Editor's Corner

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Sex and the Beach: Sleeping with a gay porn star

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Have you ever slept with a gay porn star? I am a gay man living in Puerto Vallarta, and here is my story on sleeping with a gay porn star.

Why I decided to move to Puerto Vallarta

alejandro chavez
Moving to Puerto Vallarta... how it all came about was very unexpected and fast. It was one of those moments in life where things...

Essence is the core of life

If our waking day starts with “breaking news” and checking social media let’s be honest, there is nothing unique going on. We just blew...

¿Propósito de año nuevo de beber menos? Cómo relajarse sin alcohol

Alejandro Chavez
Propósitos de año nuevo... Mucha gente dice que odia hacerlas, y lo entiendo, pero también es importante saber que nos da la oportunidad de...

New year’s resolution to drink less? How to loosen up without alcohol

Alejandro Chavez
New year's resolutions... A lot of people say that they hate making them, and I get it, but it is also important to know...

Letter from the editor

November 2018 Cover Photo
It was a beautiful, not too sunny or cloudy or humid or rainy day in mid-October at the Pinnacle Resorts’ Sky Bar when we...

Did you see all that rain?!

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Of course, you did.  It was everywhere and it was unrelenting. I had a midday appointment that ended around 2pm and, even though I was...

Out and About PV | October 2018 Issue

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Vallarta prepares for Day of the Dead festivities. Los Muertos Brewery presents a fiesta for what 'ales' you.

La ChaChaLaca, a new bar at the former StreetBar location, is now open

Y'all remember Street Bar, right? Neither do I. I'd lived here for maybe three or four months when I happened upon it—and it's RIGHT THERE on...

Are you drinking tequila ‘the Mexican way’?

National Tequila Day was earlier this week. An extensive—or maybe just cursory—search online came up with very little information as it regards the origin...

Summer is here and we LOVE it!

Summer is here! The daily temperature is creeping upward. The crowds have dwindled and some of our favorite high season haunts have closed for the...

Reader: Pride is a time to remember the work and sacrifice of those who’ve come before us

To the Editor: My husband and I came to Puerto Vallarta for Pride weekend and we had a very good experience.  Your magazine, the O&APV...

ANNOUNCEMENT: ‘Out & About Puerto Vallarta’ has arrived!

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A Letter From the Editor: There are countless reasons to love Puerto Vallarta, whether you’re a lifelong resident or a first-time visitor. Every one of...

A robbery? Unlikely. But it’s not a hate crime, either.

As the gay community here debates the veracity of the accusation—as well as the definition of what constitutes a hate crime—the gay media in...

That night two Native Americans met at a bar called Apaches…

I'd not ever been to Apaches in the months since my arrival, so it wasn't altogether outside any expectation, I suppose, when a random...

After three consecutive sell-outs, ‘What A Drag’ expands to Teatro Vallarta

It was a classic, gorgeous day, a Wednesday when I met Freda Thompson at Signature Lounge. That Texas accent stopped me in my tracks. "If there's...