Summer Travels

I have asked some of my friends who are traveling this summer to send me updates and photos of their adventures. Marco, who owns CARAVANSERAI, in Sayulita, left us in late July headed for the Yucatan to a place called Holbox. He has sent me photos and a simple note, which i will share with you all here. I will also publish a summary of the places he visits. As of the last e-mail, Marco is headed for Europe, so much more to come I am sure.

There are only a few places left in Mexico that still keeps such important elements as rich history, a mineral mining, rich in nature and vast wildlife. San Sebastian del Oeste is one of these.

It´s located in the mountains of souther Jalisco 43 Kilometers(about 27 miles_) away from Mascota town and 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Puerto Vallarta. In order to arrive to this town you have to drive the brand new highway (45 minutes if you come from Puerto Vallarta or 30 minutes from Mascota town )

There is something to be said for arriving at a foreign destination at night. San Miguel was quiet. There was only an occasional car, hurrying to end the day. The dimly-lit plaza was empty, except for a man who walked slowly, hunched over. A gentle breeze disturbed the tree branches, making moon shadows dance about the pavements. The town was heavy with an aura of mystery that daylight would not erase.

The reality of San Miguel is no less attractive. The town was founded in the mid-sixteenth century and Doors in San Miguel reached its glory during the Spanish colonial period that ended in 1821. Most of the structures in San Miguel date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, thus the designation of the town's architecture and the town itself as "colonial." San Miguel's charm today is not by accident. It was declared a National Monument in 1926

Jalisco and Nayarit governments hope to take public transport to the high seas as part of a new massive interstate public transport corridor that will include water taxis.

Hop a bus or a taxi to explore small towns and the wide, white sandy beaches north of Puerto Vallarta
Lindsey Norris , Freelance

The pelican sleeping on the dock ignores the man with a fishing rod and a tempting tackle box full of bait. It is equally impervious to the roar of speedboats and the hum from the crowded beach.