{"id":10427,"date":"2022-09-17T22:57:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T22:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/?p=10427"},"modified":"2022-09-17T22:57:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T22:57:04","slug":"chocobanana-restaurant-in-sayulita-nuevo-nayarit-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/17\/chocobanana-restaurant-in-sayulita-nuevo-nayarit-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico Has Been Serving Breakfast and Lunch To Locals and Tourists For Decades<\/h1>\n<h2>Owner Tracie Willis Started Selling Chocolate Frozen Bananas on Vallarta Beaches in The 90&#8217;s<\/h2>\n<h3>Tracie&#8217;s Passion is Environmental Awareness and Her Pet Project is Ser Su Voz, Be Their Voice<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10429\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10429\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/choco-banana-social.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana, Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24407235\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2003\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2003\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/la-palapa-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapapv.com\/\"> La Palapa Group of Restaurants<\/a><\/strong>. Those are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapalapapv.com\/\">La Palapa<\/a><\/strong>, Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Oldest Restaurant on the famous Los Muertos Beach, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldoradopvr.com\/\">The El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club<\/a><\/strong> right next door so you can enjoy that fantastic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1999\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/El-Dorado1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/El-Dorado1.jpg 744w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/El-Dorado1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/El-Dorado1-421x300.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Dorado, Puerto Vallarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>beautiful colors, or during the day in its grand splendor for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water\u2019s edge. It\u2019s so romantic, it\u2019s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10430\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10430\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/298573670_584354236526638_6236922649517538819_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/298573670_584354236526638_6236922649517538819_n.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/298573670_584354236526638_6236922649517538819_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/298573670_584354236526638_6236922649517538819_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/298573670_584354236526638_6236922649517538819_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana, Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week we are going north of Puerto Vallarta to Sayulita, a once little sleepy fishing village, turned into a trendy beach town about 45 minutes from downtown Vallarta. We are going to meet Tracie Willis, the owner of a legendary fixture on the Sayulita central<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10437\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10437\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100919.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>plaza, a restaurant called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sayulitachocobanana\/\">ChocoBanana, Sayulita. <\/a>Tracie has a great story. Sure, chocolate frozen bananas are her specialty but Tracie is quite the environmentalist. We will hear about her restaurant and her pet project <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sersuvozsayulita.com\/\">Ser Su Voz<\/a><\/strong>, which translates from Spanish to \u201cbe their voice\u201d, in English. We\u2019ll get to Tracie and ChocoBanana in just a minute but before we get to all that, let\u2019s see what\u2019s happening this week in Puerto Vallarta, the 17<sup>th<\/sup> of September, 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10452\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10452\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_131330-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie Willis of ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Contact Information For ChocoBanana, Sayulita<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsnapshot.com\/ChocoBanana\/\">https:\/\/restaurantsnapshot.com\/ChocoBanana\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook Page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sayulitachocobanana\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sayulitachocobanana\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Address: Delfin 14, Sayulita, Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Phone: +52 329 291 3051<\/li>\n<li>Ser Su Voz:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sersuvozsayulita\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sersuvozsayulita<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ser Su Voz Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sersuvozsayulita.com\/\">https:\/\/sersuvozsayulita.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1663438810322!6m8!1m7!1sKdcIbxNmZ5yWBqJBL2rU6w!2m2!1d20.86939042619935!2d-105.4407020164961!3f200.59560761791073!4f-5.324438080277645!5f0.7820865974627469\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h3>Rainfall In Vallarta Falling Short of Last Year&#8217;s Totals<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s raining a bunch, and it seems storms are lining up bringing lots of \u00a0rain, but still not nearly as much rain as Vallarta had last year. According to my buddy Clark Curtis, who has a weather station up in Colonia Ramblases, he said last night\u2019s storm brought almost<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6088\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6088\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Rainfall-Vallarta.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vallarta Weather Report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2 inches of rain bringing the month\u2019s total to 13.14 inches, and 42 inches for the year. Last year, by the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of September Vallarta had, according to Clark\u2019s gear, 70 inches. So way short of last year\u2019s totals. He says the rivers that come from the mountains are full, but the spring driven creeks up in his neighborhood which were knee deep last year, are just a few inches deep this year. That\u2019s not a good sign. The water table is still low. But last year Hurricane Nora brought a ton of rain the very end of August, and we still have the rest of this month and October to catch up. We need to keep our eyes on the water situation, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<h3>What are Your Favorite Must Visit Restaurants in Vallarta?