<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:42:04.113-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Brad &amp; Joey oceanfront blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-724858565657179611</id><published>2011-09-13T22:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-13T23:06:00.785-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer of Stars in Riviera Nayarit</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaOy5Wq_Oqo/TnBB2iq8rcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/soYpD4lG1Ww/s1600/zzzzz.png"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652089937625656770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaOy5Wq_Oqo/TnBB2iq8rcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/soYpD4lG1Ww/s320/zzzzz.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Riviera Nayarit&lt;/strong&gt; welcomed international personalities for three consecutive weeks: Courteney Cox, Charlie Sheen and Lady Gaga. August was a very popular month for celebraties in Riviera Nayarit. Villa La Estancia sits right in the heart of Riviera Nayarit. Incredible beaches and activities all a the AAA 4 Diamond Award winning Villa La Estancia. Brad &amp;amp; Joey's Villa is one of the premier Oceanfront Villas and has special upgrades not seen in many of the other villas. &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt; Come join the reason that celebraties are all coming to relax and be pampered. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enjoy,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Villa 1302&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-724858565657179611?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/724858565657179611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/09/summer-of-stars-in-riviera-nayarit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/724858565657179611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/724858565657179611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/09/summer-of-stars-in-riviera-nayarit.html' title='Summer of Stars in Riviera Nayarit'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaOy5Wq_Oqo/TnBB2iq8rcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/soYpD4lG1Ww/s72-c/zzzzz.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-776488279430478947</id><published>2011-08-13T12:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-13T12:47:40.053-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia Oceanfront 1302 Brad &amp; Joey</title><content type='html'>Hello again from Brad &amp;amp; Joey. Our villa is booking up quickly for 2012. As Summer winds down, folks are already thinking about where they want to go to get warm during the Winter and early Spring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on the Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit area, please check out &lt;a href="http://www.banderasnews.com/index.htm"&gt;Banderas News&lt;/a&gt; website. Lots of local information for planning your trip to our villa at Villa La Estancia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Villa La Estancia has been awarded Expedia's "Insiders' Select" for 2011 which means it is one of the best Resorts on &lt;a href="http://www.expedia.com/"&gt;Expedia.com &lt;/a&gt;out of 1000's of resorts around the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please check out all of our reviews of places to eat and things to do on &lt;a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/members-reviews/Bradrocklin"&gt;Tripadvisor.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When booking our Oceanfront Villa, be sure to ask for Brad &amp;amp; Joey's "Cheat Sheet". We provide our Cheat Sheet to all of our guests that book with us whether they book our villa or another villa we rent to them. Lots of good recommendation. Kind of like having Brad and Joey there with you during your stay to point out the best of the best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are currently running a September Special. Book dates in September and receive our best rates ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all of your &lt;a href="http://www.flipkey.com/nuevo-vallarta-resort-rentals/p160149/"&gt;wonderful reviews&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have questions about our Villa 1302, Villa La Estancia or about Riviera Nayarit? Just ask. Visit our web site and &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/contact.html"&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;Villa 1302&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-776488279430478947?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/776488279430478947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/08/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-1302-brad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/776488279430478947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/776488279430478947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/08/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-1302-brad.html' title='Villa La Estancia Oceanfront 1302 Brad &amp; Joey'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-3780831033300690035</id><published>2011-07-17T13:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-17T13:25:30.026-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia Oceanfront 1302 Brad &amp; Joey</title><content type='html'>Well, it's been a couple months since we blogged. Although Summer is the slow season at Villa La Estancia, our Villa has been busy with my Summer guests. It can be a great time to get away to tropical beach weather, the rates are lower and there are no crowds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are often asked many questions about our villa, Estancia, the area, things to do, places to eat, etc. On our &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/faq.html"&gt;website for Villa 1302 Villa La Estancia&lt;/a&gt;, we offer a page of FAQ's. Also, if you book with us, we provide all our guests with our personal 15 page "Cheat Sheet". It's like having Brad &amp;amp; Joey there as your personal guide. Takes a lot of guess work out of your trip so you can relax and enjoy and know that have an opportunity to take advantage of everything the resort, our villa and the Riviera Nayarit have to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have additional questions before you book or stay? &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/contact.html"&gt;Just send us an email&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viva Mexico and &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestancia.com/"&gt;Villa La Estancia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey, Villa 1302&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-3780831033300690035?