There is no shortage of gorgeous gourmet restaurants in San Miguel de Allende, but sometimes you just want some authentic regional Mexican food cooked to perfection at an adorable hole in the wall. Then, I highly recommend Carmen’s. There is nothing pretentious about this place!...
Most Americans cringe at the thought of bus travel, unless their familiar with Mexico’s transportation system. While buses in our homeland tend to be dirty, cramped and full of questionable folk, Mexico’s buses are quite the opposite: clean, spacious, inexpensive, safe and easy.
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I talk a lot about our power as consumers on my blog - how we can vote with our dollars for products and services that do right by the planet and our health – but what about good taste and fashion? Just because we are...
After my recent article, How to Have a Smashing Weekend in San Miguel de Allende, a friend wrote to see if I had tried the farm to table gem De Temporada, a restaurant located on the organic farm La Trinidad. We were impressed to say...
For Bendita's Spring Tattoo Moda Weekend, Myrna Camacho, owner of Bendita invited me as a guest performance artist. Mariano Ramirez, a sculptor from Mexico City, painted me live for over 6 hours to produce the Forest Monster. Once turned into the Spring-themed creature of Myrna's and...
We’re hearing a lot of buzz about the bees, as well we should. Our pollinators are in decline and without them, well, humanity along with the rest of the spectacular species that inhabit our planet will be hard up to survive. But it isn’t just...
Imagine galloping through the cobblestoned streets of San Miguel de Allende’s historic downtown, sparks flying as the horses’ hooves touch the stone, under a full moon. Our quaint little town is already picturesque, but this takes it to a new level.
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As a coffee lover, I’m always game to try a new type of brew. At Café de la Mancha they have an array of coffee extraction methods, several of which I had never tried. Needless to say, I was happy to engage in some empirical...