<\/h3>\n<p>Last week I read Reggie\u2019s email asking listeners what their must go to restaurant, whenever you come to Vallarta. For Reggie and his wife Donna, it\u2019s Archie\u2019s Wok\u2026and I got an email from listener and contributor Ray, my firefighter buddy from Wisconsin, and Ray says\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-940\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170514_121436-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170514_121436-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170514_121436-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170514_121436-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170514_121436-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray and Cherie Tessman in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Hey Barry, hope all is well.\u00a0 Thanks for all your hard work.\u00a0 This is Cherie and my never miss restaurant list.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Breakfast-Mi Caf\u00e9<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lunch-Figueroa\u2019s Burritos<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dinner on certain Sundays is Eat at David\u2019s Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Take care and hope to cross paths sometime soon,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ray and Cherie<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Okay, thank you Ray. You know, I have never eaten at Figueroa\u2019s and I guess maybe I should. Both you and Cherie and Zizi and AJ, the Vallarta Co-work Podcasters have now<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10380\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10380\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/300592095_473392207721014_8286859416771009037_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/300592095_473392207721014_8286859416771009037_n.jpg 828w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/300592095_473392207721014_8286859416771009037_n-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/300592095_473392207721014_8286859416771009037_n-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/300592095_473392207721014_8286859416771009037_n-433x300.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zizi and AJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>chimed in on Figueroa\u2019s burritos, two weeks in a row, so I best get over there next time down. And Eat at David\u2019s is another one I\u2019ve never eaten at. My wife loves a thanksgiving feast, it\u2019s her favorite meal in fact she insists I prepare her a turkey dinner with all the fixins for her birthday every April. That\u2019s how serious she is about her turkey dinner so now I really need to get over to Eat at David\u2019s I guess too.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Ray, for that email. Ray and Cherie have been on the show and it\u2019s great running into them from time to time when I\u2019m down recording interviews. I love those two.<\/p>\n<h3>Vallarta Remembers The Queen of England<\/h3>\n<p>Last week marked the end of an era as the Queen of England passed away at age 96, the 9<sup>th<\/sup> of September.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t usually mention the death of a royal, but out of respect to JR, born and raised in London, England and to my many Canadian listeners, my sincere condolences. But the fact that Queen Elizabeth actually did visit Puerto Vallarta, deserves a mention don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p>According to this article in Vallarta Reporter. \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10461\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428-1024x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428-1024x112.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428-768x84.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428-600x66.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225428.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10462\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540-1024x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540-1024x335.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540-600x196.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_225540.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z9fEP8PN0t\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/queen-elizabeth-ii-visited-puerto-vallarta-almost-four-decades-ago\/\">Queen Elizabeth II Visited Puerto Vallarta Almost Four Decades Ago<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Queen Elizabeth II Visited Puerto Vallarta Almost Four Decades Ago&#8221; &#8212; Puerto Vallarta Reporter\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/queen-elizabeth-ii-visited-puerto-vallarta-almost-four-decades-ago\/embed\/#?secret=3mYZqy89qq#?secret=z9fEP8PN0t\" data-secret=\"z9fEP8PN0t\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and I have a link to that article from the Vallarta Reporter online in the shownotes\u2026now way back in the back of my mind I remembered Gil Gevins from Lucy\u2019s Cucu Cabana telling the story of the queen\u2019s visit in only the way Gil can tell it\u2026so I went back into the archives and pulled a clip from that conversation I had with Gil Gevins, Author and all around good guy back in February, 2018 ..take it away Gil\u2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2541\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2541\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180112_150020-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180112_150020-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180112_150020-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180112_150020-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20180112_150020-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gil Gevins, Lucy&#8217;s CuCu Cabana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24407235\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That was a fun interview I\u2019ll tell you.<\/p>\n<p>I have that entire interview in the show notes. But alas, \u00a0Gil and Lucy closed Lucy\u2019s Cucu Cabana just before the Pandemic, I believe\u2026I really should do a quick review of places I\u2019ve been, that are gone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KTuBlThxiO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/28\/gil-gevins-and-lucys-cucu-cabana-in-puerto-vallarta-mexico\/\">Gil Gevins and Lucy&#8217;s Cucu Caba\u00f1a in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Gil Gevins and Lucy&#8217;s Cucu Caba\u00f1a in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico&#8221; &#8212; The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/28\/gil-gevins-and-lucys-cucu-cabana-in-puerto-vallarta-mexico\/embed\/#?secret=ZbhmlOSNTo#?secret=KTuBlThxiO\" data-secret=\"KTuBlThxiO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I mean, I\u2019ve done close to 225 episodes so there are a handful of businesses that just didn\u2019t make it. I\u2019ll do that soon. I promise.