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/3780831033300690035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/07/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-1302-brad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3780831033300690035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3780831033300690035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/07/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-1302-brad.html' title='Villa La Estancia Oceanfront 1302 Brad &amp; Joey'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-3480364791896529098</id><published>2011-05-20T14:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-20T14:56:27.201-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia Brad &amp; Joey 1302</title><content type='html'>Just a hello from us. What a great season at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. We had a lot of wonderful guests the past 5 months of 2012. Joey and I were barely able to squeeze in some trips ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a really cool slideshow you can check out on Villa and Estancia. &lt;a href="http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/vr-0017-efd5-2a07?ln"&gt;Villa 1302, Brad &amp;amp; Joey Villa La Estancia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We are already starking to book guests for Feb, March and April of 2012. Villa La Estancia has truly become the destination for luxury vacations. In fact, it was voted 2010 top 10 most luxurious resorts in the Caribbean &amp;amp; Mexico. That's no small feat!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our 13 page "Cheat Sheet" is updated now through May 2011 will all kinds of tips and information for our guests to help guide them to great eats and things to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;Please visit us at the #1 resort in Vallarta, Villa La Estancia 1302 - Brad &amp;amp; Joey oceanfront villa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As always, please ask us any questions you may have. And if we are booked, we will try and find you the best alternative oceanfront villa we can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-3480364791896529098?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/3480364791896529098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/05/villa-la-estancia-brad-joey-1302.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3480364791896529098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3480364791896529098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/05/villa-la-estancia-brad-joey-1302.html' title='Villa La Estancia Brad &amp; Joey 1302'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-9172901727967447683</id><published>2011-03-20T10:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T10:24:22.518-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta, Villa 1302</title><content type='html'>Joey and Brad just wanted to send out a note to all our wonderful guests who have posted so many wonderful reviews for our Villa 1302 and Villa La Estancia.  It really is a special place.  Please look for our Summer specials in our future newsletters.  Our visit was especially special as we took the kids and grandkids.  Joey and I enjoyed some really incredible &lt;a href="http://beta.villagroupresorts.com/resorts/villa-la-estancia-riviera-nayarit/tatewari-spa"&gt;spa treatments&lt;/a&gt; and just relaxed and enjoyed the excitement that the grandkids had of being in Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remeber, we know almost everything to do, where to eat and how to enjoy your trip to the fullest so just ask us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viva La Estancia!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;Villa 1302&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-9172901727967447683?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/9172901727967447683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/03/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta-villa.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/9172901727967447683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/9172901727967447683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/03/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta-villa.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta, Villa 1302'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-5769464435945616510</id><published>2011-01-09T18:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-09T18:49:45.130-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta Mexico,  Villa 1302 Brad &amp; Joey</title><content type='html'>Happy New Year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey want to wish all our newsletter readers and past guest a wonderful 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things continue to get better and better at &lt;a href="http://www.villagroupresorts.com/resorts/villa-la-estancia-vallarta"&gt;Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are traveling from now through May, be sure to check out the sight seeing Whale Tours.  &lt;a href="http://www.vallarta-adventures.com/tours/whale-watching"&gt;Vallarta Adventures &lt;/a&gt;offers many great tours at reasonable prices.  This is a must for all.  This is also Dolphin season.  We are often able to see dolphins feeding off shore in the early morning from our balcony, &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;Villa 1302&lt;/a&gt;.  You can also get at the beach a free us of there sea kayaks and paddle right up close to the dolphins feeding.  Incredible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looking for some early 2011 events in Vallarta.  Check out the link below&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2010-12-21-riviera-nayarit-upcoming-events.shtml?utm_source=feedblitz&amp;amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&amp;amp;utm_content=454775&amp;amp;utm_campaign=0"&gt;2011 events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to hear from you all this year about reserving your dates at the best Villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta.  Brad &amp;amp; Joey, Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have questions.  Please email us at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@Yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@Yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-5769464435945616510?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/5769464435945616510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/01/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta-mexico.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/5769464435945616510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/5769464435945616510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2011/01/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta-mexico.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta Mexico,  Villa 1302 Brad &amp; Joey'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-1243294378269873998</id><published>2010-10-30T14:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-30T15:11:59.112-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's gonna be cold this Winter.  Come to Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302</title><content type='html'>Well, the weather is starting to change and people are really starting to think about a warm sunny beach to go to for vacation this year.  Look no futher that Villa La Estancia.  Our villa 1302 is just the place.  A 5 star resort with all the amenities.  Visit us at &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a tip.  If you don't want to eat all your meals out while staying at our villa and save some money, head to the Mega Market.  We've walked to it from our resort.  