tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30850180368527596222011-11-27T15:48:41.227-08:00These are the best of peoples travel blogs. I hope you find them entertaining and informative.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-57479964081358245112010-03-18T20:28:00.001-07:002010-03-18T20:28:16.034-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div><div><span style='white-space: pre;' class='Apple-tab-span'> </span>“There is a boat in our backyard!”. Those are the first words I heard yesterday morning (3 February - San Blas Day). The boat was actually on the beach and we had to either walk up our road or climb the stairs to the roof to see it. It was one of the shrimp boats; easily 90 feet long and not at all used to being out of water. It was tethered to two other shrimp boats that were waiting for high tide to pull it back out to sea.</div><div><span style='white-space: pre;' class='Apple-tab-span'> </span>The night before we had a terrific storm.. “Wait a minute”, some of you might be thinking. Hadn’t Carlo and Joy said there was very little to no rain in San Blas between November and April? And indeed we had said that many times. We had also heard, “It NEVER rains on San Blas Day” from the local population. It turns out this year proved both those statements wrong.</div><div><span style='white-space: pre;' class='Apple-tab-span'> </span>The storm was a fantastic! We saw radar pictures on the Internet the next morning and the clouds appeared to cover an area the size of Texas. Our electricity went out during the night and we spent a short time wondering if this was our last night ever. The wind took items out of our yard and our neighbors’ yard and rearranged them as it saw fit. Several of the Ramada’s  (open air restaurants) down on the beach were customized as pieces of roofing were tossed around to land wherever the storm decided to place them. Downtown was Flooded! When we drove to town the next morning we found some streets to be impassable.</div><div><span style='white-space: pre;' class='Apple-tab-span'> </span>However, it was San Blas day and we weren’t going to let a little thing like flooded streets and pouring rain stop us from meeting friends at La Boya (a local drinking spot on the river). So, we picked up Val and Ray (two Canadian friends) and headed to La Boya. I thought there would be no one else there (after all, who besides us would be this crazy to  brave the elements just to toast in the blessing of the fleet). When we got to La Boya the place was packed! There were Mexicans and Gringos awaiting San Blas to pass down the river and to the ocean and onto Piedra Blanca (the white rock) for the blessing.</div><div><span style='white-space: pre;' class='Apple-tab-span'> </span>Only this year no one wanted to get on the barcas (smaller boats) to accompany San Blas into the white caps the stood between us and the blessing. The larger boats still went out and one could see the blessing from the shoreline but, this was the most unusual San Blas day in the memory of anyone I talked with (including people that had celebrated here for over 40 years). I can only hope the blessing works well this year as we’re not off to a very good start.</div></div><br/>Carlo Gagliano<br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=a5a22278-9cbf-8569-9985-a967fa74a370' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-5747996408135824511?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-13517670558423951942009-08-03T16:53:00.001-07:002009-08-03T16:53:44.304-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>     <br/><table width='80' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' align='left' style='margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;'><tbody><tr><td align='center'><span id='OBJ_PREFIX_DWT241' class='Object'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x944962640/Bakersfield-family-on-years-long-sea-adventure&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Teo3SwQNBgE&amp;usg=AFQjCNEixStai9fghhYBpaqIATVd74P5Gw'><img width='80' border='0' dfsrc='http://www.bakersfield.com/archive/x944962650/sail-away-4-JPG/g13e000558a4a3c46a5acc7d1dd66bc487e419b9f71b4a0.jpg' alt='' src='http://www.bakersfield.com/archive/x944962650/sail-away-4-JPG/g13e000558a4a3c46a5acc7d1dd66bc487e419b9f71b4a0.jpg'/></a></span></td></tr><tr><td align='center'><font size='-2'><span id='OBJ_PREFIX_DWT242' class='Object'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x944962640/Bakersfield-family-on-years-long-sea-adventure&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Teo3SwQNBgE&amp;usg=AFQjCNEixStai9fghhYBpaqIATVd74P5Gw'>sail_away_4 . JPG</a></span></font></td></tr></tbody></table> <span id='OBJ_PREFIX_DWT243' class='Object'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x944962640/Bakersfield-family-on-years-long-sea-adventure&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Teo3SwQNBgE&amp;usg=AFQjCNEixStai9fghhYBpaqIATVd74P5Gw' style='color: blue;'> </a></span><br/><font size='-1'><font color='#666666'>Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield,CA,USA</font><br/>The photo was taken on a dock in the marina at <b>San Blas</b>. <b>...