Dining with Dave… Dinner at El Naranjo in Austin, Texas
For most of America, a night out at your local Mexican food place starts with chips, salsa, a margarita and ends with cinnamon crisps for dessert. In between you’ll probably […]
Give the Gift of Clean Water this Year!
I first went to Mexico in 1990. I had a horrible time. I remember coming home and thanking God that I would never have to return. And then I did… again, and again and again. Fast forward more than 25 years and if you add up all the miles I’ve […]
Xochimilco… The World Heritage Canals of Mexico City
People from Mexico City dismiss it. Folks from the rest of the country can’t resist it. And it’s on many “must see” lists if people are visiting the sprawling Mexico City, now […]
Lucha Libre… part of the heart of My Mexico!
My wife and were walking along the mostly deserted streets of Oaxaca late one night when all of sudden the commotion started. Now, if you are a couple of gabachos, that is not always a good sign. Seriously, it could have been anything. Like another APPO demonstration, even though I […]
Kitchens of Oaxaca… where the magic happens
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to experience life inside a house in Mexico, you learn pretty quick that the kitchen is the heart of the home. But it is […]
Vacation like a pro… 4 great options when you visit My Mexico!
You’ve done it. After months of planning, you finally decided to vacation in Mexico. Soon you’ll be soaking up the sun on a beach, or exploring one of the jewels of […]
Eloxochitlán, Oaxaca… an urgent appeal for your help from Dave Miller’s Mexico
“They beat us and left us for dead!” That is how Gaspar Chablé Camaal, one of my partners, and a dear friend in Oaxaca, described what happened last weekend in […]
Dining with Dave… the Mexican Hot Dog
It was 1995. Needing to get to Guadalajara and short on cash, I decided to take the bus from Tijuana. Little did my friend, or I know that we were […]
48 Hours in Guadalajara… two full days in the heart of Mexico
Totally urban and wonderfully cosmopolitan, Guadalajara, Jalisco is the heart of almost everything the average American knows about Mexico. Mariachis, Charreadas [rodeos], the Jarabe Tapatio, a fantastic dance known to Norte Americanos as the Mexican Hat Dance and of course, Carlos Santana all trace their roots to this area. If […]
Dining with Dave… El Mexicano in Guadalajara
Recently I was in Guadalajara, walking along Plaza Tapatia with a friend and we started to get hungry. Looking for a place to eat, my friend asked where we should go. I made my first visit to Guadalajara in 1994 and one of the first places I ever went was […]
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