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Article & Photos submitted Centro (Center) towards Zona Romántica
BY JILL WEINLEIN (Romantic Zone) and ends at Old Town.
One city activity I enjoyed that starts in
Mexico is one of the easiest vacation Old Town is the Vallarta Eats Food Tour.
getaways during the winter months for It’s an informative walking adventure
those seeking warmth and sunshine. with a local guide. We stopped at 8 of his
During January through May, the favorite Mexican street eats and seafood
temperature is pleasant and dry, without restaurants to taste a variety of tacos,
the rain and humidity the area receives quesadillas, agua frescas, churros, and
during the summer months. Mexican ice cream. It’s reasonably priced
Last month I discovered The Westin and a great way to get an insiders view of
Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta, where the the area.
Pacific Ocean and mountain landscape Another fun Puerto Vallarta activity is
unite. Less than three hours by airplane a zip line adventure with Canopy River
from Los Angeles, the resort is a short ten Tours. We soared through a forest canopy
minute drive from Puerto Vallarta of trees above a flowing river to 11
International Airport. different zip stations for picturesque
What used to be a former palm tree views. The friendly guides made sure we
plantation in the 1980s, became one of the were safe on each zip adventure and
leading modernistic architectural provided mules for a ride back up to the
wonders in Puerto Vallarta in the 1990s. top. There is a Mexican restaurant for
Today the well preserved hotel is painted lunch, and a fiesta dinner every Tuesday
in orange and yellow tones with a splash evening. This area also has the longest
of pink and purple to provide a pleasing suspension bridge in Mexico that visitors
and exciting ambiance. can walk across or drive over on an ATV.
The centerpiece of the resort is two Make a reservation for The Westin
sparkling blue tiled swimming pools Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta online at
with small islands among lush gardens. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/
Hotel whirlpools help guests relax after a hotels/pvrwi-the-westin-resort-and-spa-
day of sightseeing and traveling. puerto-vallarta.
There are 279 spacious guest rooms and
suites at this 14 floor hotel. Each room
features wood accents, serene earth tones,
and comfortable Westin Heavenly beds
to ensure a good night’s sleep. Each
private balcony overlooks hundreds of
towering palm trees, swimming pools,
and the Pacific Ocean beyond.
The resort features an array of wellness
amenities starting with wellness yoga or
Zumba in the morning before a buffet or
a la carte breakfast at El Palmar
Restaurant. Outside on the tile patio is a
taco station with a culinary staff member
making custom tacos filled with your
favorite ingredients.
Beachfront pergolas await for those
seeking sunshine and shade reclining in
comfortable lounge chairs. Fresh towels,
bottles of water and an attentive staff
deliver food and beverages from the
nearby palapa design Cebichería
Arrecifes restaurant and round bar.
There is a luxury Westin Spa offering It’s Flu Vaccine Time and
his and her locker rooms, a heated indoor Seniors are Urged to Get
pool, sauna and steam room. Guests can Special Shots
select from a dozen soothing spa As people get older, their immune
treatments, wellness massages and system doesn’t respond as strongly to season in five years, and what happens in
facials. standard flu vaccination. That is one of Southern Hemisphere winters often
foreshadows what Northern countries can
Since mid-December through March is the reasons that this year, people aged expect, according to Dr. Andrew Pekosz
prime whale watching in Puerto Vallarta, 65 or older are urged to get a special of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
the nearby marina is within walking kind for extra protection.
distance offering boats to cruise along the If a location is out of senior-targeted of Public Health.
“Ask your doctor what kind of vaccine
coastline of Bandera Bay. doses, it’s better to get a standard flu to get,” said President Roach. “Some
Within a ten minute cab ride is the shot than to skip vaccination, drugstore websites automatically direct
historic 12 block Malecon boardwalk. according to the Centers for Disease people to locations offering senior doses
Along the one mile walk is an array of Control and Prevention.
unique art, sculptures, murals, shopping Flu experts are on high alert because if your birth date shows you qualify, but
and restaurants. Start at Puerto Vallarta’s Australia just experienced its worst flu it is always wise to be sure you are fully
protected.”

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