An interview with Felipe Reyes who is a massage therapist in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He owns a massage studio called Felipe’s Therapeutic Spa.
Also have fun doing a moonlight paddle-board paddle from Mismaloya to Los Arcos
Gabino The Pull-tab Purse Guy Needs Our Help
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Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico.
That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta’s Oldest Restaurant on the famous Los Muertos Beach, and The El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club right next door so you can enjoy that fantastic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors, or during the day in its grand splendor for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with our toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends.
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Brewmasters is having their 2nd annual Craft Brewing Festival on The Cuale Island
This Saturday November 17th and Sunday November 18th 2:00 to 10:00 PM at the Cuale Island Cultural Center…..
SÁBADO 17 Y DOMINGO 18 DE NOVIEMBRE | 2:00 a 10:00pm | 13 CERVECERÍAS Y MÁS DE 80 VARIEDADES EN ESTILOS Y SABORES | MÚSICA EN VIVO | ZONA DE COMIDA | ÁREA INFANTIL | ENTRADA LIBRE | PRECIOS ESPECIALES |
It’s right next to Babel Bar at the Cultural Center on Cuale Island, check it out and look for my buddy Edgar Rivas and tell him you heard him on the podcast.
Gabino The Pull Tab Purse Maker Still Needs Some Help
Note From Tammy From Nacho Daddy:
Our good friends and Family Gabino and Yolanda had fire at there home on Friday night. 1st of all everyone is ok. But they lost
everything in the room. Everything for 5 people, a 18 month baby, 2 pre teen girls, a young woman and a young man. All clothes beds bedding, school supplies… You may know Gabino he and his family make the pop top purses. They are a very hard working family.
At the moment, it’s important to rebuild Gabino’s home. They are in dire need of doors and windows. There is some money, enough to repair the roof of the house, but without doors and windows, animals and well, anything just comes in the house.
Right now, the family needs money for doors and windows. Later, they will need beds to replace the ones burnt in the fire. They will need clothes to replace the ones lost to the fire but for now. They need the cash.
We will be taking donations at Nacho Daddy. Or if you see them at a market please buy a purse from them.
Gracias
UPDATE Here is the link if you are not in Vallarta and want to donate.
paypal.me/CasaDeGabino
I have all that information in the show-notes as well as the link to donate or better yet, if and when you come to Puerto Vallarta, look for Gabino and buy a purse.
The Puerto Vallarta Centennial Year is Coming to a Close
Instituto Vallarta de Cultura announced of the first Festival Caravan A diversity of artistic Works will under the organization of the municipal government through the Vallarta Institute of culture, offer free entertainment for the whole family. The Caravan Festival will be based at Los Arcos Del Malecon. Artistic talents from Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara offering music Dance Theatre and circus shows, starting on November 18th at 7 p.m. and for four consecutive Sundays. The purpose of the festival is to close with a flourish the celebrations of the Centennial of Puerto Vallarta. The Caravan Festival will begin on Sunday November 18th with the presentation of the Mariachi Nuevo Continental traditional Mexican music entertainment by jugglers and acrobats and much more. The fun continues the following Sunday the 25th of November with more entertainment. The following week on Sunday December 2nd and the closing of the festival on Sunday December 9th you will see Mariachi Nuevo Continental as a preamble to the rhythms of the world and the fusion music of La Bodeguita Flamenco Tango and Latin American music and more. All presentations are free and open to the general public and begin at 7 p.m. And I have that information in the show notes for this episode of the show again I got that from Vallarta daily.com.
https://www.vallartadaily.com/festival-caravana-puerto-vallarta/
Gary Thompson’s Malecon Sculpture Tour Begins Again
Season 13 of the Free Malecon Sculpture Tours by Gary Thompson starts tomorrow. The morning tour runs Tuesday mornings and covers half of the Malecon. The sunset tour runs Thursday evenings and covers the second half.
Join Gary and learn the history and the stories behind the monumental bronze pieces mounted on Vallarta’s beautiful boardwalk.
In the morning, also meet Kevin Simpson (from Colectika and Peyote People), who explains the Huichol symbols on the Malecon; and Mathis Lidice, the artist responsible for the Millennium Sculpture, who talk to the audience at the beginning of the tour.
