I spent 4 weeks in San Pancho 3 years ago and loved it. Quiet, beautiful and ever so friendly. I did a few day trips to Sayulita and was always glad to get back "home" to quieter Pancho. And while Pancho is generally quieter than Sayulita, they both have roosters! And then some more roosters and several communal dogs:) Just part of the mix but remember ear plugs and noise machines! All that being said, I'm booked for 6 weeks in Sayulita Centro in the new year! Take care guys.
We travel to San Pancho every year from our home in Canada. We love it and hope to retire there in a few years. You are right about these two beach towns being the place to be ! The relaxed vibe, the food, the beach, the street life! And for nature lovers like us there are wild birds to enjoy everywhere. Did you know about the polo field? Such a fun place. Can't wait til our next visit in December!
You guys now HAVE to dance in front of every city sign because it's become your signature move! $150 for a ten minute taxi ride? Yikes... An unexpected parade, how fun! One night is NEVER enough. "Bumpty," haha. Wish we had communal dogs in Progreso rather than street dogs. How amazing. I've read many accounts about the sea water in Sayulita not being very healthy to swim in due to lack of infrastructure compared to the population growth. Great video - Anne
You guys are so funny & fun 2 watch. Y'all make me look forward to Thursdays.I meeeaaann...♥♥♥Oh so if u don't mind next time could you tell us travis got the ??? from the menu and David got the...so we can dream. I will look up the restaurant and imagine the flavors. Thats JUST HOW MUCH of a Foodie I am. Seriously!
This seems like a wonderful day trip and it was really cheap to get there. I love the videos that you share! That beach town looks like lots of fun. So wonderful that they had so much vegan food that you can eat in Sayulita.... it all looked delicious.
Hola, loved seeing your video about Sayulita and San Pancho. It is always fun to see Sayulita on camera so to speak,. And you ate one of our best hidden restaurants, Yeikame. When you come back be sure to check out the Iguana tree, Mal Paso beach and the best ice cream ever...from Wakika...locally made. And yes...this has been my home for the last 11 years.
Hi guys, just wanted to say I enjoy your videos 👍🏽 I subscribed your channel while back I think you both are super cool Thank you for your videos. Enjoy your PV.🤗
LOVE IT!!!!! going back to San Marco soon and I helped build that community center years ago. Painted the wall near the city sidewalks....love your channel. Following now.
OMG GUYS! You saw the parade... it's called San Pancho days and it's 9 days long. Welcome to our little town, please say hola if you guys are ever back. Great video!
I’m retiring and based on your videos I’m coming next week to check out Merida Barrio Santiago and then based on friends recommendations I’m going to check out San Pancho. Ive been going to Emiliano Zapata PVR for decades but you have inspired me. Love your videos ❤️
@@TravelWTravis Thank you. The colonial houses in Merida are so gorgeous but I like that David who is not usually a beach town fan would consider living in San Pancho. I’m also vegan so your videos really ring true for me. ❤️
Hiii, I´ve been watching your videos!! I love you guys. Glad to see that you enjoyed Sayulita and San Pancho. I´ve never been there but looks very nice. You have now seen the true culture in my home country, a disfrutar! I moved to Merida. I love living here. Just went to Progreso for the first time.
I’ve been heavily considering this move too. Did you buy a place or are you renting? Are you remotely working or in retirement? I’m so nervous about the move…
Hi there. Moving to Merida is one of the best decisions I´ve made. I rented few months and I just bought a place. I work remotely (for Covid) but I have a job at a University. So eventually, I will be working in person. I´m Mexican BTW, that makes language and logistics easier, but it seems that is not so complicated for foreigners. Have you visited Merida at all? maybe you could start by staying short-term and see if it works for you.
@@karinamartinez7681 - I’ve never visited there, but I’ve lived in the Virgin Islands and I’m currently in California. So, the biggest aspect and complaint from people is the heat and humidity (which I’m accustomed to). So, I have some savings that I’m considering just buying and moving down to work remotely abroad. I guess you could call it a “soft retirement”. My thought process is, the states cost of living is ever increasing. Folks want to SAVE for their retirement and then realize they can’t afford it. So, what do they do? They move to Ajijic or Costa Rica… by the the time I look to retire, most of the valuable real estate will be sold AND the prices will have increased. So I’m basically wanting to invest ahead of time.
