On Keeping Traditions Traditional
¡Feliz Día del Niño! Happy Children’s Day! April 30, 2014, Children’s Day here in Mexico. The photo above is of a new friend of ours whom I greatly admire, Omar Castro. In this photo he looks to be...
View ArticlePrivate Estate Bottling Tour in Tequila
My favorite tour in the quaint pueblo of Tequila, Jalisco, is of Herraduras. The hacienda is beautiful, and the people are very welcoming and down-to-earth. I’ve generally avoided Cuervo, because I...
View ArticleHave You Ever Seen a Real Oasis?!
Do you drive to or from Mexico via Texas? If so, I hope you have or will soon stop at Cuatro Ciénegas—Four Marshes—located in the state of Coahuila between Monclova and Torreón. Here you’ll find, in...
View ArticleMexican Pompeii
Today Greg and I visited the incredible ruins of a 17th Century church sticking up out of a lava flow! The sight reminds me of Pompeii, yet it’s just outside Uruapan, in the state of Michoacán, where...
View ArticleTzintzuntzan: One of Mexico’s Most Traditional Holy Week Celebrations
Excellent Holy Week or Day of the Dead trip from Mazatlán Continue reading →
View ArticleTrip Log: Puebla
I have long been in love with Don Goyo; the name of my husband, Greg, but also the nickname of Popocatéptl, México’s beloved and active volcano. For years I have been wanting to get close to take some...
View ArticleTrip Log: The Volcanoes
Puebla Trip part 2 To read about the Puebla portion of this trip click here. Wednesday: Paso de Cortés, San Nicolás de los Ranchos and San Jerónimo Tecuanipán We drove out of Puebla in the very early...
View ArticleTrip Log: Atlixco and Cholula
Puebla Trip part 3 To read part 1 of this trip log, about the Puebla portion of this trip click here. To read part 2 about the volcanoes portion of this trip click here. Thursday: Atlixco and Cholula...
View ArticleExcellent Getaway!
I don’t know about you, but Greg and I have been really feeling Mazatlán’s growing pains lately. The traffic has gotten horrendous, especially on the weekends. Remember when we used to say you could go...
View ArticleTerrific Long Weekend from MZT
Isla Isabel, Nayarit, a mini Galapagos three hours' boat ride from San Blas, which is about a three hour drive south of Mazatlán. Continue reading →
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