About 20 minutes and took a taxi back.  Taxi ride is about $5 and takes just minutes.  This is a great store with anything you would need.  The locals shop here and you US dollars go much further.  And with our full kitchen you can cook just about anything.  We enjoy making breakfast in the morning and sitting out on the balcony enjoying the ocean views.  It's a great way to start your day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hear it time and time again.  Brad &amp;amp; Joey, the pictures of your place look wonderful, but to see it in person was breathtaking. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us know if you have any questions about anything.   We're here to make your trip special and relaxing.  With our recommendations, you'll know exactly where to eat, places to go and things to do.  Villa La Estancia offers it all.  The best Spa we've ever experienced.  We think you'll think the same.  The pool temp is purfect and the beach is clean and shallow/safe for the little ones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;Email us at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-1243294378269873998?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/1243294378269873998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-gonna-be-cold-this-winter-come-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/1243294378269873998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/1243294378269873998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-gonna-be-cold-this-winter-come-to.html' title='It&apos;s gonna be cold this Winter.  Come to Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-8103144849978508395</id><published>2010-07-31T14:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-31T14:39:47.289-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia of course!!  Take a great Hike in the Mountains</title><content type='html'>Have you ever looked up at Puerto Vallarta's Sierra Madre Mountains and wondered, "How on earth do people get to those houses?" Well, Tours de Jour has designed a walking excursion that will take you above and beyond these homes. Come with us and experience a different side of Puerto Vallarta with its hidden neighbourhoods, quaint gardens and rustic walls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a brisk walking fashion, we will guide you into the hills where most tourists don't venture. Learn about the different medicinal uses of local plants and fruit trees as we make our way up to a spectacular 360 degree view of the bay and city. You can see &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestancia.com/"&gt;Villa La Estancia&lt;/a&gt; from the top of the mountain. While taking in the view, we will provide you with a light snack and allow you time to take that perfect vacation photo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After our break, we continue the tour by making our descent along the cobblestone streets and tiny corridors of "Gringo Gulch," an area made famous by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Here, you will &lt;a href="http://www.banderasnews.com/1005/to-bestkeptsecrets.htm"&gt;discover Vallarta's best kept secrets&lt;/a&gt;, the unique cafés and restaurants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We complete the tour by soothing our feet in the refreshing waters of the River Cuale, home to a great variety of tropical birds and also one of city's most peaceful environments. If bird watching is your passion, bring your binoculars as you won't want to miss nature at its finest.  &lt;strong&gt;We now have a pair of binoculars in our villa for our guests to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Important: This is not a regular City Tour with its slow pace and frequent stops. Our aim is to help slip in your early morning workout while you explore the charm, beauty and magnificent views of Puerto Vallarta.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Power of Walking - Walking is the most natural and fundamental of all human conscious movements.&lt;br /&gt;-(Power Walkers World)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below are some of the many benefits of walking:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Tones &amp;amp; strengthens muscles&lt;br /&gt;2. Helps manage body weight&lt;br /&gt;3. Boosts immune system&lt;br /&gt;4. Improves sleep pattern&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tours de Jour Puerto Vallarta Power Walking Tours&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AGES: 13 and up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DAY/TIME: Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday - 8 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DURATION: Approx. 2 hrs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MEETING POINT: Los Arcos Amphitheater on the Malecón (the arches on the South side of the boardwalk in downtown Puerto Vallarta)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHAT YOU'LL NEED: Good walking shoes, shorts, light pack, camera, flip flops, small towel, pocket money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COST: $35 USD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INCLUDES: One bottled water, light snack, great workout&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RESTRICTIONS &amp;amp; REQUIREMENTS: Not suitable for those with heart or respiratory problems. This tour encompasses a variety of flat ground, hills and stairs and is designed for those who enjoy walking as an exercise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTE: Maximum of 10 people on tour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RESERVATIONS &amp;amp; INFORMATION: &lt;a href="mailto:Sylvie@toursdejour.ca"&gt;Sylvie@toursdejour.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you return from you hike, enjoy a relaxing day by the pool at Estancia.  Please contact us with any questions you have at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; or visit our website at &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For other ideas on what to do on your trip, visit &lt;a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/"&gt;Tripadvisor&lt;/a&gt;.  This link will take you to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;Villa 1302 photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-8103144849978508395?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/8103144849978508395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/07/villa-la-estancia-of-course-take-great.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8103144849978508395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8103144849978508395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/07/villa-la-estancia-of-course-take-great.html' title='Villa La Estancia of course!!  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This is an unforgettable experience that you will never forget.  &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/swimwithdolphins"&gt;Click here to see a video of what you be getting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.vallarta-adventures.com/"&gt;Vallarta Adventures&lt;/a&gt; is just a 5 minute taxi from &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestancia.com/"&gt;Estancia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When staying at our Villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta be sure to talk with the concierge about discounts they may be offering for swimming with the dolphins and other activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our website, &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt; also list many other activities that are available during your stay.  