</b> at anchor at Isla Isabela, about 30 miles off the coast of mainland <b>Mexico</b>, south of Mazatlan. <b>...</b></font><br/><br/><a href='http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x944962640/Bakersfield-family-on-years-long-sea-adventure'>Read on.....</a><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=3fc1f6c4-094a-8daa-abd5-284ba4acc92e' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1351767055842395194?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-19965984629072613792009-07-15T12:42:00.000-07:002009-07-15T13:45:21.205-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>        The life and times of a writer, reader, editor, traveler, teacher and public speaker.<br/><blockquote>Saturday, July 4, 2009<br/>San Blas, Mexico<br/>Our road trip up the coast from Puerto Vallarta-Nuevo Vallarta has finally landed me to the town of San Blas. Yeah!<br/><br/>I've been looking forward to visiting San Blas since I found out I would be coming here......<br/><a href='http://www.gonomad.com/theerfiles/2009/07/san-blas-mexico.html'>Read on......</a><br/> </blockquote><br/><br/><br/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1996598462907261379?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-70632860620357091632009-06-30T09:43:00.001-07:002009-06-30T09:45:34.183-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">By Kelly </span><br />Once, years ago, I remember Goggling "<b>San Blas</b>" and discovering that it was a real town on <b>Mexico's</b>Pacific coast. And now I'm off to see it for myself. And if you're interested, here is the Mana <b>San Blas</b>song. <b>...</b><br /><span style="color:green;"><a href="http://www.gonomad.com/theerfiles/2009/06/bound-for-mexico-and-san-blas.html"><b>Read more....</b></a></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#008000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#008000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yaretR3mEL0&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yaretR3mEL0&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-7063286062035709163?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-28759053053359964992009-01-05T08:36:00.001-08:002009-01-05T08:36:08.715-08:00<blockquote cite="http://dosgitanos.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-to-playa-amor.html">We spent most of a day in San Blas and like most small Mexican towns, the plaza is the heart of all activities. John had been looking for a barber shop when we noticed a sign in the center of the plaza advertising free haircuts.<br /><br /><cite cite="http://dosgitanos.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-to-playa-amor.html"><a href="http://dosgitanos.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-to-playa-amor.html">ALEGRIA: Going to Playa Amor</a></cite><br /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h5qCFo30PZA/SV7FK0UwNeI/AAAAAAAAArA/VeCY-IKxwTU/s400/DSCN1642.JPG" style="" title="" alt="corto pelo" /><br /></blockquote><cite cite="http://dosgitanos.blogspot.com/2009/01/going-to-playa-amor.html"></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-2875905305335996499?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-68804023139698102352009-01-05T08:31:00.001-08:002009-01-06T12:12:19.993-08:00<blockquote cite="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/theradiogirl/">I don't know about other parts of Mexico, but the world economic problems are certainly affecting San Blas......<a href="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/theradiogirl/2009/01/the-road-to-san-blas.html"><cite cite="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/theradiogirl/">The Radio Girl</cite></a><br /><img src="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834519c0569e2010536a271e8970b-800wi" style="margin: 10px 10px 0pt 0pt; float: left;" title="" alt="borrego" /><br /></blockquote><a href="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/theradiogirl/2009/01/the-road-to-san-blas.html"><cite cite="http://bikininerd.typepad.com/theradiogirl/"><br /></cite></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-6880402313969810235?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-90004197078836718692008-12-10T08:02:00.001-08:002008-12-10T08:02:36.399-08:00<blockquote cite="http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/live/article/153028"><img src="http://media.metronews.topscms.com/images/f9/81/b6897e854794960352d2de020591.jpeg" style="margin: 10px 10px 0pt 0pt; float: left;" title="stoners" alt="" />After half a week of not lifting a finger, it was time for us to slip into backpacker mode. A three-hour drive through winding roads overhung with lush leaves brought us to the northern tip of Riviera Nayarit. Here, in a wee fishing town known as San Blas, our next four days had an entirely different rhythm. </blockquote><cite cite="http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/live/article/153028"><a href="http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/live/article/153028">Metro - Two tales of the Riviera Nayarit</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-9000419707883671869?