Stay Well in Puerto Vallarta

Some folks just cannot help worrying what might happen when they travel far away from their family doctor. What will you do if one of the kids steps on something or someone gets too much sun? Don’t let medical worries spoil your stay in a villa rental Puerto Vallarta. You’re visiting a modern city with modern medical facilities.

If you find you need assistance, locate a Red Cross station, the Cruz Roja Mexicana. They’ll help you get gathered up and provide transportation to an appropriate clinic or hospital. (Don’t be shy about making a donation to this worthy non-profit organization.)

Many local clinics go out of their way to help make certain an unexpected mishap isn’t the end of your fun. Like the staff at your villa rental Puerto Vallarta, the doctors and nurses are likely to speak your language, especially if it happens to be English.

Select medical care based on your location. For instance, if you’re playing near Los Muertos beach, the closest place is the private CMQ at Basilio Badillo 365. And if you’re further north or near the marina, look for the Amerimed American Hospitals facility in Marina Vallarta at the Plaza Neptuno. This one caters to patients from the US in particular.

Think Thin (Crust) in Puerto Vallarta

It’s a bit counterintuitive to expect to find great pizza in Mexico, but it’s certainly not a difficult thing to do. If the chef at your villa Puerto Vallarta doesn’t specialize in thin crust pizza, don’t despair – plenty of other chefs around the city do.

No matter what you do in Puerto Vallarta, you’re going to get hungry. Zip lines in the jungle, snorkels in Banderas Bay, the art walk in Old Town - all consume calories. When you get to feeling a bit raw, recharge your tanks in one of the local cafes (or back at the villa Puerto Vallarta) with a healthy thin crust pizza. A couple of places come highly recommended:

• Café Roma makes a mean pizza, a soothing margarita and a fun evening. Guests say they appreciate the friendly staff and the lively environment. They’re at 287 Encino.
• If Puerto Vallarta has a “Little Italy,” La Piazetta, at Olas Altas and Rodolfo Gomez, is one of its anchors. No matter what you want, you’ll certainly find it among the 24 unique offerings.
• For a romantic evening, visit Café Candela, at Guerrero 311. In addition to good pizza, they offer vegetarian menu items.

Puerto Vallarta by the Books

If you have already reserved a villa Puerto Vallarta for your upcoming holiday, congratulations - you’ve done perhaps the most important piece of advance work. There’s still plenty of planning to be done, especially for travelers who get almost as much pleasure in planning a trip as they do in experiencing it. This list is dedicated to the dedicated vacation planners out there who can’t get enough of Puerto Vallarta travel guides.

Lots of tourists make it a point to consult Fodor’s travel guides before embarking on a trip. You’ll learn about the most popular local attractions and activities, day or night. Fodor’s offers recommendations for travelers in all budget categories. The Puerto Vallarta edition includes interesting and helpful travel tips and articles about regional culture.

The Adventure Guide to Puerto Vallarta, published by Hunter Travel Guides, is more than a list of restaurants and art galleries. Learn about local plant and animal life, as well as local night life. Thumb through it before you fall asleep in your villa Puerto Vallarta and dream sweetly about tomorrow’s action.

Another popular guide to the city is published by Moon Handbooks. This one offers plenty of suggestions for things to see and do, not so much about the natural environment. Combine it with a guide that has the 411 about the birds and bees, and you’re good to go.