Why You Should Be Okay With Having Plans Not Go As Planned

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Love hearing about our daring adventures? This year we did a VRBO to Puerto Vallarta back in September and things did not all go as planned. Sure it wasn't a hurricane (that came in October), but we did have cancelled excursions, broken cars, and money challenges. In a foreign country it can be unnerving in the least to have to think on your feet (in Spanish) but I think it's a great way to practice keeping your cool when things go wrong. Instead of getting angry about the situation, keep your head on straight with one of these techniques.
  1. Keep it general
    • When you travel, you likely have a goal to learn about the people, places, cultures, way of life, everything! What better way to understand and experience that then to step outside of your safe hotel room and wing it! We got rides from friends, took taxis, and drove around ourselves which forced us to go with the flow when you're transportation is always unknown.
  2. Keep a good attitude
    • There was one night that we were supposed to be on the pirate ship party night cruise and instead had dinner on the beach. It was very romantic... until the rains came and flooded town (literally closing the roads, split the city in half for the rest of the night). We were glad we weren't in the middle of the ocean but it still made for an interesting time navigating the streets.
  3. Keep an open mind
    • There were a lot of visitors gathering for the following week's Independence Day celebrations and so there was a lot of Spanish cultural traditions that we got caught up in. Different dancing from Mexican regions, bartering and general shopping experiences, things that everyone does are done a bit differently so you can participate easily even without knowing the language.
We had a great time! Our do not miss sposts: La Palapa Restaurant (above from Yelp) and the tour to the Hidden Beach to see the blue footed booby birds!


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