@Huma0
I have always wanted to go to the Carribean, one of the hosts on here has an island in Belize, that would be super cool. Except, I can't afford it!
The water in the Pacific is much cooler, that is what makes it ok to go in the summer. No coral reefs on our west coast. Puerto Vallarta is on a large bay, so not huge waves and a nice beach. My cousin raves to this day about the seafood. I am not too aware of much culture, except beach vacation tourist stuff. Mazatlan would probably have the Colonial Old Town and beautiful old churches and it is not just totally tourists. If I were driving and going on a longer trip, I would love to go there. It is a much bigger city than Puerto Vallarta, I would want to have a car there, but if you just went to the beach and the old town you would not really need a car there. (And, as a Californian, I really like to go places in my car. I drive to Seattle when I go back, ~1100 miles, because I want my car while I'm there).
Ted & Chris