Dreams, The Way to Mazatlán | The Kids Are In Bed Ep 57

Mazatlán. It started with a song. Two, actually.

First, The Way by Fastball—a late-’90s hit that resurfaced in the bathroom one morning and hasn’t let go since. A road trip anthem with a haunting backstory that reframes the lyrics entirely. Then Dreams by Fleetwood Mac—rediscovered in an open-air taxi cruising the Mazatlán coast, right as the sun dropped into the Pacific.

Both songs set the tone for a spring break trip that was anything but typical.

In this episode, we share our experience traveling to Mazatlán, Mexico—a city full of history, character, color, and sunsets you can’t fake. We talk about what made it different from every other resort destination we’ve been to: the easy flights, the surprisingly smooth customs experience, and the way the city itself quietly wins you over.

We’re not influencers. We didn’t film a glossy travel vlog. But we did soak in the details:

A daughter’s first swim in the Pacific Ocean (and a jellyfish sting she shook off like a champ)
An aquarium we expected nothing from that turned out to be amazing
A lost wedding ring, found again by a treasure-hunting 9-year-old
Pulmonía rides with Fleetwood Mac as the soundtrack to golden hour
And a very public dad fail by the hot tub that had the kids praying for invisibility

This isn’t a guidebook for Mazatlán—it’s a snapshot. The kind of episode that might help you figure out if Mazatlán is your kind of city too.