subject: The Small Things in Puerto Vallarta [print this page] The Small Things in Puerto Vallarta The Small Things in Puerto Vallarta
It's a crazy world we live in crazy how something that you once thought was a small thing can turn into a big thing just like that. Take your vacation, for example. Everyone goes on vacation, right? It's no big thing. But the ride from the airport to your villa rental Puerto Vallarta will prove just the opposite you'll discover as you pass galleries, bistros and tantalizing glimpses of beach that your little Mexico vacation is a really big thing. You'll wonder if you should have packed your day planner.
This is not the time to panic. Instead, relish the sensation of owning all those days represented by blank pages in your planner. Embrace the opportunity to fly by the seat of your pants. Be okay with doing something impetuous and completely unplanned. Set out each morning (or evening) from your villa rental Puerto Vallarta secure in the knowledge that there is no single right way to enjoy the heck out of this trip.
Appreciate the tiny details
If you're still finding the concept of this big, open adventure a bit daunting, reassure yourself with images of the little things that are going to make your stay just right. Small white dimples. You're not the first person to admit you unwind best with a club in your hands. Visualize the small white dimples on a box of new golf balls, and you should start to feel right at home. Now, picture yourself in the middle of the lush green course at the Mayan Palace with Banderas Bay as a backdrop . . . aaah. Little footed dish. Kick around town a bit and you can't help but hear your fellow visitors wax poetic about their favorite guacamole or salsa stop (listen for the word "beer" in these conversations). If you feel most comfortable with a recurring engagement on your calendar, add "salsa search" to every day's events. Then make it a point to sit down with a new little footed dish brimming with pico or salsa or guacamole.
Tiny flashes of color. Watch the action in an aquarium filled with glittering colorful tropical fish for even a small while and you'll feel stress start to fall away. Now imagine Banderas Bay as a special kind of aquarium filled with "free range" tropical fish. Slip into a mask with a snorkel and enjoy the calm tranquility of the underwater wonderland . . .