Next time check out the hike via the jungle between Sayulita and San Pancho. The beach you find is amazing!!! The trails are amazing. The last part of the hike along the highway is scary as f%^k!!!! haha Worth it....
After visiting there in July I wondered why more RUclipsrs did not mention Sayulita or consider moving there. I know one issue is the wifi is not that great, but everything else is wonderful.
I've heard of Sayulita. I'm seeing things in your video I haven't seen in others. Much appreciation. David, what did you order at the first place where you wanted to lick the plate? 😂✍🏾
Hi guys. I am glad you like Sayulita +San Pancho so much. I'd love to live there if I could. Sayulita is normally a relatively quiet beach town except during Eastern when it becomes packed with low budget tourists from Guadalajara and Mexico City. It gets so crowded that many people pass the night on the beach or in their cars. Not nice, indeed. If you go back to Sayulita you may want to explore other beaches in the same region. There are several semi virgin beaches south and north of Sayulita. If snorkeling is your thing you may want to visit the famous "Hidden Beach" in the Marietas Island. If you are around PV yet, you may want to visit the Colonial village of San Sebastián, 1.30 hours away from PV, up in the mountains. San Sebastián is a charming 17th century mining town. Several tour operators in PV offer 1-day visits to San Sebastián. By the way, I loved who Travis pronounced "perfecto". English speakers normally have problems to pronounce the Spanish "r" sound. FYI, us Mexicans do not drink Tequila the way you did anymore. That's outdated. We sip the Tequila slowly and we do not put salt on the palms of our hands. In the past Tequila used to be drank accompanied with salt and lemon. The function of the lemon was to cool your throat, but that custom was adopted when the Tequila was a cheap alcoholic beverage. If are drinking a good quality Tequila, then you do not need to accompany it with lemon and salt, and certainly you do not drink it in shots, but sipping it slowly. Hope you keep having a good time in PV.
Will you stay in PV or move back to the YUCATAN? Love Merida but dang it's hot. I'll be in PV in a couple of days hope to see you two there. Come to Morelia Michoacán for the Mariposas and Dia des Muertos!
Me encanta el video. Un dia, check out Lo De Marcos. Menos turistas. Hope you visit the west coast of Mexico again. Gracias por todo. Especialmente la lugares vegan!
@@noelliastarr5853 Sadly..those are the people who jack up the real estate market so much "regular" folks can't live there. Just like in Ajijic and Lake Chapala.
Love San Pancho, I stay there every winter. Great local people and my favourite beach to walk on. I wander through the jungle trail from San Pancho to Sayulita once a week to go to the market, and have breakfast with friends. Very glad you got to visit both places, SP is more my vibe, though it is very quickly being discovered, and soon will be as busy as Sayulita.
@@KareemPinkston Well I am Canadian, so cannot compare to the US. But for a monthly rental it is pretty much comparable with Montreal. Though local food is much cheaper. Obviously the further from the beach, the cheaper, and town is really not that big. SP is getting very popular, and there are some big money people moving in.
When you are making your travel plans, do you include in your research whether there is a festival or celebratory event occurring during your visit to the area?
They were a little more pricey than Merida (almost everything is), but typical for tourist-y beach towns and not too crazy like places in Cancun or Tulum can be. That said, we did look up longer-term AirBnbs there and from what we saw they were definitely more on the expensive side (for our budget anyway!)
It's too bad the gringos are driving up the real estate prices in Lake Chapala the way they ruined it in Ajijic. They take over the best areas and then only rich people can live there. Sad!
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Who's been to Sayulita + San Pancho? Let us know what we missed!
Yo! Pero nunca a los lugares vegan.
You both need to go to Las Lomas before Lo de Marcos y a beach not know by many and if you can stay a night at Punta Monterrey Tropical Resort
@@ramirosantana3940 Isn't that a private beach?
Acapulco my favorite from 1962-2013. Eathquakes and hurricanes were the deal breakers.
Hey bro... I serve the tequilas for you that day I was sitting next table.... Hope to see you again at teikame.....
