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Tasting Tacos and Tequilas in Puerto Vallarta

Vallarta Food Tours’ “Experience Mexology” Food and Drink tour was one of the absolute best tours we have ever taken in all of our travels.  Over the course of 4 hours, we wandered around Puerto Vallarta’s Romantic Zone with an incredibly knowledgeable, English-fluent guide named Luis Alba, experiencing 6 handcrafted cocktails and enjoying 6 scrumptious food tastings.

We met Luis in Lazaro Cardenas Park, also known as “The Mosaic Park” because of its incredible tile work. Luis promised – and delivered – on a comprehensive and scrumptious eating, learning, drinking experience, as he took us to a variety of places, from holes in the wall to fine restaurants. It was a fantastic way to get to know Puerto Vallarta, feel connected to the culture, and get some restaurant recommendations.

The tour is described on the website this way:

Enjoy 6 handcrafted cocktails and 6 food tastings!

Drink And Eat Your Way Through Downtown Vallarta. Tacos and Tequila are at the top of everyone’s list when they come to PV. This tour gives you both in one fun and food-filled evening. This 4 hours walking, drinking and eating tour has no less than 6 cocktails including tequila, pulque, mezcal and local agave spirit: racilla. Eat tacos, drink tequila, learn about the differences in the spirits, laugh and just have an amazing afternoon with a group of like-minded travelers on this insider experience around the Romanic zone!

Info:

Vallarta Mexology Tours/Food Tours Our Tour Starting Point, Lazaro Cardenas Park

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If you know... you know. #racine #racinewi #racilla #raytown #wi #wisconsin #grafitti #graffiti #tagging #lakemichigan #lake #dock #paint https://www.instagram.com/p/CC05UVyDIl2/?igshid=1svnd4hghn46z

[othercrossee]

Gwennnnn

Im busy with a drawing rn but wanna see my based off Cleo oc (u don't have a choice)

[anomenofdarkness]

Enchanted Arcana?

I was hoping you wouldn't ask abt Enchanted Arcana bc it's the one I've developed the least but I'll give what I got

Places

Bartrania: A proxy for Germany (feels pertinent to clarify here that EA is high fantasy shit if you couldn't guess from the name). The Bartranian royal family are known as the Raven Kings and Queens, and Waldron is the son of Queen Emmeranne Teneb III.

Racilla: A town near the capital of Bartrania. It's also close to a temple that the main characters spend like half of part 1 in. Draco killed a dragon there.

There is a proxy for Japan

There is a proxy for Italy/Rome

There is a proxy for Scandinavia

The Nine Realms are a thing that exist

A country named Achram is another thing that exists

People

(this is where a good portion of my work lies)

Waldron Teneb: The next Raven King, ace and heteroromantic, wizard, IS THAT THE GRIM REAPER. No just one of many. Specializes in what is essentially the Dark Type of EA magic- able to induce necrosis and bend shadows/darkness.

Pura Alina: Daughter of the captain of the royal guard, pan, formerly a wizard, now a sorcerer due to reasons. Specializes in light magic, i.e. restoration and photokinesis.

Queen Emmeranne Teneb III: Current Raven Queen, aro and het, awesome ruler and mother. Overall girlboss.

Kiretsu Kogeki: parents currently not very significant (subject to change), transfem lesbian, samurai, kitsune, partial god, gay for Pura (reciprocated). Specializes in electricity magic, i.e. firing electricity and summoning lightning strikes

Draco Brando: parents are both fckin ded (bc his dad revived his mom w/ the Philosopher's Stone and it drained him of his life force faster than living does), bi, knight/former wizard/current dragon man. Specializes in fire i.e. shootin fire and exploding things. He also has pet fire elemental named Ignis.

Annbi Toril: parents not currently significant (subject to change), genderfluid, sexuality undecided, frost giant viking. Specializes in ice magic, i.e. ice blasts and that's kind of it as of now.

Ignis: is a fire elemental. And a falcon.