There's something for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact us with any questions you may have or to request dates for your stay and our wonderful &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;oceanfront villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;Villa Photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-766377723764889741?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/766377723764889741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/07/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-swim-with.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/766377723764889741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/766377723764889741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/07/villa-la-estancia-oceanfront-swim-with.html' title='Villa La Estancia Oceanfront -Swim with Dolphins'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-1642197998295025932</id><published>2010-06-06T10:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-06T10:16:50.562-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302 Brad &amp; Joey</title><content type='html'>As people enjoy graduations and warming weather in the US and Canada, they sometimes forget about how wonderful Mexico can be during the early summer months.  The weather is balmy and tropical and the crowds are low.  This, in our opinion is some of the best times to stay at our villa at &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestancia.com/"&gt;Estancia&lt;/a&gt;.  Since there is lower demand, our rates are lower.  However, you still get everything that other guests get during the busy and pricier Winter and Spring times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You get everything for less money.  Even the local restaurants offer better deals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you are looking for a nice beach get away and want to save a lot of money, contact us for a summer get away to our villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the Summer.  And remember, if we are booked, we know other villa owners who rent their villas as well.  Please see our&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt; website full of incredible villa 1302 photos and information on Estancia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS.  The US dollar has continued to get stronger = buys you even more in Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;Villa La Estancia&lt;br /&gt;Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-1642197998295025932?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/1642197998295025932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/06/villa-la-estancia-villa-1302-brad-joey.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/1642197998295025932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/1642197998295025932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/06/villa-la-estancia-villa-1302-brad-joey.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302 Brad &amp; Joey'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-557033078247190064</id><published>2010-05-02T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-02T09:08:22.108-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Horseback riding on the Beach!!!  Estancia Style</title><content type='html'>Joey and our daughter in law, Sara, just returned from a quick 5 night stay at our villa 1302 at Villa La Estancia.  They walked into Bucerias for lunch one day and were able to enjoy a horseback ride along the beach back to Estancia!  It's easy to do.  On the beaches of Bucerias there are locals with horses for hire.  About $20 each.  He rides along side of you and your horses to make sure everything is okay.  You don't need to know how to ride a horse either.  Just hop on and let him guide you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those of you thinking of staying at Estancia during Christmas and New Year's, all we can suggest is that you hurry.  Villas are booking up quickly this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact us with any questions you might have.  &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-557033078247190064?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/557033078247190064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/05/horseback-riding-on-beach-estancia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/557033078247190064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/557033078247190064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/05/horseback-riding-on-beach-estancia.html' title='Horseback riding on the Beach!!!  Estancia Style'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-301213895606526242</id><published>2010-03-29T16:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-29T16:17:46.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia Keeps Getting Better</title><content type='html'>We returned from our villa just a few weeks ago and can't wait to get back down there.  Construction has been completed now for two years and people are starting to really discover how special this resort is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although you could still find a lounge chair by the pool, it was nice to see that the resort was nearly 80% booked during our stay in March.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What we really like about &lt;strong&gt;Estancia&lt;/strong&gt; is they continue to improve things from menu items to services to activities.  They won't leave perfect alone and we love that.  They don't need to improve a thing, but they do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The weather was a perfect 83 degrees every day.  We stocked up our pantry for guest to use essentials during the summer and into Fall.  We will probably go back again in April and June.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions about the villa, &lt;strong&gt;Estancia&lt;/strong&gt; and the surrounding area, please don't hesitate to contact us. &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you to all our guest that have posted great reviews for us on &lt;a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g154267-d776424-Reviews-Villa_La_Estancia-Nuevo_Vallarta_Pacific_Coast.html"&gt;tripadvisor.com &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.flipkey.com/properties/view/160149/villa+la+estancia1302+oceanfront+brad++joey+/"&gt;Flipkey.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit our website for more information at &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302 Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-301213895606526242?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/301213895606526242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/03/villa-la-estancia-keeps-getting-better.