First Tuesday of the year and it is
in Mexico! still.
After a night of disappointment and
constantly wanting to connect to Wifi, we got up for the breakfast buffet and a
meeting with the representative of our tour. I know, very tourist-y thing to do. When
we got there though, it was surprisingly amazing. The food
was really good! and the place looked more welcoming, for some reason-maybe the
sunlight idk. Remember how I told you at yesterday's post that we got there a
little before 10 pm? the buffet closes at 10 pm, so yes, the food was supposed
to be gone by the time that we arrived. We were already set for a good
day.
After breakfast we met with our tour adviser. TBH, the reason we booked an all-inclusive package was because I was so sure I would just spend the whole week at the hotel, relaxing at the beach and getting my stomach full with all of the food. BUT When our adviser started talking, I just couldn't refuse to see and experience what Vallarta has to offer. We were on a tight budget, seeing that our trip was all spontaneous and we didn't have much time to save, but that didn't stop us, and not really that much of a problem. We booked our adventures through our travel representative which was Timon Tours but ultimately the company we booked our tour with is Vallarta Adventures. It was so easy and convenient and they have all kinds of adventures for everyone! They have the friendliest staff and they were so organized, very professionals. (I loved their company so much, I couldn't advertise them enough. I sooo hope we have this in the Philippines as well) Also they had a promo which was book 2 adventures and you'll get the 3rd one for free, so we were able to save more than a $100usd, you best believe we went ahead and booked ourselves all week! I know the "staying in the hotel in the beach and stuffing my face" plan sounds really good but you'll get why I agreed to book ourselves all week.
After that, my friend and I decided to walk around the hotel. We didn't know a thing about Vallarta but as per our rep, we had the best hotel as per location since we are in downtown, and she was right! Around our hotel was all kind of souvenir shops and stores that very much look like I was in Bayan, Marikina. It was so much like the Philippines that you can even bargain for the price-which I am not very good at, thank God my friend is- In front our hotel is a pharmacy, a few blocks down there is a grocery, a few blocks more is a Mcdonalds, the next street from the hotel would be the bus stop, so YES the location of our hotel is golden. The weather was perfect too, not too cold and not too warm, so basically everything was walking distance.
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| a few blocks away from our hotel |
After roaming around, we decided to take a swim and just hangout in the beach. It was absolutely AMAZING. I can do it again anytime. and then it was dinner time and then my first Tuesday of the year is done. I can't wait to tell you about Wednesday!
-till the next adventure!!
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