General World Things

The world of EA is similar to dnd or Rick Riordan's works in that the legends of multiple cultures are all real all at once. There's monsters/creatures from a lot of cultures, the Nine Realms are a thing, there's more extraplanar shit besides the Nine Realms. Just very big on magic. Speaking of which...

Magic

Magic is very easy to learn if you're not innately able to use it, but every spell needs a material related to the element the spell would be, along with an incantation. So for instance if you wanted to make a wall of earth, you would need something like dwarf hairs or gargoyle scales, and an incantation like Murus terrae. The rules are a little shakier for innately magic peeps, like Kiretsu or Annbi, because I have written Kiretsu and Annbi to use the same components as Waldron and Pura, and then later wrote Pura not needing any components after being turned into a magical entity. A bit more editing needs to be done, but I do intend to post part 1 soon. Also wizards can't transmute. Enchantments are a big thing as well.

Magical Entities

An inexhaustive list of magical entities that have already appeared in some capacity and the context for said appearance.

Reapers: Waldron interacted with one in the past and then became one after using its power

Dwarves: they were mentioned while Waldron was trying to decide on an ingredient for a transmutation spell.

Gargoyles: see above

Angels: Pura used the feather of one to try (and fail) to power an illusion after a shade backhanded her so hard she almost died

Shades: see above. Also Pura almost turned into one

Shadow beasts: mentioned while the main party speculated about what would be in the temple

Dire beasts: the main party fought a dire black bear and more exist

Cockatrices: the main party beat one's ass

Hydras: the cockatrice was eating one

Elementals: Ignis and a giant golem they thought was an earth elemental

Golems: see above

Dragons: Draco killed one, as he tends to do

Wyverns: Draco killed one, as he tends to do

Half-dragon: Draco became one

Kitsune: Kiretsu is one

Frost Giants: Annbi is one

Partial shade: thats Pura babyy

In conclusion:

Magic.

Thank you for your time, and I apologize for what is definitely one of my longest posts

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#studio #inthebooth #squad #gang #ganggang #topent420 #topoftheworldent💰🌍 #datown #racilla #citymorgue #trapmusic #everyday #sundayfunday #friends #getithowyoulive #rapmusic #e40 #djpaulyd #djpaul #justdoit #dedication #dreamchaser https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Xzhf2Fa7M/?igshid=rzpn3wzy8qvw

[shananigans65]

Bottling my racilla #100happydaysforever #shannonandbrandyinmexico #happyshananigans #margaritas #lifeisgood #pv #puertovallarta (at Rancho Verano Distileria de Tequila) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwfSOZnhPZ1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l8sqpogpnqmo

[travelpenandpalate]

The Damajuana Festival de Raicilla 2019 @visitpuertovallarta provided the chance to taste a wide variety of this once considered moonshine. Racilla is now recognized with its own Denominacion de Origen for Jalisco. #raicilla is distilled twice w/ #agave that has been slow roasted for several days in a wood fired clay oven creating a smooth, subtle distinguishing difference from its cousins #tequila & #mezcal . #culinarytravel #mexicanfood #mexicantravels #mexicandrinks #raicillajalisco https://ift.tt/2W5o8CJ

[konsumforschung]

tequila, racilla, y mezcal de sonora http://bit.ly/2TMEgrw

[scotlandandbeyond]

Musings and Lessons Learned

Did you know that there are over 30 million olive trees on Crete? On an island with 8336 square kilometres, compared with 31,285 of Vancouver Island and 423,970 of California, that’s a lot of olive trees in one space. There’s one tree for almost every resident of Canada, or resident of California! Also interesting is that the olive farmers, (I don’t know if they’re called farmers here or not), talk about how many trees they have, not the amount of land they use. In North America, an example of what a farmer might say is, “I’ve got 600 acres of corn”, but they wouldn’t say, “I’ve got 2245 stalks of corn”, yet here our neighbour told us, “I’ve got 1722 olive trees.” It’s just an interesting difference. Some of his trees are over 100 years old! Yesterday evening our neighbour brought us over some of his olive oil with some homemade brown bread: what a treat! We have been welcomed here by our neighbours and we have tried to reciprocate with our now delpleted stock of BC candied smoked salmon. We are on the cusp of the olive harvesting season and we see farmers out checking daily on their trees.