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/301213895606526242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/301213895606526242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/03/villa-la-estancia-keeps-getting-better.html' title='Villa La Estancia Keeps Getting Better'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-8492405009800446288</id><published>2010-03-02T12:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-02T12:43:53.823-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ready for our March trip.  Viva Villa La Estancia!</title><content type='html'>Can't wait. Will get to attend many events at the &lt;a href="http://www.nauticalextravaganza.com/"&gt;http://www.nauticalextravaganza.com/&lt;/a&gt; Great event!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've recently updated our website with new photos and info. &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are looking forward to another great dinner at Mezzagiorno in Bucerias. Incredible. Here is their web site. &lt;a href="http://www.mezzogiorno.com.mx/marcodelmenuenglish.html"&gt;www.mezzogiorno.com.mx/marcodelmenuenglish.html&lt;/a&gt;   The best Italian food and the views are incredible.   Do youself a favor and go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see some of the guests we helped book in other great villas while we are there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions for us, please email us at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-8492405009800446288?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/8492405009800446288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/03/ready-for-our-march-trip.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8492405009800446288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8492405009800446288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/03/ready-for-our-march-trip.html' title='Ready for our March trip.  Viva Villa La Estancia!'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-2660340189620168366</id><published>2010-02-01T10:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T10:59:47.159-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Evening Dinner Tip - Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta</title><content type='html'>One night on our last trip we decided to spend the entire evening at the resort, which we do most evenings since there are some many dining options. PS, this is a recipe for a great evening whether you are a couple by themselves, with another couple or with your whole family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At around 5:30pm head on down to the pool area near the beach. Happy hour is from 5-6pm. Mingle with others while you take in the wonderful view. You can also go next door to the Flamingos where they have nice white couches to sit on beach side with an outdoor bar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check in at Bella Vista restaurant right there and see if you can get an outdoor patio rail table. That evening, around 6:30, while enjoying a glass of wine and the sun was starting to set, we watched a couple whales off in the distance surface. Spectacular! We ordered a fabulous shrimp ceviche appetizer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/S2ca1kqIxBI/AAAAAAAAABQ/wqepuEe9884/s1600-h/ceviche.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 283px; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433340983121593362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/S2ca1kqIxBI/AAAAAAAAABQ/wqepuEe9884/s320/ceviche.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From there we headed back over to Villa La Estancia to La Cosona restaurant. Joey and I shared a filet mignon/Beef Tenderloin Medallion with a side of asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes. Out of this world. We actually had left overs and heated them up the next morning in our room with some eggs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;From there we went back to the room to change into our bathing suits and went to the hot tub which is almost on the beach where we met two other couples, one from Canada and the other from Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now that's how to spend an evening at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/S2ceM4VWrbI/AAAAAAAAABY/28UrBd1nHkY/s1600-h/img031.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 271px; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433344682075008434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/S2ceM4VWrbI/AAAAAAAAABY/28UrBd1nHkY/s320/img031.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joey &amp;amp; Brad, Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-2660340189620168366?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/2660340189620168366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/02/evening-dinner-tip.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/2660340189620168366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/2660340189620168366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/02/evening-dinner-tip.html' title='Evening Dinner Tip - Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/S2ca1kqIxBI/AAAAAAAAABQ/wqepuEe9884/s72-c/ceviche.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-7970828307406450344</id><published>2010-02-01T07:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T07:26:34.748-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Updates from our January visit-Villa La Estancia</title><content type='html'>Joey and I had a wonderful 7 night stay in our villa in mid January. On this trip we were a little more active and explored some new great places. We now walk to the Mega grociery store which is about a 20-25 minute walk from Villa La Estancia, bought our goods for the villa and took a $6 taxi back. The mornings have been nice, about 65 degrees, sunny and perfect for walking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also walked multiple times into Bucerias for shopping and eating lunch/dinner. We discovered an incredible Italian restaurant called Mezzagiorno. Right on the beach, incredible views and the best italian food. The prices were also very reasonable. Here is a link to their website with photos and menu. &lt;a href="http://www.mezzogiorno.com.mx/marcodelmenuenglish.html"&gt;Mezzagiorno Restaurant &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also took a $11 taxi ride over to La Cruz. They have now completed their new marina and we wanted to go check it out. They are still building condos and buildings around the marina and once finished it will be a fantastic place. The marina has many large yachts that are fun to admire while you sit on the second floor open air marina restaurant and enjoy a drink and lunch. Very reasonable prices too. This area of La Cruz is still developing, but will soon become quite a destination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We watched the NFL playoff games at a sports bar called Yo-Yo Mo's in Bucerias. Great pizza, burgers, wings, etc. The TV's all broadcast Canadian TV, so you'll also be able to enjoy your NHL games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had an opportunity to meet a few guests that we assisting in getting into one of our friend's villas. We get emails all the time from folks writing us how wonderful the resort and villas are. But it is especially thrilling for us to see them at the resort and how excited and pleased they are that they chose Villa La Estancia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have questions for us, we love to answer them. Please visit our &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/faq.html"&gt;FAQ Link &lt;/a&gt;or send us an &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/contact.html"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Want to know what other guests are saying about Villa 1302 at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta?  