HEY WOW ! i havent had a chance to check this site for a while.... thanks to everyone who posted about places to stay and food tours. it IS my first trip to Mexico and i DO want to have a guide. I have traveled ALOT on my own overseas but have never got round to Mexico. NOW! its all i can seem to think about. I rarely eat anything other than Mexican food anymore and its all i seem to want. i absolutely MUST get down there ! LOL I will definitely check into all your suggestions. i would like to be gone as many weeks as i can. I want a decent place to stay..... but would rather spend my money on food. it would even be fun to have a furnished place with a kitchen. I would stay for months if i could get something like that set up. LOL any suggestions on THAT kind of thing would ALSO be most welcome. thanks