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Women Only Spa and Golf Getaway: Enjoy 5 Memorable Days in Mexico
 PRLeap
Silk Purse Women magazine and The Women’s Travel Club announce their winter retreat to famed Ixtapan Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Ixtapan, Mexico. Designed as an all-inclusive 4-night getaway - exclusively for women.
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Monterrey, Mexico
 Walker Simon
Ringed by soaring mountains, Monterrey in northern Mexico offers breathtaking scenery, museums and a vibrant nightlife which are being discovered as it sheds outworn industrial trappings.
 Surprise Someone Special with a Puerto Vallarta Getaway
 PVNN
Table for two? Valentine's Day falls on Saturday this year - a perfect excuse for a romantic weekend getaway. The CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa offers a romance package, featuring its newly renovated deluxe rooms with private balcony.
The Yelapa Vernacular: Maintaining the Soft Touch in a Hardening Environment
 Cliff Barney
Once a quiet hideaway that got by without roads and electricity, Yelapa has quietly transformed itself into a jungle node on the Network Frontier that offers haute cuisine and Internet access along with its traditional sunsets and tropical charm.
Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico: Twice as Nice at Half the Price
 Leo Salazar
The Loreto Visitors Bureau, the tourism promotion organization for Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico, announces the destination's first cooperative buy one, get one free promotion, starting January 1 through January 31, 2009.
 Puerto Vallarta: Paradise in Mexico
 Gary Sorensen
Mexico is a wonderful destination with sunshine, warm temperatures, endless beaches, stunning sunsets and amazing resorts and, best yet, it's reasonably priced. My favorite west coast destination is Puerto Vallarta in the Mexican Riviera.
Mexican Workout at Via Yoga
 Chicago Tribune
Active travelers might look to Via Yoga for one of its 10 retreats emphasizing personal growth. Based at Villa Amor resort in Sayulita, Mexico, the series kicks off with "Yoga & Surfing" Jan. 11-17, followed closely by "Anusara Yoga" Jan. 17-23.
Holland America, NCL to Host More Gay and Lesbian Cruises in 2009
 Gene Sloan
Things are looking up for RSVP Vacations, the big gay and lesbian cruise operator. After cutting back its offerings this year following a change in ownership, the 22-year-old company is expanding again in 2009 with five cruises aimed at the gay and lesbian market.
Go Mexico: Travel Outlook for 2009
 Kitty Bean Yancey
Mexico has five spots in the top 10, including Puerto Vallarta at No. 4. Agents say there are exceptional values to be had.
On the Tracks of Villa and Zapata in Mexico City
 Monsters and Critics
Whoever follows in the footsteps of Francisco 'Pancho' Villa and Emiliano Zapata is in for a surprise: discovering the other face of Villa's black legend and understanding how the two revolutionaries of 1910 can still live on so long after their deaths.
A Quiet Surfer's Paradise
 Chelsea Peters
While charter packages take us to Mazatlan, Cabo and Cancun, some of the best spots in Mexico to relax are just a stone's throw away from the big tourist towns, like Sayulita, a surfer's paradise just north of Puerto Vallarta.
Mexican Milagros in San Miguel de Allende
 Jan Baumgartner
In Mexican Milagros, Jan Baumgartner, a freelance writer living in San Miguel de Allende, tells us about a barking man, a parrot who thinks it's a rooster, drama cat, origins of laughter, beginnings and endings and marking time by church bells.
When in Mexico, be Flexible on the Rules of the Road
 Scott McMurren
Our car rental agency purchased the best road map for us, the "Guia Roji", which provides detailed maps of the major cities and up-to-date information on toll roads and major highways. Between them and other travelers, we gleaned some important tips
Holland America, NCL to Host More Gay and Lesbian Cruises in 2009
 Gene Sloan
Things are looking up for RSVP Vacations, the big gay and lesbian cruise operator. After cutting back its offerings this year following a change in ownership, the 22-year-old company is expanding again in 2009 with five cruises aimed at the gay and lesbian market.
Maine to Mexico: A Funeral Procession, a Pick-Up, a Pink Pinata, and Pastel de Chocolate
 Jan Baumgartner
Coming from the winter drab of a frigid and nearly colorless Maine, the Mexican tsunami of bright and dizzying colors, the daily Christmas posadas and parades, nearly necessitate a Dramamine. My equilibrium needs adjusting.
So You Want to Visit Juarez? Some Crossing, Visiting Tips
 Renee de Santos
With El Paso uniquely set on the U.S.-Mexico border, some tourists traveling to the area for the Sun Bowl may want to go abroad for the day to experience the Mexican culture, shopping, and dining.
Mexico's Velas Group Rewards Repeat Visitors with Frequent Customer Program
 eMediaWire
The Velas Group, which includes three time AAA Five Diamond Award Winner Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in Riviera Nayarit, Casa Velas and Velas Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta and Grand Velas in Riviera Maya, has launched Velas Signature.