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-27414811003089490102008-12-09T19:23:00.001-08:002008-12-09T19:23:26.630-08:00<blockquote cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html">San Blas is straight out of a sleepy Mexican town movie. Maybe one where the hero arrives and the ladies in swishy dresses swoon in colourfully painted doorways while the local bandidos spit tobacco into the dust at his feet and eye him malevolently...</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html"><a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html">Swimming with the fishes - San Blas, Mexico Travel Blog</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-2741481100308949010?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-82390539973171960832008-12-04T06:08:00.001-08:002008-12-04T06:08:32.487-08:00<blockquote cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html">San Blas is straight out of a sleepy Mexican town movie. Maybe one where the hero arrives and the ladies in swishy dresses swoon in colourfully painted doorways while the local bandidos spit tobacco into the dust at his feet and eye him malevolently...</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html"><a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lisaviro1981/1/1223624280/tpod.html">Swimming with the fishes - San Blas, Mexico Travel Blog</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-8239053997317196083?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-64957097011011555582008-09-20T13:18:00.001-07:002008-09-20T13:18:12.942-07:00<big><big><b>F</b></big></big>our hundred miles west of Mexico City, on the Pacific coast, there is a tourist resort city called Puerto Vallarta. Sixty miles north of Puerta Vallarta, at the mouth of the Estero El Conchal River, there is a town called <a href="http://www.sanblasmexico.com/">San Blas</a>. <br /><br /><img src="http://terrypryan.com/images/2008/M8BigWave.JPG" style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 263px; height: 185px;" title="from air" alt="from air" /><font color="#ff0000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Happy to be alive. Check out those beaches. That's San Blas in the distance.</font><br /><br /><a href="http://terrypryan.com/mexico2.htm">A 3-day driving adventure through Mexico.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-6495709701101155558?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-55045031785267973592008-09-15T11:53:00.001-07:002008-09-15T11:53:38.968-07:00<blockquote cite="http://jacarandajourney.blogspot.com/2006/12/jacaranda-passage-notes-11-puerto.html">San Blas is a quaint Mexican fishing village with a small shrimp harbor – its sleepy character belies its major historical importance. Back in the day, (16th-19th centuries) San Blas was the most important pacific port from which Spain launched her fleet of naos (trading galleons with China). </blockquote><cite cite="http://jacarandajourney.blogspot.com/2006/12/jacaranda-passage-notes-11-puerto.html"><a href="http://jacarandajourney.blogspot.com/2006/12/jacaranda-passage-notes-11-puerto.html">Jacaranda Journey</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-5504503178526797359?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-4467356986022204762008-09-15T11:49:00.001-07:002008-09-15T11:49:57.177-07:00<blockquote cite="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/mexico_iii.html">The place we are staying - Qunita California, if you ever want to have a good stay with good folks at a good price - has a nice little courtyard area where folks gather occasionally throughtout the day...</blockquote><cite cite="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/mexico_iii.html"><a href="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/mexico_iii.html">Goodies: Mexico III</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-446735698602220476?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-69947979510638556482008-09-15T11:03:00.001-07:002008-09-15T11:03:01.702-07:00<blockquote cite="http://latinamericabackpacker.blogspot.com/2006/10/san-blas-mexico-san-blas-was.html">San Blas was an interesting beach/ village I passed through. It is a somewhat isolated place and...</blockquote><cite cite="http://latinamericabackpacker.blogspot.com/2006/10/san-blas-mexico-san-blas-was.html"><a href="http://latinamericabackpacker.blogspot.com/2006/10/san-blas-mexico-san-blas-was.html">Latin America Backpacker</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-6994797951063855648?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-38589475387102846422008-09-15T10:59:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:59:55.859-07:00<blockquote cite="http://fcphoto.livejournal.com/6333.html">The celebrations in San Blas and area are small in comparison to other areas of Mexico. Generalizing broadly, the holiday's activities consist of families welcoming their dead back into their homes...</blockquote><cite cite="http://fcphoto.livejournal.com/6333.html"><a href="http://fcphoto.livejournal.com/6333.html">fcphoto: Day of the Dead November 1 &amp; 2</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-3858947538710284642?