Y'all are just way too cute. And you seem like you'd be fun travel companions :D Loved your video!
Thanks Brittany!
I spent 4 weeks in San Pancho 3 years ago and loved it. Quiet, beautiful and ever so friendly. I did a few day trips to Sayulita and was always glad to get back "home" to quieter Pancho. And while Pancho is generally quieter than Sayulita, they both have roosters! And then some more roosters and several communal dogs:) Just part of the mix but remember ear plugs and noise machines! All that being said, I'm booked for 6 weeks in Sayulita Centro in the new year!
Take care guys.
We travel to San Pancho every year from our home in Canada. We love it and hope to retire there in a few years. You are right about these two beach towns being the place to be ! The relaxed vibe, the food, the beach, the street life! And for nature lovers like us there are wild birds to enjoy everywhere. Did you know about the polo field? Such a fun place. Can't wait til our next visit in December!
We heard about it after left, so we’ll have to go back to check it out!
Im moving to perto vallarta in Feburary. Happy to see youre there. Thanks for the videos cutie pie pies
Ah - congrats! Hope you have an amazing time!
You guys now HAVE to dance in front of every city sign because it's become your signature move! $150 for a ten minute taxi ride? Yikes... An unexpected parade, how fun! One night is NEVER enough. "Bumpty," haha. Wish we had communal dogs in Progreso rather than street dogs. How amazing. I've read many accounts about the sea water in Sayulita not being very healthy to swim in due to lack of infrastructure compared to the population growth. Great video - Anne
I think they meant 150 pesos, which is about 7 American dollars ;)
@@dannaz7490 they did mean pesos, which I knew, which is expensive here. But it also depends how busy the drivers are and what time it is.
@@tunemistress8433 ah ! I see. Good to know
Omg, I have SO much love for this video!
Ya'll are adorable, but your videos always make me hungry! Haha
San Pancho 🔥❤️
You guys are so funny & fun 2 watch. Y'all make me look forward to Thursdays.I meeeaaann...♥♥♥Oh so if u don't mind next time could you tell us travis got the ??? from the menu and David got the...so we can dream. I will look up the restaurant and imagine the flavors. Thats JUST HOW MUCH of a Foodie I am. Seriously!
Yes! We’re trying to do better describing our food!
I am going to PV next week for the first time. I just came across your video! Wahhh!!! I'll see if I can visit Sayulita for a day. Thanks!!
Love the name cafe con leche 😍
thank you guys so very much
beautiful... thank you.
This seems like a wonderful day trip and it was really cheap to get there. I love the videos that you share! That beach town looks like lots of fun. So wonderful that they had so much vegan food that you can eat in Sayulita.... it all looked delicious.
Travis,Like the tropical shirt!
Hola, loved seeing your video about Sayulita and San Pancho. It is always fun to see Sayulita on camera so to speak,. And you ate one of our best hidden restaurants, Yeikame. When you come back be sure to check out the Iguana tree, Mal Paso beach and the best ice cream ever...from Wakika...locally made. And yes...this has been my home for the last 11 years.
Ooo, we’ll definitely add that to our list for next time! Thanks so much!
Hola Beth(((-8. If you fellows like nature, check out Lo de Perla based out of San Pancho
Hi guys, just wanted to say I enjoy your videos 👍🏽 I subscribed your channel while back I think you both are super cool Thank you for your videos. Enjoy your PV.🤗
Thanks Maggie!
We love Sayulita and San Pancho, bu i have to agree with you that San Pancho is special! Try the chapulines and charales on the Sayulita beach!
They can't, they're vegan.
@@tunemistress8433 oops! I knew that ..LOL...Thanks for reminding me!
David! Love the shirt!!
LOVE IT!!!!! going back to San Marco soon and I helped build that community center years ago. Painted the wall near the city sidewalks....love your channel. Following now.
That’s incredible!
Yet another place to add to my list.The breakfast looked yum and the food at Yeikama fantastic.Thanks guys :)
Thanks so much for watching!
Loove your videos! My partner and I are traveling to CDMX this Christmas. We watched your videos for tips and ideas on where to stay!! thanks!!!
You’re so welcome - hope you guys have a blast!!
