Off My Beatten Track

In less than three weeks Martin and I will be taking a trip. A trip that takes us out of our usual travel norm into some new territory. We're headed to an all inclusive condo-type vacation in Mexico. For reals. Normally, when I crave a whole whack of sunshine, I'm fortunate enough to have family with property in Costa Rica. And that particular slice of the warm Pacific Ocean can pretty nearly not be beat. But, getting there takes a good two days from Vancouver and with my current work commitments, the coming book tour/book marketing stuff that will begin soon and take us through the summer and some current unexpected tax bills for Martin, we're short on time. I'm normally the kind of gal who will forgo fancy gadgets and expensive things to save for a few weeks of walking along cobble stone streets in a foreign town, and I have to say it was a bit of a hard choice to take some savings to go to a touristy mecca, but damn do we need a holiday. So, soon we'll be off. For a week in Puerto Vallarta. If, per chance, you've ever done the same and have tips for things to see that do not involve co-eds or tequila shooters, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise, we'll be packing up our swimsuits and a few good books and escaping the rain and computers for a week, and trying to see what kind of adventures we can get up to when we're not too busy just doing a whole lotta nothing.