We walked through the storefronts on our last evening as they struggled to manually put away their coolers, heaters, food supplies, chairs, and tables. The same experience is with the tourist shops- full of thousands of items they set out daily, then hours later, they tear it all down, leaving for the night, every night. …
Author Archives: Judith Lavezzi
PV Blog 10 – Death Be Not Proud
Three doors away from us, the print above the door says Rosa’s. The name is written in bright red letters above a sign that indicates they also house a mobile tire shop and radiator repairs, managed by Victor. On a plaque to the left of the door is the notice of the novena, a service …
PV Blog 9 – Two Little Piggies went to Market
Sunday, March 01, already. The bulk of this trip is behind us, and we now have completions to do before we leave at the end of the month. How does time drip so slowly as it becomes a river passing?Last Sunday, we waited for a bus to take us to the big market, a street …
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PV Blog 8 – Trouble in Paradise…
Sunday, February 22, and our mission (our destination) was a particular market (Tianguis Mojoneras), across town, our carriage by bus C24. We were ready at 8:35, a few minutes later than planned, but walked through the local popups, which had begun their Sunday by setting up for food service. “Not today” we said. We’re going …
PV Blog Seven – Valentines and Beyond
Happy Love day, Valentines, Galentines, Friendentimes, Petentimes, etc. Yes, it was lovely for us, although we celebrated us in two different cities. I was off at a women’s conference I have attended for nearly 40 years, and returned to Lew and a warmer Puerto Vallarta weather, feeling peaceful and high on fellowship. We moved AirBnB’s …
PV Blog Six – Life in the slow lane
Today is Sunday, the 8th of February. We have some sort of holiday tomorrow, although we haven’t discerned what it is or what to expect as yet. We don’t know if services are curtailed or not, stores and markets open or closed. But currently, around here everyone is geared for the Superbowl event. Restaurants are …
PV Blog Five – Walking the streets in Mexico…
We try to walk daily or semi-daily. I don’t think that I would ever keep up with Lew, who likes long walks of several miles around town, but every other day or so, he hauls me, challenges me, pushes me, every so gently, to go someplace, to “check it out.” We usually set a goal. …
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PV Blog Four – Time Passes…
TIME PASSES – DON’T WAIT FOR PERFECTION RIP Lynn Carrier Lavezzi — January 10, 2026 After passing quickly after a long illness, Lynn, my sister-in-law, wife of brother Bill, was laid to her rest in frigid Ohio this past Tuesday (1/20), attended by a great outpouring of family, friends, and many varied groups of people …
Blog Three- Two Canadians about Town
Aramara neighborhood. Three-story residences in purple, yellow, green, and blue dot the view across the street from the Aramara Market, two blocks away, and there resides a bus stop with benches; many people are usually assembled there, including multitudinous small-business entrepreneurs. It’s a heavily-travelled place with several lanes of traffic across a very wide couple …
PV Blog 2 — Rube Mistakes and Tourist Tales
I packed in two phases. One was in advance, being efficient, thinking of what to take, medicines, counting vitamins, etc. Important stuff. The second run-through, the last minute, toothbrushes, toiletries, etc. Somewhere between those two (think of it as two separate legos without a bridge-conection) I slipped the threads a bit, but not to worry …
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