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-19100713303149157432008-09-15T10:55:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:55:53.209-07:00<blockquote cite="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/the_feast_speci.html">And we just happened to come in the midst of the country's biggest holiday, the 9-day celebration of the Virgin de Guadalupe, so we've seen beautiful, colorful processions and celebrations every night since we got to Mexico a week ago, both in Puerto Vallarta and San Blas.</blockquote><cite cite="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/the_feast_speci.html"><a href="http://angelatreatlyon.blogs.com/goodies/2006/12/the_feast_speci.html">Goodies: The Feast Special Continued</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1910071330314915743?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-19894148355282359042008-09-15T10:47:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:47:57.678-07:00<blockquote cite="http://www.motorcycleramblings.com/?p=158">I enjoyed San Blas so much I stayed for three days. It’s not for everyone but it is a cool place to stop and rest for a couple of days.</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.motorcycleramblings.com/?p=158"><a href="http://www.motorcycleramblings.com/?p=158">Pacific Coast, Mexico (pt 2) | motorcycleramblings.com</a></cite><br /><br /><img src="http://www.motorcycleramblings.com/pictures/Mexico/20070111075blog.jpg" style="" title="sunset" alt="sunset" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1989414835528235904?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-34911839523633943932008-09-15T10:27:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:27:20.743-07:00<blockquote cite="http://www.ridingthespine.com/Journey/mexico/el-circo-comes-to-town">San Blas, however, just a centimeter north on the map, does etch a small nook in the archives of Mexico guidebooks, but mostly as an echo of the past...</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.ridingthespine.com/Journey/mexico/el-circo-comes-to-town"><a href="http://www.ridingthespine.com/Journey/mexico/el-circo-comes-to-town">» El Circo Comes To Town</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-3491183952363394393?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-42923923372499246732008-09-15T10:17:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:17:24.195-07:00<blockquote cite="http://alexta69.blogspot.com/2006/12/jalisco-nayarit-states.html">I set off the next morning further north to San Blas, not only because there's a Maná song about it (although that admittedly was a strong factor), but also because I heard that it's a cool place...</blockquote><cite cite="http://alexta69.blogspot.com/2006/12/jalisco-nayarit-states.html"><a href="http://alexta69.blogspot.com/2006/12/jalisco-nayarit-states.html">Alex's tales from Far Far Away Land: Jalisco &amp; Nayarit states</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-4292392337249924673?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-92116948443708276642008-09-15T10:09:00.001-07:002008-09-15T10:09:06.245-07:00<blockquote cite="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/ciao-san-blas.html">Ok, so I didn't learn how to surf, and I didn't get to go on the jungle boat cruise while in San Blas but I did get to master my hammack skills...</blockquote><cite cite="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/ciao-san-blas.html"><a href="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/ciao-san-blas.html">"A girl, a dog and a car in Mexico": Ciao San Blas</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-9211694844370827664?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-53240064953241217562008-09-15T09:50:00.001-07:002008-09-15T09:50:39.090-07:00<blockquote cite="http://theonelesstraveled.blogspot.com/2007/01/getting-warmer.html">I saw these guys in the main square today here in San Blas, and just had to take their picture....</blockquote><cite cite="http://theonelesstraveled.blogspot.com/2007/01/getting-warmer.html"><a href="http://theonelesstraveled.blogspot.com/2007/01/getting-warmer.html">The Road Less Traveled: Getting Warmer....</a></cite><br /><br /><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/365460748_6bfe73c401.jpg" style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; width: 282px; height: 216px;" title="" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-5324006495324121756?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-4966556894083942942008-09-15T09:44:00.001-07:002008-09-15T09:44:33.935-07:00<blockquote cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gclarke_99/rincon-2007/1170028380.html">San Blas is an historical city tracing it´s founding to 1530. There was a fort built there in 1770 and an old church in 1769. San Blas was a busy commercial port in the early years but also famous for launching missions to California and up the coast to as far away as Nootka in Canada.....</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gclarke_99/rincon-2007/1170028380.html"><a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gclarke_99/rincon-2007/1170028380.html">Rincon Part 4 - Rincon de Guayabitos, Mexico Travel Blog</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-496655689408394294?