Please check out our &lt;a href="http://www.flipkey.com/properties/view/160149/villa+la+estancia1302+oceanfront+brad++joey+/"&gt;reviews&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-7970828307406450344?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/7970828307406450344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/02/updates-from-our-january-visit-villa-la.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/7970828307406450344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/7970828307406450344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/02/updates-from-our-january-visit-villa-la.html' title='Updates from our January visit-Villa La Estancia'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-4127964927631269896</id><published>2010-01-30T08:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T07:00:17.185-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Early January rains</title><content type='html'>Apparently the unusual rains that fell in Vallarta in early/mid January has caused a little issue with mosquitos. Not swarms of them or anything ugly, just people getting a few bites during their stay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the issue may be gone in the next week or two, if you are heading down there, you might want to bring some OFF wipes with you just to be safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS. For some reason, they mainly bite the lower leg area of people. Don't know why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have never seen it rain in January in Vallarta so that was very odd and we've almost never had a mosquito bite in the past 4 years of visiting Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-4127964927631269896?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/4127964927631269896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/mosquitos.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4127964927631269896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4127964927631269896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/mosquitos.html' title='Early January rains'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-3423564668142322489</id><published>2010-01-08T12:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-08T13:35:23.990-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302</title><content type='html'>If you are planning your trip to Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta we always suggest to our guests that they visit the wonderful town of Bucerias just a short walk from the resort. We just discovered a wonderful website full of photos, virtual tours and useful information on Bucerias. Here is the website link. &lt;a href="http://www.vtoursonline.com/VirtualTours/Mexico/Bucerias/index.htm#Bucerias_Virtual_Tour"&gt;Bucerias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember it is now whale watching season and it runs into late March. During this time, on many mornings, you can eat breakfast on our oceanfront balcony and see dolphins and sometimes whales. Incredible. We always suggest that our guests bring a pair of binoculars to get a really good view of these wonderful animals. You can book a tour for whale watching via this link. &lt;a href="http://www.vallarta-adventures.com/tours/whale-photo-safari/faq#faq-item-91"&gt;Whale Watching&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned for more information after our trip back down to our villa in the next week or so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-3423564668142322489?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/3423564668142322489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/villa-la-estancia-villa-1302.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3423564668142322489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3423564668142322489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/villa-la-estancia-villa-1302.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Villa 1302'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-4174832521451939682</id><published>2010-01-01T07:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T07:38:25.754-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year!</title><content type='html'>Joey and I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2010.   We hope you all get a chance to stay in &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;our villa 1302 at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Spanish Phrases to Learn Before You Go to Mexico&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don't speak any Spanish at all, don't worry, many people who work in the tourist industry in Mexico speak English. However, any effort on your part to speak Spanish will go a long way towards creating a rapport between you and the Mexicans you meet. You don't have to take an intensive course - these few phrases will communicate the most important things you need to say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hola&lt;br /&gt;Hello&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mexicans tend to be quite formal when it comes to greetings. A simple "hola" is fine among friends, but in other situations, you should change the form you use depending on the time of day.&lt;br /&gt;• Before noon: Buenos días (Good morning, Good day)&lt;br /&gt;• From noon until dark: Buenas tardes (Good afternoon)&lt;br /&gt;• At night: Buenas noches (Good evening, Good night)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of the staff at Villa La Estancia speak English, but we try to use the little Spanish we know when we can.  It's fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;Villa 1302 photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-4174832521451939682?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/4174832521451939682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4174832521451939682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4174832521451939682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year!'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-3976788224765539625</id><published>2009-12-20T07:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-27T15:07:45.824-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia New Years</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Well it's official. Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta is completely booked for New Years. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Our villa 1302&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;, has been booked for many months. Viva Villa La Estancia!