5 Destinations to Watch in 2009
 Christine Sarkis
A destination in the midst of inventing itself. Another preparing for its year in the world spotlight. Cities and regions gearing up for year-long parties. Our top picks for destinations to watch in 2009 are bursting with up-and-coming, you've-gotta-see-this attitude.
Getaway Gay On the Cheap: San Francisco's Favorite Foreign Gay Escape On Sale
 Ed Walsh
Psst. Don’t tell anybody, but the Bay Area’s most popular foreign gay destination is on sale. Puerto Vallarta is thirty percent off. You can thank the weak peso. And thanks to competition from Mexicana Airlines, combined with lower fuel prices, airfares are also way down.
Cozumel Makes Tying The Knot Easy, Fun, and Affordable
 TravelVideo
The Mexican Caribbean island of Cozumel just made tying the knot in your dream tropical island destination a whole lot easier.
Riviera Nayarit: Mexico's Low Key Hot Spot
 Melanie Young
You have the upscale hotels and golf courses, and the little towns with authentic Mexican ambience. Each one is different and the pace is easygoing, sort of like Puerto Vallarta before it was discovered.
Book a Trip to Los Cabos Now and Enjoy Free Airfare Courtesy of the Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau
 TravelVideo
This winter, travel to a place where all worries and stress melt away, leaving you in a state of complete relaxation and bliss. Fly to Los Cabos for free to enjoy the sun, sand and sea courtesy of the destination's most luxurious hotels and resorts.
Baby Boomers in Mexico - Part 2
 Jenny McGill
In Part 2 of Baby Boomers in Mexico, author Jenny McGill tells us about one Saturday morning she spent shopping for the coming Christmas holiday at the Tianguis street stands in the mountain village of Talpa de Allende.
The Barcelo La Jolla de Mismaloya Completes Total Guest Suite Renovation
 PRNewswire
The Barcelo La Jolla de Mismaloya Hotel, a luxury all-suite, all-inclusive hotel, in Puerto Vallarta has completed the final phase of a multi-million dollar renovation to its guest suites and public spaces in time for winter holiday travel.
Two Tales of the Riviera Nayarit
 Denise Balkissoon
Some just want a week on the beach, period: This type of vacationer considers doing absolutely nothing the best antidote to the daily grind. Others are trying to inject some adventure and new experiences into a life made grey by routine. Either way, the stretch of ocean dubbed the Riviera Nayarit offers enticements to every sort of sun worshipper.
Guanajuato, Mexico: A Cultural Vacation
 Doug Bower
Doug Bower, an American freelance writer and author living in Guanajuato, shares excerpts from his latest book, A Walk Through México’s Crown Jewel: A Guanajuato Travelogue, with tourists who've grown weary of the typical Mexican vacation.
Whale Watching Season Begins in Puerto Vallarta
 Bill Knight
The official 2008/2009 Puerto Vallarta Whale Watching Season opened on December 8, 2008 and continues through March 23, 2009. Pegaso Chartering offers tips for enjoying fun and responsible whale watching in the Bay of Banderas.
Cuban Tourism Surges as Rest of Caribbean Stalls
 Will Weissert
Cuba's vacation industry has remained as hot as the tropical sun here, even as the world economic crisis sparks cancellations and layoffs elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Destinations to Watch in 2009 - Riviera Nayarit
 Christine Sarkis
If you haven't heard of the Riviera Nayarit yet, that might be because it's just that new. The 200 miles of Pacific Coast and mountains north of Puerto Vallarta launched itself as a brand new destination just last year. Since then, it has been busy putting itself on the map.
Refresh your Soul on Mexico's Baja Peninsula
 Judy M. Zimmerman
I longingly remembered the tranquility I felt that Saturday morning 17 years ago at San Diego Airport while waiting my return flight to Sacramento. Just one week before at the airport, I had boarded a comfortable bus for the one-hour ride to Rancho La Puerta Spa in Tecate, Mexico.
Nicklaus Design Places Eight Among Golfweek's "Best Courses"
 Nicklaus Design
Jack Nicklaus’ top-100 design at Cap Cana’s Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic took top honors in Golfweek’s 2009 list of the “Best Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico.”
The End of the End of the Revolution
 Roger Cohen
On my first day in Havana I wandered down to the Malecón, the world’s most haunting urban seafront promenade. A norte was blustering, sending breakers crashing over the stone dike built in 1901 under short-lived American rule. Bright explosions of spray unfurled onto the sidewalk.
Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta: Nineteen Set for 2009 Event
 Rich Roberts
Wanna get away from it all? Nineteen boat owners have rung a resounding yes as confirmed entries in Del Rey Yacht Club's PV09 International Race Series to Puerto Vallarta starting Jan. 31.
Birds Of A Feather Flock Together To Riviera Nayarit in Mexico
 TravelVideo.tv
In Riviera Nayarit, nature runs wild. Along with an abundant variety of wildlife, this new destination stretched along the Pacific coast of Mexico is also home, once a year, to an impressive 80% of the Pacific migratory shore bird population.
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