Spring 2026 Issue

Spring Travel Ideas

Puerto Vallarta beach pier
Michael DeFreitas

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

Puerto Vallarta’s colorful past shaped its modern-day persona. But its pristine beaches, rugged interior and bountiful ocean remain almost unchanged. A pink glow in the eastern sky signaled the start of another picture-postcard day in the seaside town of Puerto Vallarta. The bow of our catamaran slid slowly through the

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Julie Hatfield

All is Quiet at Riviera Maya, Mexico

The monkeys are quiet here. So are the lemurs, the flamingos, and the crocodiles. No traffic sounds or sirens break the silence, except for an occasional bird song or lap of waves against the shore. This is not the Cancun of cruise ship passengers and shopkeepers shouting about their wares,

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Carla Marie Rupp and Jason Rupp

Top Things to Do in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, a vibrant international beach city in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, has a lot going for it as an exciting getaway, short or long. We’ve had some quick, fun trips here and a few more extended ones. Either way, we offer some tips on what to do

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Jeffrey Lehmann

The California Super Bloom

This year’s high rainfall and the natural fertilizer caused by the wildfires are causing a “Super Bloom” that is visible from space. Super blooms only happen once a decade on average in California.

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Rich Grant

Road Tripping with Rod Serling Across the San Luis Valley

Many Twilight Zone episodes feature a road trip gone strange. A couple are driving along, make a turn and find themselves (as Rod Serling put it so magically) “traveling through another dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries

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Velas Vallarta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
Tim Leffel

Trade Organizations: The Benefits are Amazing

Last spring I attended my fourth NATJA conference, and it rocked. We partied at the Puerto Vallarta beaches and drank an untold amount of tequila. We went to panels and sessions that made us better (or hopefully wealthier) writers. We made mutually beneficial relationships with people we hung out with

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