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-5531467940042210982008-09-15T09:41:00.001-07:002008-09-15T09:41:30.951-07:00<blockquote cite="http://qayaqsailing.blogspot.com/2007/02/dispatch-22-whale-shark-and-other.html">We were privileged to see a whale shark outside of San Blas, a place they are known to congregate. This fish was “only” 15 or 20 feet long and swam alongside our boat for about 10 minutes while we turned the engine off and admired it....</blockquote><cite cite="http://qayaqsailing.blogspot.com/2007/02/dispatch-22-whale-shark-and-other.html"><a href="http://qayaqsailing.blogspot.com/2007/02/dispatch-22-whale-shark-and-other.html">S/V Qayaq: Dispatch 22 Whale Shark and Other Stories</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-553146794004221098?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-76181306348432265342008-09-15T09:39:00.001-07:002008-09-15T09:39:46.607-07:00<blockquote cite="http://greymanethewise.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AFFCDCDB5BCCCFB4!132.entry">Finally we found our perfect beach at San Blas. The water was truly warm and the surf was big. We swam and we played softball......</blockquote><cite cite="http://greymanethewise.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AFFCDCDB5BCCCFB4!132.entry"><a href="http://greymanethewise.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns%21AFFCDCDB5BCCCFB4%21132.entry">STORY TIME: My Life</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-7618130634843226534?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-34685860428590418902008-09-15T09:38:00.001-07:002008-09-15T09:38:20.386-07:00<blockquote cite="http://blog.nierica.com/?p=12">Manuela led us in pilgrimage to San Blas, a holy site for the Huichols where the Gods and Goddesses first landed here in the Middle World and began the first pilgrimage to Wiricuta to find its center....</blockquote><cite cite="http://blog.nierica.com/?p=12"><a href="http://blog.nierica.com/?p=12">Musings From the Deer Spirit » Blog Archive » VISIT TO HUICHOL LAND</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-3468586042859041890?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-64934254445910408292008-09-15T08:35:00.001-07:002008-09-15T08:35:56.174-07:00<blockquote cite="http://stephendarjeeling.blogspot.com/2006/11/dream-of-old-mexico.html">Our work as anthropologists was ultimately taking usTo a place near the village of San BlasWhere there was a recent UFO sighting...</blockquote><cite cite="http://stephendarjeeling.blogspot.com/2006/11/dream-of-old-mexico.html"><a href="http://stephendarjeeling.blogspot.com/2006/11/dream-of-old-mexico.html">Darjeeling Archive: A Dream Of Old Mexico</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-6493425444591040829?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-54819007253342792082008-09-15T08:24:00.001-07:002008-09-15T08:24:34.966-07:00<blockquote cite="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/beach-party.html">I manage a beach house, <a href="http://casaalegriasanblas.com">Casa Alegria</a>, for the owners. Apparently they also subscribe to Google alerts.......they were a little concerned when they read on the internet that our tenant (Heidi) was having a beach party.....<br /><br />"Apparently the girl with the beach house has to have a beach party. Or, so I have been told....." </blockquote><cite cite="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/beach-party.html"><a href="http://a-girl-a-dog-and-a-car-in-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/01/beach-party.html">"A girl, a dog and a car in Mexico": Beach party</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-5481900725334279208?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-13271611172236709012008-09-15T08:18:00.001-07:002008-09-15T08:18:19.064-07:00<blockquote cite="http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/marions_blog/2007/01/mexican_adventu.html">To get to San Blas where we stayed on Monday night we turned off la carretera and descended about 30 miles on a good two lane road to the coast....</blockquote><cite cite="http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/marions_blog/2007/01/mexican_adventu.html"><a href="http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/marions_blog/2007/01/mexican_adventu.html">Marion's Blog: Mexican Adventure continues</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1327161117223670901?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-27265465059853279292008-09-15T08:09:00.001-07:002008-09-15T08:09:12.604-07:00<blockquote cite="http://blogs.bootsnall.com/TheBays/the-long-road-home.html">The 3 days we spent on San Blas were interesting for a few reasons. One is that it really was one of the highlights of our trip....</blockquote><cite cite="http://blogs.bootsnall.com/TheBays/the-long-road-home.html"><a href="http://blogs.bootsnall.com/TheBays/the-long-road-home.html">The Long Road Home » TravelBlog Archive » Travels of the Bay family and the Yoda Van</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-2726546505985327929?