<\/p>\n<h3>AMLO Calls US State Department Mexico Alerts, Unserious<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FlVfjbZjDN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/amlo-calls-us-nosy-for-issuing-mexico-travel-alerts\/\">AMLO Calls US Nosy for Issuing Mexico Travel Alerts<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;AMLO Calls US Nosy for Issuing Mexico Travel Alerts&#8221; &#8212; Puerto Vallarta Reporter\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/amlo-calls-us-nosy-for-issuing-mexico-travel-alerts\/embed\/#?secret=MUVtipbn86#?secret=FlVfjbZjDN\" data-secret=\"FlVfjbZjDN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As I said a couple of weeks ago was very excited to be coming to Vallarta the end of October to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos in paradise with my wife and another couple, her friends, but the other couple backed out because they couldn\u2019t get dog sitting set up. Or maybe it was a question I got from them, where their kids pointed out warnings put out by the US State Department regarding travel advisories for Mexico\u2026.Now I told them that those travel advisories are nothing new, that they have been on the State Department website for as long as I\u2019ve been traveling to Mexico, but here\u2019s an article from Vallarta Reporter online where Mexican President Obrador, AMLO points out the hypocrisy coming out of the US Department of State\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>AMLO Calls US Nosy for Issuing Mexico Travel Alerts<\/p>\n<p>Dated September 8<sup>th<\/sup> 2022\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And of course, nothing will change\u2026I have a link to that article from Vallarta Advisor in the show notes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FlVfjbZjDN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/amlo-calls-us-nosy-for-issuing-mexico-travel-alerts\/\">AMLO Calls US Nosy for Issuing Mexico Travel Alerts<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;AMLO Calls US Nosy for Issuing Mexico Travel Alerts&#8221; &#8212; Puerto Vallarta Reporter\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartareporter.com\/amlo-calls-us-nosy-for-issuing-mexico-travel-alerts\/embed\/#?secret=MUVtipbn86#?secret=FlVfjbZjDN\" data-secret=\"FlVfjbZjDN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Salvador\u2019s Story Gets Interesting<\/h3>\n<p>The last time I was in Vallarta I had a long discussion with my buddy, Salvador Estrada, the Candyman on the Malecon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8469\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8469\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/144962712_855068238607050_2863343339332971250_n.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at Cuates y Cuetes with Salvador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you don\u2019t know who Salvador is, he sells candy and cigarettes from his wheelchair where he sets up just north, or south of where the three loud nightclubs are right next door to each other. They are La Vaquita, The Zoo, and Mandala.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4464\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4464\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.28-AM1-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.28-AM1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.28-AM1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.28-AM1.jpeg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salvador Estrada, Marathonista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those of you who have been following the show for a long time, you would know that Salvador is an athlete. He\u2019s even a marathoner. He has a tricycle that he rides, using his arms to propel him because he has on use of his legs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4430\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4430\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_233645-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_233645-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_233645-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_233645-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_233645-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salvador Estrada, The Candy Man on The Malecon in Puerto Vallarta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His story that he told me, was that he was born and raised in Puerto Vallarta. And that he was living the American Dream, the sueno Americano with a wife and 6 month old baby in Florida when his life was turned upside down by a criminal who demanded his money at gunpoint, and when even though he handed over his wallet, the thief shot him anyway, severing his spinal cord and left him wheelchair bound for life. And his young wife, after suggesting they all go back to Puerto Vallarta to go live with his family, flew down with him and the baby to Vallarta, then turned around and left him\u2026taking the baby boy with her back to the states, never to be heard from again. Left him to live with his family in Colonia Paso Ancho. I have the entire story translated linked in the show notes. Salvador\u2019s story is tragic and heartwarming. He\u2019s my dear friend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uO3DcA4tJ3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/23\/the-candy-man-on-the-malecon-in-puerto-vallarta-salvador-estrada-marathonista\/\">The Candy Man on The Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Salvador Estrada, Marathonista<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The Candy Man on The Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Salvador Estrada, Marathonista&#8221; &#8212; The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/23\/the-candy-man-on-the-malecon-in-puerto-vallarta-salvador-estrada-marathonista\/embed\/#?secret=dU8P1byeSY#?secret=uO3DcA4tJ3\" data-secret=\"uO3DcA4tJ3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4461\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4461\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.15-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.15-AM.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.15-AM-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-11-25-at-6.19.15-AM-425x300.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salvador Estrada, Marathonista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, over the years he\u2019s let on that he has located his son, in Santa Ana California, about an hour and a half from my house in Simi Valley, and that he was planning on getting married.<\/p>\n<p>Then he shares with me a photo of his son, at his wedding, with the entire wedding party including his ex-wife, Marisol. He tells me that he has some things he has some items he wants me to take home with me from Vallarta, and distribute to his son, and his ex-wife.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4442\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4442\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Salvador12-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Salvador12-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Salvador12-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Salvador12.jpeg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salvador Estrada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, I took the items home with me, and just the other day, I got a call from Salvador\u2019s ex, Marisol. I must admit it was pretty freaky\u2026..I really don\u2019t know how to feel about her. You know? Anyway, \u00a0this weekend I just might be meeting up with her, and I hope she will have some time to talk with me\u2026.I\u2019m just a little apprehensive, and well, we\u2019ll see how it goes.