The Belmar Hotel in Puerto Vallarta and an Interview With Owner Maria Jose Zorrilla, Plus A day Trip to Tequila From Puerto Vallarta and Vallarta Charities. Subscribe on iTunes & Leave a Good Review   Listen to the Podcast [caption id="attachment_1189" align="aligncenter" width="672"] The Belmar Hotel Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be to introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. [caption id="attachment_196" align="alignright" width="300"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into The Vista Grill. That’s The Vista Grill that used to be up on the hill overlooking the city?  Well now it has a new vista and that is right on the beach where you get the same Vista Grill Menu, and the fantastic Vista Grill service and it’s right there on the beach with a dramatic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner, with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! Today we have a special show but first, what’s happening in Puerto Vallarta this week, the 2nd of August 2017. What’s Vallarta Like in July? I talked over the interwebs with listener Jeff the other day. Jeff and his lovely wife Melody are back from a week or so in Puerto Vallarta and we talked about what it’s like, vacationing in the July heat so next week, it will be the Jeff from Colorado Springs, Colorado, right here on The Puerto Vallarta Travel Show telling us about what he did in the July tropical weather, so stay tuned for that. [caption id="attachment_1177" align="alignright" width="716"] Belmar Hotel Accommodations[/caption]   New Rules for Traveling with pets A few weeks back we talked about the new Mexican requirements for traveling with pets, and those rules took effect the beginning of the year, but they have already made some changes to the requirements so here are the new ones.  And I got this info from a number of friends on the ground with pets in Puerto Vallarta. New Requirements for Bringing Your Pet into Mexico the new requirements require you to obtain a valid Health Certificate. And In addition to the Rabies Vaccination certification, the vet must now certify (provide proof of) two additional health conditions: The dog (or cat) is free from internal parasites (worms) and has been treated for these within 2 weeks and not 6 months as before of the date of travel. The dog (or cat) is free from external parasites (fleas/ticks) and has been treated for these within 2 weeks of the date of travel and not 6 months as was the case when the new rules went into effect. I have a link to the new requirements in Spanish and in English, also for travelers from the US and Canada. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/by-country/pettravel-mexico http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/exports/live-animals/health-certificates/pets/mexico/eng/1321316984321/1321317230018 Contact at the PV Airport: Amaro Venegas Castillion oisapvallarta@hotmail.com or oisapuertovallarta@senasica.gob.mx   The Town of Tequila is only 4 hours from Puerto Vallarta Did you know that the town, named after Mexico’s favorite adult beverage is only 4 hours outside of Puerto Vallarta? That’s right, Tequila, [caption id="attachment_1170" align="alignright" width="300"] Tequila Map[/caption] Mexico is a mere bus ride away from Puerto Vallarta and if you have time, you really should consider a daytrip to the epicenter of tequila distilling in the state of Jalisco. Now here on a The a Puerto Vallarta Travel Show we are familiar