I'm a travel writer who made Puerto Vallarta my home base for 5 years. I feel safe in Mexico and can't wait to get back.

Source: Business Insider

Writer Meagan Drillinger in MexicoCourtesy of Meagan DrillingerPuerto Vallarta has been travel writer Meagan Drillinger's home base for five years. As she heard from loved ones on the ground about this week's cartel violence, she longed to return. Like any place anywhere, Puerto Vallarta and Mexico are larger than their worst moments, she says.