An Interview with Danny Mininni, Owner of Act II Entertainment Stages in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We Talk about His Lovely Theater and What It's Like to Run a Business in Puerto Vallarta. Semana Santa in Puerto Vallarta is in Full Swing and Learn how to Make Aguas Frescas Listen to The Podcast [caption id="attachment_2719" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Act II Entertainment Stages 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 introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. 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 ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! This week I have a really great guest for you, Danny Mininni from Act II Entertainment Stages, but first, what’s happening this week in Puerto Vallarta the 28th of March, 2018. Semana Santa Semana Santa is in full swing in Puerto Vallarta as we head into Easter Sunday, comes Pascua, and another week of Spring Break for tourists and locals and the surrounding towns and cities in Nayarit and Jalisco. So, Occupancy rates are through the roof. The beaches are crowded and well, this time of year along with New Years and Christmas are the busiest times to be in Puerto Vallarta. Now with that being said, if you are going to be in town, make sure you stay safe, and follow all the safety procedures we’ve covered before. No fancy jewelry, don’t lay down your cell phone somewhere. Be aware of your surroundings, don’t get too drunk and stumble all over the place. [caption id="attachment_878" align="alignright" width="300"] Tell Us Your Taxi Story in Puerto Vallarta[/caption] Take cabs late at night. Oh, and by the way, next week I’ll talk about the Uber situation. I took Uber last time and it worked great. Took taxis too, don’t get me wrong, but Uber works in Vallarta. And also speaking about taxis, they will be looking to gouge you this time of year so don’t get mad, do the math in your head and decide if an extra buck is going to ruin your day okay? And another thing, Uber works on a scale according to availability so Uber is not always the cheapest way to go if it’s high volume time. But we’ll talk about that next week. Aguas Frescas In last week’s episode I was interviewing Mavi Graf from Arte Culinario, her cooking classes and catering services and so forth, and in listening back to the conversation, I noticed I passed up an opportunity to probe further when she asked me if I knew what Aqua Fresca was. And I answered, yes, but what I really should have said was yes, I love aguas Frescas, how do you make them? So, I went online and found out a bunch of stuff. Agua Fresca can be made with fruits, vegetables, even rice and other grains. And you have seen aguas frescas in Vallarta as this concoction in these huge glass jars, very colorful juices, and the venders dip a ladle into the jar, mix it up a little so you get some of the pulp from the fruit of whatever you have in the concoction, and pour it into a cup. All you are doing when you make this is taking let’s say watermelon, you cut up about 2 cups of watermelon and throw it into a blender and cover it with water. Maybe another 2 cups of water, then you just blend. Then add sugar to taste. You can use strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, cucumber, all kinds of stuff. And you can combine fruits with vegetables. Mix in mint, all sorts of stuff. It’s really easy to do at ho