Welcome From Sara & Mike Wise
Expats in Vallarta is an informal community for expats living in Puerto Vallarta, as well as a resource for people considering moving to what many people believe is the best place in the world to live.
The group was started in 2009 and has been responsible for many new friendships. Expats has grown into a resource for people who have gone through the process of setting up a life here are willing to share their stories to make it easier for those that follow. Look around, meet some of our members, ask questions and attend our events when you are in the area.
Meet Our Members
Peter & Pam Rumsey
Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? We move to PV every January through April from the Pacific Northwest in Washington State. When did you ...
Caryn & John Crump
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: We spend 1/2 the year in Puerto Vallarta and the balance of the year in Vermont What ...
Rick & Betty Piper
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Semi-retired Where did you live previously? St. Paul, Minnesota When did you move to Vallarta? October 2010 What part of town do you live ...
Ellen Spangler
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Still live part time in Colorado When did you move to Vallarta: 2007 What part of town do ...
Tom Connolly
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? Chicago, IL When did you move to Vallarta? Oct.1, 2012 What part of town do you live in? ...
Mina Pavone
Employed or Retired? Semi Retired Single, couple, family? Single Where did you live previously? San Diego, CA When did you move to Vallarta? June 2009 What part of town ...
Jeannie Perez
Are you: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where are you living now / where are you from: Lake Tahoe, California Timeframe for a move: Will probably be part ...
Daniel Stewart
Status: Family Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: Previously living in Acapulco. What part of town do you live in: Fluvial Why did you decide to ...
Kim & Mike Altman
Kim and Mike Altman are a semi-retired couple enjoying the Vallarta lifestyle. Kim has been an executive coach, consultant and trainer for many years. Nowadays, ...
Pat & Patrick Cosgrove
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Portland, Oregon What part of town do you live in: Marina Why did you decide to move to ...
Bill deRaad
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? Vancouver, BC, Canada When did you move to Vallarta? ...off and on for the last four years... What ...
Pat Henry
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: I left California 24 years ago after living there for 15 years, and I was born and ...
Tom & June Swift
Employed or Retired: Employed Are you: Couple Where are you living now / where are you from? Tom and I are both from Dubuque, Iowa, where we ...
Larry & Robin Tennis
Employed or Retired: Employed Status: Couple Where are you living now / where are you from: Currently live in a small town just south of Calgary, Alberta. ...
Nancy & Gary Van Landingham
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? California When did you move to Vallarta? 2008 What part of town do you live in? Marina Why did ...
Peg & Norm Wirkler
Employed or Retired? Retired Single, couple, family? Married Couple Where did you live previously? Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico & Colorado When did you move to Vallarta? 2010- We're snowbirds, summers ...
Michele Sterley
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: I live in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in the summer and Puerto Vallarta in the winter. When ...
Alicia Valair
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Semi-retired Where are you living now / where are you from: Currently living in Las Vegas, originally from New Orleans. Timeframe for a ...
Colleen Bixler
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: Ouray, Colorado in the summer. PV in the winter. Originally from Oklahoma City. What part of town ...
Marsha Ryle & Al Goldspiel
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Berkeley, CA What part of town do you live in: Cinco de Deciembre,The neighborhood above Teatro Vallarta. Why ...
SUN Shine
Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? San Francisco, CA When did you move to Vallarta? Dec 25, 2001 What part of town do you live ...
Al Goldspiel
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? San Francisco Bay area When did you move to Vallarta? 2006 What part of town do you live ...
Dr. Jim Starr
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously? Born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey. I spent half my life lived and practiced in ...
Ellen & Dave Fenton
Employed or Retired? I retired from a manufacturing background in 2006. My husband, who designs plant layouts, is still working. Single, couple, family? We are a ...
Debra Grey
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: San Francisco Bay Area / Portland, Oregon What part of town do you live in: Currently living ...
Heidi & Sid Kotlus
Single, couple, family? Couple Where did you live previously? New Hampshire When did you move to Vallarta? 2010 Part Time What part of town do you live? Hotel ...
Henry & Sonia Ying
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: Cupertino, CA When did you move to Vallarta: 2008 What part of town do you live in: Las ...
Nancy Bowen
Single, couple, family? Single Where did you live previously? California When did you move to Vallarta? 2002 What part of town do you live? Mismaloya & South Bay Where ...
Sandra Alvarez
Status: It's complicated Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: Denver What part of town do you live in: near Pitillal Why did you decide to move ...
Brenda & John Power
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Originally from St. Albert, Alberta Canada, we followed our desire to volunteer full time with Families ...
Mike and Karen Erp
Status: Family Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Spokane and Pullman, Washington, USA What part of town do you live in: Downtown Centro Why did you ...
Bob & Maria Lyons
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where are you living now / where are you from: We spent many years searching for a "winter home" in Florida. ...
Christina Herdzik
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously? Calgary, Alberta When did you move to Vallarta? October 1996 What part of town do you live in? ...
Diana Creber
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Novato Marin County, California When did you move to Vallarta: 1999 What part of town do you live ...
Bud & Lois Ellison
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Originally from Northern California - more recently have lived in Florence, Alabama; Palm Coast, Florida and ...
Brian Blackburn
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Employed Where did you live previously: Originally from Toronto - have lived in Yellowknife, Vancouver, Calgary and Cabo San Lucas When did you ...
Anne & Angus Carten
Stauts: Couple Where are you living now / where are you from: Vancouver, BC. Canada Timeframe for a move: 5 years Where else are you considering: Live winters ...
Kathy & Rod Jenkins
Employed or Retired: Semi-retired Are you: Couple Where are you living now / where are you from? Texas Timeframe for a move: Unknown Why Vallarta? We have a place ...Val Frost
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? White Rock, British Columbia When did you move to Vallarta? January 2008 What part of town do you ...
Valerie & Ken Phillis
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Semi-retired Where did you live previously: Wichita Falls, Texas What part of town do you live in: La Cruz de Huanacaxtle Why did you ...
Charlie & Linda Hernandez
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: Santa Cruz, California What part of town do you live in: Southside When did you move to Vallarta: ...
Sara Alexander
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: S.F. Bay Area When did you move to Vallarta: I lived here for a year in 2006. ...
Bill Ragan
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? Canada, Cuba When did you move to Vallarta? 2007 What part of town do you live in? Amapas ...
Christi & David Wharton
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? Toronto When did you move to Vallarta? 2006 What part of town do you live in? Amapas & ...
Jenny Pray
Status: Single Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously? Honolulu, Hawaii and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When did you move to Vallarta? 1991 What part of town do ...
Joy Smith
Working or Retired: Retired Where are yo from: Ventura, Ca. Still here at this time. Have not moved permanently. What part of town do you live: ...
Gale & Dana Crowne
Status: Couple Employed or Retired: Retired Where did you live previously: We currently live about 5 months of the year in New Buffalo, Michigan which is about ...
Ed & Theresa Harrod
Employed or Retired: Retired Where are you living now / where are you from: Currently in Puerto Vallarta. Home is Kennewick,Washington Timeframe for a move: Within two ...