Puerto Vallarta, a resort town in the state of Jalisco on Mexico’s Pacific coast, became a municipality in 1918 and was renamed in honor of the former Governor of Jalisco, Ignacio L. Vallarta. It’s a popular destination known for its beaches and scenery, history and the arts, boutique shops and vibrant culinary scene.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s 2nd Friday IFWTWA Vacation Station Food, Wine & Travel Show with travel writer Rossana Wyatt who talks about her adventures in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, including the annual International Gourmet Festival and 100 Year Celebrations. Read her Puerto Vallarta story on BlendRadioandTV.com.

Publisher of LifeisFullofAdventures.com, Rossana is a gluten-free lifestyle and travel writer specializing in family and solo travel, as well as specialty diets during international and local travel adventures. 

Featured music is ‘Tortuga’ from the album ‘Inspiracion’ by guitarist Jim Stubblefield.  This episode is sponsored by the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), global network of journalists who cover the hospitality and lifestyle fields, and the people who promote them. Photos courtesy Puerto Vallarta Convention & Visitors Bureau.