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-59000285322561035482008-09-15T07:45:00.001-07:002008-09-15T07:45:18.531-07:00<blockquote cite="http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3530/features/10256/hotel_hermosa.html">My guess is this couple stayed in the Hotel Playa Hermosa&nbsp; (now defuct) in the early 1980's. Not everybody has the fondest memories of San Blas - here is thier modern account of a trip 20 years ago....<br /><br />"Even now, 20 years on, guidebooks have little to say about San Blas. This Mexican fishing village might be less scruffy than it once was, but it’s still nowhere your travel agent would know of, let alone recommend..."</blockquote><cite cite="http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3530/features/10256/hotel_hermosa.html"><a href="http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3530/features/10256/hotel_hermosa.html">Travel / Mexico: Hotel Hermosa by Jane Westaway | New Zealand Listener</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-5900028532256103548?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-20688431163805482052008-09-15T07:26:00.001-07:002008-09-15T07:26:09.859-07:00<blockquote cite="http://lhoriman.livejournal.com/11564.html">San Blas is cute. It's the kind of cute that Mazatlán isn't; I liked it immediately, even in the dark. I stopped at the Hotel Bucanero (recommended by my lonely planet guide) and when the desk clerk offered me a discount on two nights I didn't hesitate. 150 pesos each.Then it got crazier....</blockquote><cite cite="http://lhoriman.livejournal.com/11564.html"><a href="http://lhoriman.livejournal.com/11564.html">lhoriman: San Blas</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-2068843116380548205?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-37467631245978892922008-09-15T07:14:00.003-07:002008-09-15T07:14:58.387-07:00<blockquote cite="http://janetanderic.com/wordpress/?p=110">We’ve been having a great time in San Blas! There is a festival going on celebrating certain types of migratory birds and so there has been entertainment in the plaza almost every night. </blockquote><cite cite="http://janetanderic.com/wordpress/?p=110"><a href="http://janetanderic.com/wordpress/?p=110">Tupo » Blog Archive » San Blas Days</a></cite><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-3746763124597889292?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-41751497007132142582008-09-15T07:14:00.001-07:002008-09-15T07:14:04.828-07:00<font size="-1">Instead of travelling to the shrimp rich isle Mexiclatin we instead chose to drive to <b>San Blas</b>.A little bit of paradise especially if you are a surfer. We are currently camping at Stoners Surf Camp right on the beach for 3 bucks a night <b>...</b></font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Sinaloa/blog-240426.html">Stoner's Paradise</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-4175149700713214258?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-44864057528779997662008-09-15T07:06:00.001-07:002008-09-15T07:06:16.813-07:00It was extremeley difficult to leave San Blas with its waves, sunshine, and laidback lifestyle. But ....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/blog-241896.html">Mexico City Blues or Spanish Bombs</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-4486405752877999766?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-83369117377898792402008-09-15T06:58:00.001-07:002008-09-15T06:58:32.260-07:00<font size="-1"><font color="#666666">By MorleyRonTravels(<wbr>MorleyRonTravels) </font><br />It is <b>San Blas</b> day, the day honouring the patron saint of the town. We went to the plaza for 2 pm, the proper time for lunch in <b>Mexico</b>, and had a good meal (fish, chicken, beer) at an outdoor restaurant in the plaza. <b>...</b></font><br /><br /><a href="http://morleyrontravels.blogspot.com/2008/02/san-blas-festivities.html">MorleyRonTravels: The San Blas Festivities</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-8336911737789879240?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-12826358618371631552008-09-15T06:54:00.001-07:002008-09-15T06:54:35.330-07:00<font size="-1"><b>San Blas</b> turned out to be a worthwhile port, one where I got loads of bird photos.&amp;nbsp; The skipper was kind enough to sponsor our voyage into the nearby estuary via panga, a fiberglass skiff common all over <b>Mexico</b>. <b>...</b></font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gringo-gaucho/baja_on_a_bike/1199916360.html">Maza-land, Mazatlan and beyond - Mazatlan, Mexico Travel Blog</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-1282635861837163155?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085018036852759622.post-2056935284843763632008-09-15T06:52:00.001-07:002008-09-15T06:52:32.053-07:00<font size="-1">Well i made it to <b>Mexico</b> in the end! Flew in one week ago to Guadalajara and went straight over to the small town of <b>San Blas</b>....</font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.offexploring.com/lucypegler/blog/mexico/oaxca/2008-02-11+17:34:58">Blog entry from oaxca, Mexico | Lucy and Kelly's worldwide adventure | Off Exploring</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3085018036852759622-205693528484376363?l=blogssanblas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrisnoreply@blogger.com0