Dining with Dave… Pasión del Cielo, at the Airport in CDMX
I’m generally not a big fan of most local airport food options. Generally they over price and under deliver. That leaves travelers with few choices outside of the standards like […]
I’m generally not a big fan of most local airport food options. Generally they over price and under deliver. That leaves travelers with few choices outside of the standards like […]
A few years ago I found myself in search of some great lechero [coffee with milk and poured from on high] in the city of Xalapa, or Jalapa, depending on where […]
It’s early in the morning and the cruise ship bus has just dropped you off on Blvd Lopez Mateos, the main tourist street in Ensenada. Or maybe it’s late in […]
I love to tell people that to truly experience the uniqueness of Mexico you need to get off the beaten track. Last week I was so far off that track I […]
Coffee. It is such a simple word, yet in Mexico, incredibly important, because seemingly almost everyone in this great country drinks coffee. When I first started visiting Mexico over 20 years ago I was not a big coffee drinker. Often siting around a table in someone’s house, coffee would be […]
Mexico for me has always revolved around people. Secluded beaches are nice, but I’ll take a table on the zocalo with friends any day. The problem is if you are not well versed in the culture and language, you can get your self into some dicey situations. That happens when […]
It’s early in the morning and your Carnival Cruise ship is just about to let you disembark in Ensenada. You’ve now got 8 hours to see what was once a sleepy little Mexican town that used to entertain Hollywood royalty like Bing Crosby and John Wayne. Those days are long […]
Coffee in the barrio? Yes please… But not just any barrio. I’m talking about El Barrio Jalatlaco, the oldest neighborhood in the city of Oaxaca. Jalatlaco is one of the mostly hidden gems of the city, given it’s almost 12 block walk from the tourist center of this great city. […]