28
Mar

Hide Like a Celebrity – Costalegre, Mexico

Posted on March 28th, 2009 :: Posted in Beach, Mexico, Resort

WOW is an apt reaction when you first lay eyes on the exclusive El Tamarindo Resort both in regard to the beauty of the property and its price tag. If you really want to splurge there are stunning four bedroom residences where French President Sarkozy stayed last month and subsequently created a bit of an stir back home for the reported $63,000 price tag for a weekend.

We stayed in a still-very-over-the-top casita with stunning open-air architecture and a private plunge pool.

Our wonderful casita at the El Tamarindo Resort.

The sliding casitas walls at El Tamarindo allow you to completley open up the room to your giant palapa covered patio and personal plunge pool. The total living area of the casitas is 1,500 sq feet, twice the size of our old NYC apartment.

The sliding casita walls at El Tamarindo allow you to completely open up your room onto your giant palapa-covered patio and personal plunge pool. The total living area of the casitas is 1,500 sq feet, twice the size of our old NYC apartment.

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21
Mar

Iguanas & Alligators – Costalegre, Mexico

Posted on March 21st, 2009 :: Posted in Animals, Beach, Mexico, Resort

An interesting relative newcomer to the Costalegre resort scene is Boca de Iguanas just north of the village of Melaque. They may have some work to do to really qualify as an eco-resort, as they boast, however it is an interesting melding of homes, condos and charmingly designed hotel rooms, some with outdoor bathrooms, enormous upstairs terraces and delightful sunken bathtubs. And the location simply can’t be beat.

Located down a meandering dirt road, Boca de Iguanas is right on a fine white sand beach that arcs elegantly and has surf that’s gentle and swimable. For even gentler surf the resort has one of the most beautiful pools we’ve seen.

The gorgeous blue-tiled pool at Boca de Iguanas is a meandering, infinity-edge design that seems to wander right down the beach to the water's edge.

The place isn't called Boca de Iguanas for nothing.

The resort isn't called Boca de Iguanas for nothing.

The beach at Boca de Iguanas.

Warning signs!

Those warning signs aren't up simply because they're cute. This is just one of the crocodiles that live in the area.

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17
Mar

Basic Beach Bliss- Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

Posted on March 17th, 2009 :: Posted in Animals, Beach, Holiday, Mexico, Music

We spent a few wonderful days in the incredibly mellow beach town of Barra de Navidad at a house that belongs to our friend Iliana’s parents who generously offered it to us so we could all hang out over a long weekend which gave us time to play on the beach and enjoy some really wonderful fish and shrimp tacos from the cart on Michoacan Street. Don’t miss the fish tacos at Mexico Lindo either–cheap and delicious!

The Barra de Navidad,/San Patricio-Melaque beach.

A Mariachi band, in front of a metal bar.

A mariachi band in front of a heavy metal bar in Barra de Navidad. Of course.

The neigboring town of San Patricio-Melaque had a big fiesta for its patron saint on March 17th...San Patricio=St Patrick. No green though.

The neighboring town of San Patricio-Melaque had a big fiesta for its patron saint on March 17th (San Patricio=St. Patrick). Weirdly, the color green was not a big deal but fireworks certainly were.