In the evening, meet Jim Demetro, the artist behind several of the pieces showcased in the tour, at his own gallery/studio, where he talks about his work in town.
The tours are free, but donations are gratefully accepted to benefit Los Mangos Cultural Center 100%.
And if you haven’t been on a Sculpture tour, you should. You will get a much better understanding of the beautiful, sometimes funky and strange sculptures. I have an episode of the tour in the catalog so look it up and listen.
Take a Full Moon Paddle Board from Mismaloya to Los Arcos
I saw this cool idea on the Facebook’s, Take a sunset or a full moon paddle-board I don’t know what you call it, a ride, a float a
swim, anyway, I had to find out more about this so I called up the folks at Paddle Zone in Mismaloya, and thought I’d share this with you. Let’s go to Mismaloya Beach south of Puerto Vallarta and talk with Alberto Hernandez and find out more about this cool activity shall we?
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Paddle Zone Mismaloya Contact Information
- Paddle Zone Facebook
- Paddle Zone Website
- Address of Paddle Zone: Address: Playa Mismaloya, Mismaloya, 48390 Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico
- Phone: +52 1 322 153 1967
Okay The cost for that is 850 pesos so like $45 for a 3 hour paddle in the dark. So cool!
There is a place either in nuevo or Bucerias that shows the movie Jaws, while you float on the water in the bay. I looked it up and to my surprise, there are loads of places in the US where you can watch what they call Jaws on The Water.
https://miami.curbed.com/2018/7/16/17578342/jaws-inner-tubes-floating
https://www.facebook.com/events/251068938798297/
There’s so much more to talk about, but I think we ought to get to our interview, shall we?
Getting a Massage in Puerto Vallarta at Felipe’s Therapeutic Spa
Sometimes when you walk on the south-side of Vallarta, you are surprised at how many massage places you see. I figured it was time I interviewed one of these masseuses. So I’m sitting with my buddy Bob McCuaig on my last visit, and he starts 
talking about this Masseuse, Felipe who he and his wife go to in town and he tells me he’s also a great dancer. A salsa dancer, and since one of you listeners had requested some Salsa dancing advice, I thought I could kill two birds with one stone. I found out later, that Felipe is a famous marathon runner as well. So I walked over to his place, and stuck my head inside his parlor, I guess you call it. Told him what I do, and he agreed to an interview. He told me to put my name on the calendar on the window of his place, and I returned the next day with recorder and microphones in hand, to his cool studio where we talked about massage in Puerto Vallarta. So let’s go right now to Ignacio L. Vallarta 371 on the Southside of Puerto Vallarta, and let’s meet the man with the magic hands, The Greyhound, el Galgo, Felipe Reyes of Felipe’s Therapeutic Spa…
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Contact Information For Felipe’s Therapeutic Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Address: Ignacio L. Vallarta 371b, Zona Romántica, Emiliano Zapata, 48380 Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico
- Telephone Number: +52 322 117 2591
- Felipe’s Facebook Page
Suggestions From Felipe
Breakfast Suggestions
- Café de Olla, Puerto Vallarta
- Fredy’s Tucan, Puerto Vallarta
- Daiquiri Dicks, Puerto Vallarta…-Likes egg whites and veggies
Places to Learn Salsa Dancing
Favorite Day trip
- El Tuito run in a town called La Provincia, Cabo Corrientes
Coaches behind the Sheraton at the Athletic Field
- Pancho and Victor running coaches
3 day Weekend
- Mexico City
Advice to a first time traveler
- Take a couple days off, relax and start with an 800 pesos deep tissue massage.
Okay well thank you Felipe. What a nice guy! He is very soft spoken but he comes highly recommended, he even gave me a sample of his deep tissue work and boy, a very talented man for sure.
I have pictures of Filepe, of his place and also of some of the newspaper clippings from his races. The The man with the magic hands. Greyhound Galgo. Felipe Reyes.
Okay That should do it for this week.
Next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more. Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message.
And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes.
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And thank you to Felipe Reyes From Felipes Therapudic Spa, make sure you see him the next time you are in paradise and you need some work done on your body my friend. Remember I have pictures and maps and links in the shownotes so check them out . Oh, and remember Gabino too you guys.
And thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!