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are amazed at how many folks are still trying to book New Years at Estancia this late in the year. For those interested in booking our villa for next New Years, please try to contact us during the summer of 2010. And remember, if we are booked, we have fellow owners that have us help them rent their villa for them. We'll be sure to get you the best villas available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are hearing, as expected, that Nuevo Vallarta is the new hot spot in all of Mexico. The resorts are newer and beaches are excellent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/Sy5JJGMAZKI/AAAAAAAAAAw/bQlLkER-JJc/s1600-h/img040.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417347822401905826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/Sy5JJGMAZKI/AAAAAAAAAAw/bQlLkER-JJc/s320/img040.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;Photos of Villa La Estancia and our oceanfront villa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for a great vacation spot in Mexico, please email us or give us a call. &lt;a href="http://www.expedia.com/"&gt;http://www.expedia.com/&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.orbitz.com/"&gt;http://www.orbitz.com/&lt;/a&gt; can't match our prices and they certainly won't give you our amazing oceanfront villa at Villa La Estancia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great website for getting to know the area is &lt;a href="http://www.puertovallarta.com/"&gt;http://www.puertovallarta.com/&lt;/a&gt; Check it our before your trip for ideas on things to do and maps of where things are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all that follow our blog, please feel free to contact us prior, during or after you trip. We love to get feedback, photos, recommendations of places to go and restaurants to share with everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tip:  You must try the avacado stuffed with shrimp at the Meson Bay restaurant in Bucerias.  Thank us later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas to all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-3976788224765539625?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/3976788224765539625/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-new-years.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3976788224765539625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/3976788224765539625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-new-years.html' title='Villa La Estancia New Years'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/Sy5JJGMAZKI/AAAAAAAAAAw/bQlLkER-JJc/s72-c/img040.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-682982289402017184</id><published>2009-12-13T09:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T09:18:24.293-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The lastest news from the World Health Organization says you are more likely to catch Swine flu in the US than in Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The staff at Villa La Estancia are amazed that there is any concern from travelers to Nuevo and Puerto Vallarta. Swine flu just doesn't exist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope this eases any concerns for travelers to Mexico&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-682982289402017184?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/682982289402017184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/lastest-news-from-world-health.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/682982289402017184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/682982289402017184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/lastest-news-from-world-health.html' title=''/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-7206965002644642616</id><published>2009-12-13T08:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T08:46:54.089-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta</title><content type='html'>Joey and I are preparing for our next trip to our oceanfront villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta.  Villa 1302.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have been shopping here in the US for new things to bring down to our villa to always make it a little bit better for our guests and us of course.  We are trying to find new games to put in the pantry that our guests would enjoy.  Also trying to find more little toys for guests that have little ones.  If anyone has any suggestions, please send us a note at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People as us where most of our guests come from.  Canada and the US are where the majority of our guests come from, but we have had guests from Japan, Sweden and Germany.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've updated some of our photos on our website.  To view &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta photos of Villa 1302 &lt;/a&gt;click the link.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Due to some schedule conflicts we have not rented our villa for Christmas week and it is still available for a fabulous rate so just let us know.  &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've updated our recommendations for places to eat since our last trip.  Please try Meson Bay for dinner in &lt;a href="http://www.buceriasmexico.com/"&gt;Bucerias&lt;/a&gt;.  You must try the avacado stuffed with large shrimp.  It is out of this world and very inexpensive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g154267-d776424-Reviews-Villa_La_Estancia-Nuevo_Vallarta_Pacific_Coast.html"&gt;Villa La Estancia is still rated the #1 resort in Nuevo Vallarta&lt;/a&gt; and for good reason.  You just can't find a more luxurious resort in the area.  It is truly the best.  And the rooms are over 2000 sf.  All the villa are very well appointed as is ours, however, ours is the closest 2 bedroom/3 bath villa to the ocean.  It is a true oceanfront villa within a fabulous resort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our favorite food at Villa La Estancia?  Too many to really list, but we love our chicken quesadilla poolside along side chips and guacamole.  The ribs are fantastic and burgers don't dissapoint.  Next door the Pizza bar is some of the best thin crust pizza ever.  And of course all the restaurants on site have very nice dinner menus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's all for today.  If you want to stay in the best villa 1302 at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta, please contact us today and we will beat &lt;a href="http://www.expedia.com/"&gt;www.Expedia.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.orbitz.com/"&gt;www.Orbitz.com&lt;/a&gt; pricing every time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until our next post.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viva Mexico and Viva Villa La Estancia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;br /&gt;Villa 1302&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-7206965002644642616?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/7206965002644642616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta_13.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/7206965002644642616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/7206965002644642616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta_13.