OMG GUYS! You saw the parade... it's called San Pancho days and it's 9 days long. Welcome to our little town, please say hola if you guys are ever back. Great video!
I’m retiring and based on your videos I’m coming next week to check out Merida Barrio Santiago and then based on friends recommendations I’m going to check out San Pancho. Ive been going to Emiliano Zapata PVR for decades but you have inspired me. Love your videos ❤️
Oh great! Let us know what you think - Merida and San Pancho are verrrrry different obviously, but they each have their own appeal!
@@TravelWTravis Thank you. The colonial houses in Merida are so gorgeous but I like that David who is not usually a beach town fan would consider living in San Pancho. I’m also vegan so your videos really ring true for me. ❤️
Hiii, I´ve been watching your videos!! I love you guys. Glad to see that you enjoyed Sayulita and San Pancho. I´ve never been there but looks very nice. You have now seen the true culture in my home country, a disfrutar! I moved to Merida. I love living here. Just went to Progreso for the first time.
Oh awesome! Hope you had a great time! We ❤️ 🇲🇽!
I’ve been heavily considering this move too.
Did you buy a place or are you renting?
Are you remotely working or in retirement?
I’m so nervous about the move…
Hi there. Moving to Merida is one of the best decisions I´ve made. I rented few months and I just bought a place. I work remotely (for Covid) but I have a job at a University. So eventually, I will be working in person. I´m Mexican BTW, that makes language and logistics easier, but it seems that is not so complicated for foreigners.
Have you visited Merida at all? maybe you could start by staying short-term and see if it works for you.
@@karinamartinez7681 Hahah, we moved to Merida last year! We've been based there since 2020 and have been traveling ever since. It's great!!
@@karinamartinez7681 - I’ve never visited there, but I’ve lived in the Virgin Islands and I’m currently in California. So, the biggest aspect and complaint from people is the heat and humidity (which I’m accustomed to).
So, I have some savings that I’m considering just buying and moving down to work remotely abroad.
I guess you could call it a “soft retirement”.
My thought process is, the states cost of living is ever increasing. Folks want to SAVE for their retirement and then realize they can’t afford it.
So, what do they do? They move to Ajijic or Costa Rica… by the the time I look to retire, most of the valuable real estate will be sold AND the prices will have increased.
So I’m basically wanting to invest ahead of time.
We arrived in Sayulita today. Looks like Yeikame is no longer there. But other great places abound!
you two have the dreamiest eyes. your meant for each other
Beach town with rich culture Mr. David. Should move here.
Next time check out the hike via the jungle between Sayulita and San Pancho. The beach you find is amazing!!! The trails are amazing. The last part of the hike along the highway is scary as f%^k!!!! haha Worth it....
haha that sounds incredible!
After visiting there in July I wondered why more RUclipsrs did not mention Sayulita or consider moving there. I know one issue is the wifi is not that great, but everything else is wonderful.
I've heard of Sayulita. I'm seeing things in your video I haven't seen in others. Much appreciation. David, what did you order at the first place where you wanted to lick the plate? 😂✍🏾
haha the vegan omelette!
So happy to see you having a good time 💜
Hi guys. I am glad you like Sayulita +San Pancho so much. I'd love to live there if I could. Sayulita is normally a relatively quiet beach town except during Eastern when it becomes packed with low budget tourists from Guadalajara and Mexico City. It gets so crowded that many people pass the night on the beach or in their cars. Not nice, indeed. If you go back to Sayulita you may want to explore other beaches in the same region. There are several semi virgin beaches south and north of Sayulita. If snorkeling is your thing you may want to visit the famous "Hidden Beach" in the Marietas Island. If you are around PV yet, you may want to visit the Colonial village of San Sebastián, 1.30 hours away from PV, up in the mountains. San Sebastián is a charming 17th century mining town. Several tour operators in PV offer 1-day visits to San Sebastián.
By the way, I loved who Travis pronounced "perfecto". English speakers normally have problems to pronounce the Spanish "r" sound. FYI, us Mexicans do not drink Tequila the way you did anymore. That's outdated. We sip the Tequila slowly and we do not put salt on the palms of our hands. In the past Tequila used to be drank accompanied with salt and lemon. The function of the lemon was to cool your throat, but that custom was adopted when the Tequila was a cheap alcoholic beverage. If are drinking a good quality Tequila, then you do not need to accompany it with lemon and salt, and certainly you do not drink it in shots, but sipping it slowly. Hope you keep having a good time in PV.
