Spring 2026 Issue

Spring Travel Ideas

Puerto Vallarta beach pier
Michael DeFreitas

Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

Puerto Vallarta’s colorful past shaped its modern-day persona. But its pristine beaches, rugged interior and bountiful ocean remain almost unchanged. A pink glow in the eastern sky signaled the start of another picture-postcard day in the seaside town of Puerto Vallarta. The bow of our catamaran slid slowly through the

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Christine Cutler

Hiking Through Sedona

When my husband was able to retire early about 10 years ago, we moved to Las Vegas for several reasons, one of which was our ability to take road trips all over the southwest. One of our favorite places is Sedona, a short four-to-five-hour drive from Las Vegas.  Straddling Oak

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Cocora Valley, Colombia
Laura Watilo Blake

The Beautiful Cocora Valley of Colombia

Colombia’s endangered Quindío wax palms provide the backdrop for an enchanting visit to the real-life setting of Disney’s animated film Encanto. Let’s talk about Colombia’s Cocora Valley. The bona fide setting of Disney’s Encanto beguiles those who wander among its sky-high and century’s old palm trees, but it will take

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Las Alamandas entrance to the pink ocean front villa Casa del Sol
Daniele Auvray

Las Alamandas: Color Me Pink

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ale yellow paths, decorated with stone mosaics wind through gardens fragrant with the scent of gardenias, bougainvillea, and jasmine as well as yellow Alamandas flowers for which the resort is named. Owner Isabel Goldsmith who inherited the place from her grandfather, simply fell in love with this remote paradise and

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Velas Vallarta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
Tim Leffel

Trade Organizations: The Benefits are Amazing

Last spring I attended my fourth NATJA conference, and it rocked. We partied at the Puerto Vallarta beaches and drank an untold amount of tequila. We went to panels and sessions that made us better (or hopefully wealthier) writers. We made mutually beneficial relationships with people we hung out with

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