<\/p>\n<p>This last time down in August I had a chance to use the services of Dr. German Lomeli, the dentist I had on the show a few months back from Periodent PV. German fixed a chipped molar and the following week he cleaned my teeth and when I come back next month, I have and appointment with him to whiten my teeth, so yes, in case you were wondering, I use the people I suggest to you.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10151\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10151\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220430_120932-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erik Calderon Sanchez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, I used the services of my buddy, the Uber driver in paradise Erik with a K. Now, \u00a0IN driver is on the outs in Vallarta, so Erik is not identifying anymore as an IN driver, driver. It seems the platform hasn\u2019t greased enough palms in Vallarta to keep afloat. At least I\u2019m going to just assume that\u2019s the case\u2026. but when I traveled up to Sayulita to interview Tracie at Choco Banana, it was Erik who did the driving\u2026as a matter of fact, let\u2019s get to the interview and the adventure right now shall we? Let\u2019s go to Sayulita and Choco Banana.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you Get From Vallarta to Sayulita?<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing is getting to Sayulita from Puerto Vallarta.<\/p>\n<p>Getting to Sayulita is easier than getting back.<\/p>\n<p>You can drive, take a taxi, take an Uber or take a bus up to Sayulita. Getting an Uber back from Sayulita, is difficult because Uber isn\u2019t licensed to operate in Nayarit. They may pick up a ride on a return trip to Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta, but it\u2019s slip pickin\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>I like to take the bus personally, and I catch the bus at the Walmart across from the Puerto Magico, the Compestella Bus, the guy at the bus stop with the clipboard will assist you and make sure you get on the right bus. And for just a few dollars, the bus takes you to the center of town in Sayulita.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1745\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170514_183919-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170514_183919-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170514_183919-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170514_183919-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170514_183919-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bus to Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This time I splurged and hired my buddy Erik to drive me, Johnny D and my buddy Polly tagged along, and for 1,200 pesos, plus a nice 300 peso tip, had our personal driver for the day. The plan was to meet Tracie at the restaurant at 11. And after a lovely ride through the jungles, passing unfinished portions of the last leg of the new Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara toll road and the funky roadside vendors selling huge shiny copperware <span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">pots, pans and platters which they must spend hours polishing and keeping highway dust off of, my goodness. Souvenir stands selling among other things sacks of salt. These are family run operations, many open 24 hours a day according to Driver Erik. It really is a scenic drive to Sayulita, and when we got there, on time, Erik needed to drop us off at the restaurant to find a place to park. Sayulita is a busy little town. The streets are narrow because people park, and walk to the beach, or to shops and restaurants. You notice lots of younger people, after spending time in Vallarta where the median age is what? 70? This is a stark difference. It\u2019s not all cars by the way. Lots of golf carts, modified golf carts, scooters too. Lots of foot traffic and friendly, smiling faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10438\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10438\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100934.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Choco Banana is located right in the middle of the town. Right off the town square. It\u2019s easy to see because it\u2019s a two story Banana yellow building with a full on restaurant both indoor and patio seating. A passthrough to go order window where baked goodies and<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10431\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10431\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100815.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>chocolate covered frozen bananas are the big thing. It\u2019s most likely the busiest spot on the plaza on any given morning, and why not? Every time I\u2019ve been to Choco Banana the wait staff is the best, and the food is always solid.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10436\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10436\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100901.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So when we got to the restaurant and asked about Tracie we were told that she was on her way, and that we should have a seat, and if we were hungry, we should have breakfast, which we did. I ordered the chiliquelles of course, I didn\u2019t pay attention to what Polly or Johnny ordered. I kept looking for Erik, hoping he found a place to park. I invited him to join us for breakfast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10433\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10433\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100826.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So as we ate and chatted, a lady walked up to the table, picked up my coffee cup and placed it on a coaster, and looked me in the eye and said in a lovely English Accent, oh\u2026what a coincidence, on the day we give tribute to the Queen of England\u2026what do you<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10434\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10434\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100846.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>know\u2026anyway in a lively English accent she introduces herself as Tracie Willis and apologized for being a bit late. She ordered herself something to eat while we searched for a tame spot in the busy restaurant to record the interview. We found a table tucked in a corner to dampen the background noise, and as she ate her breakfast, I set up the recording equipment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10432\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10432\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_100818-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And when we got going, we really got going.