Traditional Temazcal: Sweatin’ with the Oldies in Oaxaca
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – As El Gringo’s taxi rolled into the dirt road, ramshackle neighborhood of Privada Villa Alta on the outskirts [Read More]
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Night of the Radishes: Playing with Food in Oaxaca
OAXACA DE JUAREZ, OAXACA – In the 16th Century, the Spanish brought many new food staples to recently conquered Mexico. One of these staples [Read More]
Dia de los Muertos in Michoacan
PATZCUARO, MICHOACAN – As the air begins to cool and the nighttime arrives much sooner, October and November herald the onset of Fall and the [Read More]
Morelia: Around Michoacan's Stately and Historic Capital
MORELIA, MICHOACAN – Although our plans were originally to visit Oaxaca for Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos observance, political unrest [Read More]
San Miguel de Allende: One Mexican Minute is Worth an Eternity
Prologue SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GUANAJUATO – Back in 2003, good friends of ours announced that they were going to be married in Mexico City, [Read More]