the hotel that he managed in Melaque, Jalisco. Well, I do no...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima - sea to Sierra, by Wendy Devlin in Mexico Connect
Part 1 Colima - The Sea
Six years ago I briefly visited the small state of Colima. With my family, I drove straight through the state without stopping along Colima’s eighty-seven miles of coastline,...
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Our Mexico hotel in Melaque
One hour north of Manzanillo, Colima, the Primero Plus gave one final jolt in front of Melaque’s bus station. From air-conditioned comfort, we stepped down into the afternoon warmth. By arriving mid ...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - letting go in Mexico
Josh, fourteen, and Rose, twelve, were keen to discover Mexico in their own way in San Patricio/ Melaque. As they were six and eight when last they frolicked in the waves, they now felt mature and open...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Alicia Ramirez
The diminutive, stocky woman with a long braid of dark hair walks the five- mile long sweeping expanse of beach several times every day. Usually she walks alone, but, sometimes other women or men accom...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - cita with the shady 'lady' on Acapulco
Valentine's Day brought me face-to-face with the shady 'lady' hidden in Acapulco. Not only did I meet the 'lady'; I was mistaken for her!
Acapulco is one of Mexico's oldest coastal tourist destination...
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Mexico beach Christmas
The trailer was packed, the three kids and the dog were loaded into the van as final preparations were made for the "journey to the end of the earth". For us, Baja truly seemed land's end. Nobody we kn...
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Manana at the lighthouse
Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand. I continue to learn more about this word every time that I travel in Mexico. One of my earliest lessons was learned at the lighthouse that prote...
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Sonora - Mexico's wild west
During the heyday of westerns, films showed cowboys riding through the Great Sonoran Desert from Arizona to what is now the State of Sonora in Mexico. The desert is still there and so are the cowboys.
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Budget hotels in Puerto Vallarta
“7-Night Puerto Vallarta Vacation – roundtrip airfare and hotel - $275 per person”.
You won’t see this rate advertised in your Sunday paper, but this is exactly what my husband and I paid last...
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Puerto Vallarta - getting to know the city
The Rio Cuale, the main river running through today's Puerto Vallarta, empties into the 7th largest bay in the world, the Bay of Banderas. The area is a tropical paradise, blessed with an abundance of ...
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A trip to Puerto Angel
By John McClelland ©John McClelland 2006 -
The tourists at Zipolite were decidedly young although, there was a generous smattering of old hippies who seemed to be the more ardent practi...
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Diving in Cancun
Unlike Cozumel with its abundance of dive shops, Cancun is home to only ten. But, as I discovered, this city has much to offer a diver looking for a unique diving experience.
Located twelve miles from...
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The Baja - links on Mexico Connect
THE BAJA
The wild and beautiful peninsula of Baja California is as close as your computer read more
The wild and beautiful peninsula of Baja California is as close as your computer read more
Gulf of Mexico links
Shaped like an oval and bounded by the United States, Mexico and Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico covers an area of 1,550,000 square kilometers (600,000 square miles). The Gulf serves as a major source of food...
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The Yucatan peninsula links
All regions in Mexico differ from each other, but some are profoundly different. The Yucatan Peninsula is one of the continent's newest territories, emerging from the sea roughly 60 million years ago a...
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San Agustin Bay - Huatulco, Oaxaca
Bahias de Huatulco is one of the most beautiful spots on the Pacific Coast. It has been transformed into a forward looking tourism center that combines comfort and good planning with extreme...
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Bahias de Huatulco, Oaxaca
The Bays
What to Do
Where to Lay Your Head
(Photos by Geri Anderson - Each image is linked to an enlargement.)
Hidden along the beau...
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