One of the many benefits of having Cretan neighbours is, besides their friendship, the ability to check out my hypotheses on a few subjects and get the correct answers/reasons. I’ll update all you too on 3 in particular...motorcycle helmets ARE required, but many find wearing them just too hot, so they wear them on their arm in case they see the police and need to put them on! (I’m not making this up). Marijuana is not legal: CBD products are and marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes with a doctor’s note. And lastly those fur shops...they sprang up about 5 years ago when there were a lot of Russians coming to Crete. Unfortunately for the shops, this is no longer the case, and they’re struggling to find clients. So now you know what I know!

Last week we had the great fortune to go out one evening with our Cretan neighbour and his Swedish girlfriend. It was a fascinating evening, and one where we got to suspend our tourist status and travel through an evening as a local. We met some of the local vendors at a local restaurant, (it’s opened until 1:00 am), getting their dinner after working until after 11pm.

Yesterday I had a huge moment: I was able to order a Freddo Cappuccino without sugar all in Greek...and as a result I got the Greek discount! Okay, it was only .30 difference, but since I don’t see my Greek proficiency getting any better in the near future, this may be my crowning accomplishment. BTW, I have now mastered asking for the bill, and was able to get the car filled up too...all in Greek! Yay me!

Speaking of driving, last week we drove the entire length of Crete, swimming at the eastern tip and the western tip, along with twice on the south coast. Something that all areas have in common are the “weeds” growing along the sides of the road. Those “weeds” are oleander and bougainvillea, and right now they are in glorious full bloom. They are stunning, with many tourists stopping to get photos of what we can only dream of having in our well tended gardens back at home. Unfortunately I haven’t yet got a photo; only blurry ones from the car, so for now you will have to imagine it all.

In my experience, almost every country has it’s own homemade “brew”. In North America there is moonshine/everclear; in France there’s calvados, in Mexico, (particularly in the state of Jalisco), there’s racilla. Here in Greece there’s Raki. It’s served after every meal, and is usually complimentary. Sometimes it’s even served to teenagers. Here’s the interesting facts about Raki: it’s made from the leftovers from the wine grapes, it’s made by everyone, and it’s not taxed. That it’s made without regulations means that the Raki you have in one place may be entirely different that what you get in the building next door...in both quality and potency. While I have had many different Raki experiences, I will say that the quality of the fresh, chilled watermelon that you usually also get, it exceptional! Daily we pass people selling watermelons out of the back of their trucks.

I think that’s all of my updates for now. I’ll leave you with some photos from yesterday’s beach. We had done some research on a beach maybe 8kms from here so we prepared to take the bus there. The information man at the bus stop said, “no, no, no, you must go to ....beach instead”, so we told the conductor the name of that beach. The conductor said, “No, no, no...you must go to ....beach instead. I will tell you when to get out.” Needless to say we ended up at the conductor’s beach! It was really nice and sandy. The waves reminded us of the ones out in Tofino, (only with much warmer water), and we were in the landing flight path of Heraklion airport, so we amused ourselves, while under our double beach umbrellas, with watching the comings and goings of planes.

Until next time...

[hananbouakl]

A community engagement project in collaboration between #UTS Master of Design & #CentennialParklands that I’m proud to be a part of! Sydneysiders, head to Centennial Parklands this week to learn more about small & big birds & their #BirdHabitat in the wilds. #NationalBirdWeek #signage #illustration #royalbotanicalgardens 🌱 Product Designer: Alfredo Racilla Sanchez Director of Masters of Design: Tom Lee @willywagtailsightings Widlife Ecologist: John Martin 🌱 @utsdab @utsint @utsengage (at Centennial Parklands)

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#lucyisjoyful yesterday cause I got to visit Racine: a nice place to live #aniceplacetolive #racilla #100happydays oh and @benkoetz is ok too. (Pic for today is comin at ya tomorrow) (at Downtown Racine)