Boomers In Paradise: Living In Puerto Vallarta

by Robert T. Nelson, Ada Colorina (Illustrator)

Today's baby boomers are not waiting for retirement to enjoy the good life. And even if they do retire, for most people under 60, leaving their jobs means something very different than sitting back and doing nothing. After a 40-year marketing career with major global brands and his own brand consultancy, author Robert Nelson moved to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and never looked back. Now, in Boomers in Paradise: Living in Puerto Vallarta, he shows boomers the pleasures and the perils of this self-described Jewel of the Mexican Riviera. Unlike other books on Mexico, 14 different boomers tell their personal stories of how they came to live in Puerto Vallarta, and what their daily lives are like. As diverse in scope as it is informative in nature, through these unique interviews, Nelson shares these very personal accounts of living in Puerto Vallarta and shows boomers how to get the most out of a brand new life whether they are married, single, retired or want to continue to work.

174 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2008

About the author

After living in Puerto Vallarta for six years, Robert Nelson wrote his first love letter to this Mexican tropical paradise. Boomers in Paradise: Living in Puerto Vallarta captured the everyday lives of 14 American and Canadian Baby Boomers, providing those who dream about living in the city on the Bay of Banderas with the insights and information needed to make Puerto Vallarta their new home.

Now, Expats in Paradise: Life in Puerto Vallarta brings a fresh new look at the daily lives of a disparate group of expats from America, Canada, Argentina, France, England and even the Czech Republic, reflecting the cosmopolitan and international personality of Puerto Vallarta. Their unique and personal experiences will provide readers with the facts, feelings and observations necessary to help them decide if they want to make Puerto Vallarta their place in the sun.

After years of visiting Puerto Vallarta, he first moved to the city by the Bay of Banderas in 2002. He has also lived in Germany, Turkey and Greece and has traveled to over a dozen countries on three continents. He was the founder and editor of the popular online magazine Expats In Mexico - The Expat Guide to Living in Mexico (https://www.expatsinmexico.com), a broadcasting and marketing professional for over four decades and an adjunct professor of advertising for a decade at San Jose State University.