Oh nice - thanks for the tips!
Looks like an amazing time. Thanks for another place to put on my list.
You’re welcome!
Will you stay in PV or move back to the YUCATAN? Love Merida but dang it's hot. I'll be in PV in a couple of days hope to see you two there. Come to Morelia Michoacán for the Mariposas and Dia des Muertos!
haha we're not sure yet! We're already out of PV though - off on another adventure - but enjoy your trip!!
Thank you for the vlogs if I can't be there this is the next best thing
Thanks for watching Tony!
on my bucket list, I can see why David would consider living here!
Me encanta el video. Un dia, check out Lo De Marcos. Menos turistas. Hope you visit the west coast of Mexico again. Gracias por todo. Especialmente la lugares vegan!
Super cute 😁..I call sayulita the home of the 6figure (100k$) hippies lol
Haha truly!
We call them Trustafarians
@@noelliastarr5853 Sadly..those are the people who jack up the real estate market so much "regular" folks can't live there. Just like in Ajijic and Lake Chapala.
FYI, still shoulder season in Sayulita and San Pancho. Still nice Nov-Mar, but quite different.
Love San Pancho, I stay there every winter. Great local people and my favourite beach to walk on. I wander through the jungle trail from San Pancho to Sayulita once a week to go to the market, and have breakfast with friends. Very glad you got to visit both places, SP is more my vibe, though it is very quickly being discovered, and soon will be as busy as Sayulita.
I’ve never even heard of the place but I’m falling in love with it all now!!
Vegan friendly!!
Please consider getting some housing info for us!!
San Pancho is very $$$
@@TheManCadian - you mean in terms of overall Mexican economics or compared to the US?
@@KareemPinkston Well I am Canadian, so cannot compare to the US. But for a monthly rental it is pretty much comparable with Montreal. Though local food is much cheaper. Obviously the further from the beach, the cheaper, and town is really not that big. SP is getting very popular, and there are some big money people moving in.
Another great video guys but how was the internet in both cities.
It was good! The internet at the Airbnb was strong and most cafes that we went to had free wifi as well.
ANOTHER … great video ! Xoxxo
Thanks Claude!
The little towns are always better
Totally!
First one ☝🏽 😝🥰
haha yes!
Both those places have been on my radar. Still slow traveling around the central region. Those burritos & tacos looked amazing.
When you are making your travel plans, do you include in your research whether there is a festival or celebratory event occurring during your visit to the area?
Haha no - that was totally on accident. Although we are planning to be where the action is for Día de los Muertos
How do prices compare with the other places you have been?
They were a little more pricey than Merida (almost everything is), but typical for tourist-y beach towns and not too crazy like places in Cancun or Tulum can be. That said, we did look up longer-term AirBnbs there and from what we saw they were definitely more on the expensive side (for our budget anyway!)
We are staying at casa pia in march 22
Amazing!
You missed the Polo fields!
Polo fields?! In Sayulita or San Pancho?
@@TravelWTravis San Pancho, they have a very, very high end polo club, who also owns Tierra Beach club, the really fancy spot way north on the beach.
The San Pancho polo fields have a Sunday brunch starting in November, I think, really fancy!
Will definitely visit both beach towns when I go to P.V. next year, they both look amazing. Thanks so much for sharing:))
Do you still live in Merida?
We’re still based there, but have been traveling a bunch lately!
7:43 I had to do a double take. It looks like a studio lot with a fake background.
Haha right?!
This was record time eating 2 seconds after arrival!! lol.
Haha you know we’re always hungry 😬
Love your videos guys. Next time you’re near Guadalajara, check out Lake Chapala we’re at 5000 feet and the weather is the second best in the world
Yes, it’s definitely on our list!
It's too bad the gringos are driving up the real estate prices in Lake Chapala the way they ruined it in Ajijic. They take over the best areas and then only rich people can live there. Sad!
🤣😂