Dave Miller Reviews… travel wear from Clothing Arts
**Update Below with a response from Adam Rapp, owner and designer of Clothing Arts** When you travel frequently, you’re always looking for that “thing” to make life a little easier […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Jorge Vera of Convite Mezcal
I arrived in Oaxaca and was waiting to receive my luggage when I noticed him. I just didn’t know who he was. Also waiting for his luggage was a guy wearing a jacket emblazoned with the Convite Mezcal logo. I approached him and introduced myself and soon learned I was […]
Cultural Appropriation and Authenticity… driving the food world crazy!
I’ve noticed lately the cultural appropriation wars heating up. Food, art and jazz are just a few of the areas where we are seeing this. Year ago I was in Westwood for a meeting. There was a small Japanese Restaurant there that by reputation, had good teriyaki bowls. That’s where […]
Feliz Aniversario Oaxaca!
Oaxaca… 485 Years Young! Happy Anniversary Oaxaca. You had me from the moment I first met you in 1999. I stayed in an old hotel in Jalatlaco called Casa Arnel and […]
Ensenada… the comeback kid of Baja California
The cruise ships are back, the real estate market is booming and business people are looking for space. For Ensenada, Mexico, a town that eight or nine years ago was […]
Mexico’s Best Vacation Value? It just might be Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca!
Put together some incredible sun, great fishing, a knock out villa, plenty of ice cold cerveza and mezcal and you have the makings of a great vacation on the coast […]
6 Great Hotels in Queretaro, Mexico
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it! What you ask? Saving you countless hours checking out Trivago, Expedia, Hotels.com and all the other sites across the net for a decent hotel in Queretaro, Mexico. Recently I was in Queretaro and decided to take a look at some […]
El Gasolinazo… another golpe to the poor in Mexico.
Today we’re talking petroleum. Or, in the words of old Jed Clampett, Black Gold. Texas Tea. Oil. Or as it is known where you and I use it, gas. Gas […]
Dining with Dave… The Happy Fish in Guadalajara
I’m a big fish taco fan. I’ve had groups of people eating these delicious entrees with me in Ensenada for years. It’s just a given that if you visit Ensenada, […]
What’s Cooking? Nothing, without a new oven for our Vocational Camps in Oaxaca
Roast turkey, cakes, pies, a 10 pound roast. All delicious food options and all impossible to make without a quality oven. Last summer we had our fourth Vocational Camp in Oaxaca and by far the most popular option is our Culinary Arts track. Each year, 12-15 kids from the indigenous […]
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