Incredible Sunsets in Puerto Vallarta Mexico

Our annual winter vacation to sandy beaches and margaritas this year, again in Puerto Vallarta, went off without a hitch. This time Caroline's family was able to join us for a fun trip of 11 people including four children under six. Our timing is pretty much always the same, last week of January at a timeshare, first week of February at an all-inclusive.

This year the timing was even better as we had returned home well before the end of February when the problems with the cartel erupted with burned vehicles and stores and "shelter in place" orders.

Of all the times I have been to Puerto Vallarta I have never got around to finding the exact location of the home where Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor lived for periods of time.

Our eyes have been opened to the future potential problems with the cartel. Over the next couple of months we will have to rethink our winter vacation location and maybe change from Mexico as we have done in the past.

There are lots of other places to go with great beaches, weather and tropical drinks that don't have ties to cartel action. Always open to your thoughts on where you would go south in January to reach the same objectives we have.