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-8571025404339336416</id><published>2009-12-12T10:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T11:35:33.743-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta Villa 1302, Brad &amp;amp; Joey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People ask me all the time regarding staying at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta. The reviews on line are all fantastic. Can it be that good? In a word, yes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joey and I have traveled all over Puerto Vallarta area looking for the best resort and without question Villa La Estancia is the best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many ways to book your reservations. Either through &lt;a href="http://www.expedia.com/"&gt;Expedia.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://orbitz.com/"&gt;Orbitz.com&lt;/a&gt; or even through the resort. However, you will not be assigned your villa location until you check in. Many people book their stay with us because they know they will be getting a true oceanfront villa, they can see photos of our exact villa and views and probably most importantly the price is always better than what someone can get with the online travel sites. &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;The best villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta with the best oceanfront views and the best price.&lt;/a&gt; Why would you book your stay with anyone else?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/photos.html"&gt;photos of our villa at Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;/a&gt; click on link.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For pure luxury with over 2000 sf of living space, two large bedrooms and 3 full baths, full kitchen, laundry room, dining room, living room and huge balcony our villa has it all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can email us questions at &lt;a href="mailto:VLE1302@yahoo.com"&gt;VLE1302@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; or for a list of FAQ's about &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/faq.html"&gt;Villa La Estancia you can go to our website FAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many activities in the surrounding Vallarta area. To get a list of just a few we recommend you can check out our activities link as well. You'll find it at &lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/activities.html"&gt;Villa La Estancia Oceanfront Activities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also check out some of our guest's reviews at a new site called &lt;a href="http://www.flipkey.com/"&gt;Flipkey.com &lt;/a&gt; Photos of our villa, reviews, calendar, etc.  Just click here  &lt;a href="http://www.flipkey.com/properties/view/160149/villa+la+estancia1302+oceanfront+brad++joey+"&gt;Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta 1302 Reviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here you will find reviews of travelers that have stayed in our villa specifically.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-8571025404339336416?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/8571025404339336416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8571025404339336416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/8571025404339336416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/12/villa-la-estancia-nuevo-vallarta.html' title='Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-6807000669315258603</id><published>2009-05-14T07:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T07:21:31.040-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Swine flu update</title><content type='html'>Health and safety of our guests is our utmost priority at The Villa Group Resorts&lt;br /&gt;No reported cases at Villa Group Destinations - Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit&lt;br /&gt;The Villa Group informs on travel plans&lt;br /&gt;The Villa Group wishes to advise individuals with existing reservations who may be considering changes to their travel plans that they may do so without incurring any penalties from any of The Villa Group properties.&lt;br /&gt;The Villa Group is closely monitoring the recent swine flu outbreak in Mexico and has taken all appropriate steps to ensure the safety and health of all resort guests and employees. The Villa Group resort destination properties in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Nuevo Vallarta/Rviera Nayarit are not within close proximity to Mexico State where the outbreaks hace occurred. No cases have been reported in any of the aforementioned destinations and the Villa Group is working closely with local authorities to take all necessary precautions to minimize exposure to the virus.&lt;br /&gt;The Villa Group adheres to strict food handling and safety guidelines and will do everything required to ensure that the resort destinations remain un-affected, The reported influenza is taking place in Mexico City and has not spread to any of the resort destinations.&lt;br /&gt;Although the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as well as the U.S. State Department, have said that there was no need for U.S. travelers to change, restrict or alter their plans to travel to Mexico, individuals with existing reservations considering changes to their travel plans, may do so without incurring any penalties from any of the Villa Group properties.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-6807000669315258603?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/6807000669315258603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/05/swine-flu-update.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/6807000669315258603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/6807000669315258603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/05/swine-flu-update.html' title='Swine flu update'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056804713502410165.post-4260112766800280560</id><published>2009-05-09T11:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-09T11:42:21.559-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Your Villa</title><content type='html'>Hello from Villa La Estancia, Nuevo Vallarta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com/"&gt;www.villalaestanciaoceanfront.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad Aronson&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;www.VillaLaEstanciaOceanfront.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7056804713502410165-4260112766800280560?l=villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/feeds/4260112766800280560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/05/your-villa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4260112766800280560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7056804713502410165/posts/default/4260112766800280560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://villalaestanciaoceanfront.blogspot.com/2009/05/your-villa.html' title='Your Villa'/><author><name>Brad and Joey, Villa 1302</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15103498801640708768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H-70yIbHHXM/SyPlnx4zKOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/DqyLT0NXXzU/S220/Villa+La+Estancia+Living+room.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
