LINDA ELLERBEE IS ON MY A+ LIST

Please take the time to read this truthful, and at times quite moving article she wrote on Mexico:

One Journalist’s View
By Linda Ellerbee

Sometimes I’ve been called a maverick because I don’t always agreewith my colleagues, but then, only dead fish swim with the stream allthe time. The stream here is Mexico.You would have to be living on another planet to avoid hearing howdangerous Mexico has become, and, yes, it’s true drug wars haveescalated violence in Mexico, causing collateral damage, a phrase I hate. Collateral damage is a cheap way of saying that innocent people, some of them tourists, have been robbed, hurt or killed.But that’s not the whole story. Neither is this. This is my story.

I walk the streets of my Vallarta neighborhood alone day or night. And I don’t live in a gated community, or any other All-Gringo neighborhood. I live in Mexico. Among Mexicans. I go where I want (which does not happen to include bars where prostitution and drugs are the basicproducts), and take no more precautions than I would at home in NewYork; which is to say I don’t wave money around, I don’t act the Ugly American, I do keep my eyes open, I’m aware of my surroundings, and I try not to behave like a fool. I’ve not always been successful at that last one...It would be nice if we could put what’s going on in Mexico inperspective, geographically and emotionally. It would be nice if we could remember that, as has been noted more than once, these drug wars wouldn’t be going on if people in the United States didn’t want the drugs, or if other people in the United States weren’t selling Mexican drug lords the guns...Most of all, it would be nice if more people in the United States actually came to this part of America (Mexico is also America, you will recall) to see for themselves what a fine place Mexico really is, and how good a vacation (or a life) here canbe. So come on down and get to know your southern neighbors. I think you’ll like it here...

For the full article, email me: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx

ANDALE! THE PUERTO VALLARTA NEWSPAPER CAUGHT MYN'S EYE

Cruise Ship Industry reroutes passengers from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego, which has 25 times more confirmed cases of H1N1
Click this title for the whole article**

Princess Cruise Lines diverted the Sapphire Princess from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego and Catalina Island. San Diego has over 50 confirmed cases of H1N1, as compared to 2 confirmed cases in Puerto Vallarta. There is no logic behind this move if the cruise ship giant's goal was protecting the safety of their passengers. There is however an enormous financial benefit to the two US destinations benefitting from the H1N1 hysteria, and the crusie ship company which is paying much less for fuel...

I took this directly from http://www.mexicodailynews-andales.blogspot.com/ click the title for the full meal deal!

MEXPATPOLLS - QUICKLY BECOMING AN MYN FAVE - EXPAT TALKS SWINE FLU NEWS

I wanted to find a way to demonstrate to myself and others the tone of the US media with respect to Mexico. I'm not doing anything majorly scientific here, just trying a few different Google searches to see what the results are. Let's see what happens when we Google "world health organization praises mexico" Ok, here's the sources of the first ten responses to that search;

Click here to find out the top ten searches on Google for different key words regarding the swine flu in Mexico

I YANKED THIS STRAIGHT FROM MEXPATPOLLS

I laughed totally out loud when I read this:

MFRA reports indicate that there are over 45 murders each day in the United States, and that approximately 1.5 million people are victims of violent crime each year. Although areas such as New Orleans, Chicago and New Jersey have much higher crime rates than other parts of the United States, we recommed you just avoid the place entirely. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the US media's frequent generic references to "violence in Mexico" which constantly recycle border crime statistics and apply them to travel advisories (especially during vacation seasons) for the entire country. Really, absolutely nothing to do with it. We swear.

http://www.mexpatpolls.blogspot.com/

A NOTE FROM ONE THAT LEFT THE FLOCK

Todd Melcher wrote me and wants me to spread the news: (PS: he's engaged!)

Hola from Puerto Vallarta!

Patty's house is coming along great! We started construction last December and have been ahead of schedule and on budget the whole time! Our architect Alberto Alvarez is the man responsible for both of those great things and we could not be happier with him.

He and his wife Gabriela have recently finished a masterpiece home on the coast of Mismaloya South of here and it is being considered for inclusion in Architectural Digest! Please visist the link below to see the home and vote for it to be included in the pages of the magazine. Please note that one of the homes its being compared to is a renovation. The before picture shows a beautiful pool table in the focal point of the room, and then after... no pool table! Not what I call home "improvement"!

Alberto's made us a really incredible home and the home in Mismaloya, well It really is a gem of a home as those of you who've seen it know, so give it a look and vote!
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/polls/week_2/open_audition

Yours,

Todd Melcher
Vice President, Acquisitions
The Myers Group

IN CASE YOU'RE IN VALLARTA ON THE 8th - OR KNOW SOMEONE THAT WILL BE

There's a foreclosure auction on a beachfront condo:

Foreclosure Sale in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico

 

The auction will take place on September 8, 2008, at 17:00 hours, in Puerto Vallarta City , México.

Out of Court Sale Procedures                                                                    

Foreclosure Announcement

 

Playa Vista Penthouse 701

Oceanfront penthouse condo in Nuevo Vallarta. Impressive views from this seventh level residence in the Playa Vista project on the wide Nuevo Vallarta seashore. Three bedrooms, four bathrooms, 320 m²/3443ft²; large terrace. Underground parking garage; 24 hour security. Three years old. Beachfront living at its finest with easy access to all the activities of Nuevo Vallarta.

Bedrooms	Baths	Type	View	Maintain Fees
3	4	Condo	Bay	TBD
Parking	Land m2	Construct m2	Furnished	Age
Yes	Condo	320	No	3

For auction rules and contact info, please email me: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx