{"id":2794,"date":"2024-05-11T08:19:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2024-05-11T08:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:19:47","slug":"exploring-puerto-vallarta-food-booze-and-shopping-on-mexicos-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/exploring-puerto-vallarta-food-booze-and-shopping-on-mexicos-west-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Puerto Vallarta: Food, Booze, and Shopping on Mexico\u2019s West Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">From the bus ride in, to the airport out, we bop around Puerto Vallarta, a dynamic city on the west coast of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring Puerto Vallarta: Food, Booze, and Shopping on Mexico\u2019s West Coast\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gma8bjAgktI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Highlights include enjoying lunch and beers at Los Muertos Brewery; wandering through Mundo de Cristal (House of Crystal), our favorite pottery\/souvenir shop; shopping and more shopping, watching a cocinero make tacos de pastor, Bob eating ice cream made in a garaf\u00f3n (barrel), Lisa drinking a horchata (flavored rice drink), walking along the Malecon (Boardwalk), dropping into a jewelry store that feels like a mine, and ducking out of the rain into the Huichol art store, where of course we buy a beaded mask to add to our collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">At the airport to head home, we decompress in the Priority Pass Lounge, which has an excellent bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s a whirlwind tour.\u00a0\u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" data-id=\"2800\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-191257-1024x668.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-191257-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-191257-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-191257-768x501.png 768w, 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(max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Info<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/880870574895718244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puerto Vallarta<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/880870574895718244\">Map<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the bus ride in, to the airport out, we bop around Puerto Vallarta, a dynamic city on the west coast of Mexico. 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