Hola! I'd love to know from people that have visited PV one time, or a million times, or if you lived there before, what is one good thing about PV, and a bad thing? You can put as many thoughts as you would like!

pv <BR>The beautiful green mountains,great. <BR>The diving and snorkeling, not so great.

The great restaurants, particularly El Bistro Jazz Cafe. <BR>The worst, more and more agressive time-share sellers! <BR>

The GOOD thing about PV is everything, even the time-share sellers. I find that if you take the time to stop and talk to them and joke with them they are less likely to try and pressure you into anything. <BR>The BAD thing is nothing. There is absolutely nothing I can think of that is bad. I have been going down there every year for the past 6 years. <BR>

Bad things - easy - time-share people &amp; going between Memorial Day &amp; 4th of July when the "gremlins" are there (high school &amp; college kids on their grad vacations - ala, spring break!! BEYOND wild!!). I'm not a fan of mainstream touristy resorts as they're WAYYYY tooooo "americana" (but that's just me!!). No real scuba diving (though there are a couple spots that are ok).<BR><BR>Good thing(S)!!! WAYYYY tooooo much to limit it!! WONDERFUL locals, safe, lush tropical jungles, worldclass restaurants that rival San Francisco &amp; NY yet at a fraction of the cost (my restaurant guide is 30 pages long!! I lived in SF for 17 years &amp; am a big gal - I KNOW good food!!), a good balance of locals &amp; tourists (IF you're staying/hanging South of the Rio Cuale in Old Town/SouthSide or further south), just about EVERYTHING thing you could want to do that you can find at any other tropical resort (except for ruins), or do NOTHING!! A good balance of a REAL Mexico village &amp; tourist destination. NO car needed in Old Town/SouthSide (this area is mainly privately owned beachfront condos - only a VERY few timeshare people in this area!!) as the whole area from one end to the next is only a 10-15 minute walk!!<BR><BR>Whether you're straight, gay, old, young, families, single, corporate - whatever - there's something for EVERYONE in Vallarta!!!<BR><BR>(I've been to Vallarta over a doszen times in the past 5 years &amp; have been/slept around [in various properties!!!] yet I live in the States [San Diego] hence I tend to have a good <BR>grip on what most people from the U.S. are looking for/their standards. I'm an internationally published travel writer that also gives seminars around the U.S. about Vallarta).<BR>"Vallarta Vicki" Skinner [email protected]<BR>

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