<\/p>\n<p>Tracie is a fireball as you will see. She is a fighter for the environment and her passion is amazing. Let\u2019s go right now to the second floor balcony overlooking the central plaza in Sayulita, at a table in a legendary restaurant, with a legendary woman, meet Tracie Willis, owner of Restaurant Choco Banana, founder of Ser Su Voz, be their voice, \u00a0in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10465\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10465\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SSVS_LG_170719_v1_RED_300px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SSVS_LG_170719_v1_RED_300px.png 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SSVS_LG_170719_v1_RED_300px-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ser Su Voz Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Listen to The Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24407235\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information For ChocoBanana, Sayulita<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsnapshot.com\/ChocoBanana\/\">https:\/\/restaurantsnapshot.com\/ChocoBanana\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook Page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sayulitachocobanana\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sayulitachocobanana\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Address: Delfin 14, Sayulita, Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Phone: +52 329 291 3051<\/li>\n<li>Ser Su Voz:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sersuvozsayulita\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sersuvozsayulita<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1663438810322!6m8!1m7!1sKdcIbxNmZ5yWBqJBL2rU6w!2m2!1d20.86939042619935!2d-105.4407020164961!3f200.59560761791073!4f-5.324438080277645!5f0.7820865974627469\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wow, what did I tell you? I just love Tracie\u2019s Passion and I really love the restaurant and all she does to help Sayulita, using the restaurant as her means of doing so. She walks the walk and you can hear it in her voice. I have some great pictures, including some old ones with Tracie and her mom, selling fruit and bananas and coffee. Check them out in the show notes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10444\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10444\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101041-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the interview Polly and I walked down to the beach\u2026..it was a Saturday early afternoon and it was packed with mostly the local crowd, with families playing in the calm surf. Tons of colorful umbrellas all along the beach. What always strikes me about Sayulita is the jungle literally just comes right down to the beach. Kinda like it used to be in Vallarta, many years ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10443\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101021-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We walked up and checked out some shops and bars before we climbed back in the car\u2026oh yeah\u2026Erik actually did find a spot to park after just 2 passes, so he said, and he decided to take a nap instead of eating with us. So, we took the back way home, along the coast past some beaches I need Erik to take us back to. Maybe next trip. We\u2019ll see. We finished off the afternoon in Cinco de Diciembre in a bar called Bar Benjas, an old Mexican dive bar with a pool table and cheap beer. A perfect day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10441\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10441\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_101000.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have links to Choco Babana Sayulita in the shownotes as well as pictures in the shownotes. I have links to take you to Ser Su Voz, be their voice. Check out the webpage and donate, spread the word, help Tracie help the animals, help her preserve what is really a beautiful place, Sayulita, Nayarit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10446\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10446\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_114942.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, that should do it for today\u2026next week Stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10445\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10445\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220430_102034.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at ChocoBanana Restaurant in Sayulita, Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vallartainfo.com\/\">Vallartainfo.com<\/a><\/strong>, JR\u2019s 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<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10454\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10454\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132330-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie with Her Banana Thermos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you\u2019re 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<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10453\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10453\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_132319-rotated.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie with Her Banana Thermos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn\u2019t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don\u2019t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10451\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10451\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115918.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie with her Mom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and follow share with a lover of Puerto Vallarta or give me a good review wherever or however you happen to be listening. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10449\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10449\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115833.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie Willis ChocoBanana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven&#8217;t been to my website, you really need to have a look there.\u00a0 I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10448\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10448\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_115826.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracie at ChocoBanana in Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven&#8217;t already all-right? All right.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10459\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10459\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134608.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playa Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you to Tracie Willis at ChocoBanana in Sayulita, in the state of Nayarit, just a hour or so north of Puerto Vallarta. Stop in and have breakfast or lunch until 6 pm. Have a frozen chocolate dipped and rolled banana. 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And you can find all that information in the blog show notes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puertovallartatravelshow.com\">www.puertovallartatravelshow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10460\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10460\" src=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/puertovallartatravelshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220820_134613.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playa Sayulita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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. 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