Memo Lira has a Tour Business in Puerto Vallarta Called Vallarta 101. He gives Historic Walking Tours, Taco Tours, Food Tours, Tours of Vallarta Neighborhoods and more. We Talk About His Favorite Places to Eat and About his Tours Also, Should you Bring a Carbon Monoxide Alarm with you to Mexico? [caption id="attachment_3290" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Vallarta 101 Tours[/caption] Listen to The Podcast   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 [caption id="attachment_2021" align="alignright" width="300"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa,The El Dorado Beach Club, 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 our toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It was so romantic, it’s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends! [caption id="attachment_3288" align="alignleft" width="300"] Memo Lira, Vallarta 101[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3285" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cuates y Cuetes Open Mic[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3287" align="alignleft" width="300"] Barry Kessler Awaits His Next Interview[/caption] This week I have a very special interview with my new friend Memo Lira. Memo has a tour company called Vallarta 101, and we will get to that interview just as soon as we see what’s happening this week, in Puerto Vallarta, the 6th of June 2018. Rain is On The Way in Puerto Vallarta We had our first measurable rain of the season last night, and water is welcome this time of year. Things are really dry and dusty and a good rain cures lots of ills, but soon, we will be complaining about the buckets full that are sure to be on the way. As you know or not, the rainy season kicks off on my birthday, June 15th. I’ll be watching that Cuates y Cuetes Web cam that evening to see if its arrived or not. Puerto Vallarta Restaurant Week Continues Restaurant Week continues till the 10th of June so if you are in town, you need to take advantage of the specials being offered at some of your [caption id="attachment_3184" align="alignright" width="300"] Restaurant Week Puerto Vallarta 2018[/caption] favorite restaurants. Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Mexican Condos and Apartments I told you last week I got an email from a listener who was taking me to task over something I said about Carbon Monoxide alarms and here’s what he writes.. Hello! I really like the show and I have listened to most of the episodes. I have been wanting to write in for a while with suggestions for improving the show. What really triggered this was the misinformation you provided in the last episode about carbon monoxide detectors. You mentioned 3 sources of deadly gas, only one of which a carbon monoxide detector would be warn against: 1 - byproduct of incomplete combustion of cooking / water heater gas - this produces carbon monoxide. It is odorless, and supposedly what killed the people in Playa del Carmen. 2 - cooking / water heater gas - this is propane and although it is naturally odorless, it has a rotten egg smell added to warn people. If the landlord needed to replace a gas valve as you indicated, then it would be to address a propane leak. Propane is not toxic but could cause a fire. Also, it could cause asphyxiation by driving out all the oxygen - but the leak would need to be very, very bad and an explosion would be a greater concern. The carbon monoxide detector would not help for a gas leak. 3 - sewer gas - Many properties in town do not have dr