Mexico's Copper Canyon
For an unusual winter break, how about a Mexican train ride? The Reader's Digest called Mexico's famous Copper Canyon railroad trip, "the most dramatic train ride in the western hemisphere". Even that ...
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Mañana at the lighthouse: Bahia la Ventana in Baja California Sur
Mañana is a Mexican word that I struggle to understand. I continue to learn more about this word every time that I travel in Mexico. One of my earliest lessons was learned at the lighthouse that prote...
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Keeping in touch from Mexico
(The rates quoted in this article are as of August 1998)
When I first started traveling in Mexico in the '60s, it was truly like going back in time. If you wanted to place a call back to the States or...
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My heart won't let me stop: A ceramic artisan of Mata Ortiz
Juan Mata Ortíz is a small village of potters, farmers and cowboys in Northern Chihuahua. About 30 years ago, an unschooled artistic genius, Juan Quezada, taught himself how to make earthenware jars i...
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Paricutin, the volcano in Michoacan
On February 20th, 1943, after a couple of weeks of ominous earth tremors and strange underground sounds, the Paricutín volcano in Michoacán, erupted among prayers and rogations, fire displays and int...
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Alicia Ramirez, a friend in Melaque
The diminutive, stocky woman with a long braid of dark hair walks the five- mile long sweeping expanse of beach several times every day. Usually she walks alone, but, sometimes other women or men accom...
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Puerto Escondido's romantic Hotel Santa Fe
Your cab deposits you outside the arched entrance to the pastel stucco hotel, and as you pass through its main portal, you are transported to another dimension, another time, to a village in Spain perh...
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Tequisquiapan, Queretaro: A delightful spa town
This article describes "a delightful little spa town too few foreign travelers have discovered", to quote the 1979 edition of Fodor's Guide to Mexico. Astonishingly, this description is as appropriate today as it was then.
read moreAll about driving In Mexico
Whether you are visiting family or friends, or just want to drive through the beautiful countryside, it is important for you to remember the following steps when crossing the border between the United ...
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Guadalajara and the Iztepete archeological site
Very few visitors to Guadalajara and, indeed, only a minority of Tapatios (Guadalajara residents), realize that several ancient pyramids, built more than a thousand years ago, still stand in silent pri...
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Tequila: not just Mexico's national drink!
The lovers of the curious will find plenty to whet their appetite (and satisfy their thirst) in the small western Mexico town of Tequila.
The town lies in the shadow of an imposing 9000 foot volca...
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Cenote daydreams, Yucatan, Mexico
Recollections of stunning ruins, fantastic snorkelling,
exquisite food and friendly people.
The Yucatan is unlike any other region of Mexico. It has unique terrain, climate, cuisine and peop...
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Huitussi, Sinaloa, Mexico
Have you ever tried to do a "good" deed and found that you had difficulty pulling it off?
It happened to me on my second road trip to Mexico. From the previous year's journey through the Baja, I knew ...
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Mechanics in Mexico
If you are going to drive much in Mexico, you need to become at peace with the way Mexican mechanics work.
In the old days (1970's and 80's) the smart driver touring Mexico would take a VW and have no...
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Driving in Mexico: A personal perspective
Ever since I was 18 years old (29 years ago) I have been driving to Mexico on vacations and business.
My first trip,at age 18, got me hooked. How could you not like a country where the people are frie...
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Lake Chapala: attractions for all
The earliest human inhabitants of the Lake Chapala area were probably nomadic tribes of Indians who had settled on the shores and islands of the lake, catching fish, extracting salt, and trying to herd...
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Murals come to life in the Florence of Mexico: Guadalajara
In Guadalajara with a short time to spare after a business meeting or a long wait between flight? Even an hour or two will suffice to see something of the artistic heritage that Mexico's second city, G...
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Cancun to Oaxaca - The bus ride of 27 pedicures
My friends asked, “You’re going by bus? Why?” I rationalized about all the experiences I’d have to write about. After vacationing for a week in the Yucatan, I was heading back to Oaxaca, where ...
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Trailer tales from La Bufadora, Baja California
Anyone you talk to in Baja with a roof over their head has a story or two to go with the roof. Jack Smith of Los Angeles Times, joyfully chronicled his home building adventures in his book, God and Mr....
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Tell Me About Tamazunchale
You are talking about one of the most beautiful regions in Mexico: la Huasteca. Four states meet in this extraordinary area: San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Veracruz and Tamaulipas. This is mountain, river, lake and dense forest country. Water is everywhere, as flowers and green and life.
read moreBusing From Cancun to Chichen Itza
I was wondering what type of bus service there is between Cancun and Chichen Itza, and if that service accomodates luggage. I'm thinking
that I can possibly catch the tour bus from Chichen Itza to Club Oasis Akumal. Has anyone done this before? I would like to avoid renting a car. Also, I know there
are several nice hotels at Chichen Itza, any suggestions?
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Mazamitla: its scenery, kitchens and customs
One of the prettiest towns in the state of Jalisco is Mazamitla, set high in the pineclad mountains near the Michoacan border. Among its many attractions are some fine restaurants specialising in Mexic...
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Driving - Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta?
I'm driving fro Guadalajara to PV and back. I would appreciate comments on routes and places to visit and things to see. Via Manzanillo ? Via Tepic, San Blas ? Hola!!!
read moreAbout San Miguel
I am curious about this place. I have heard it described in relation to the gringos at least, as a rather bitchy art colony but students come and go. What is the nature of the more permanent expat community?? Can any help?
read moreReal de Catorce: An outpost of progress
He's stranded in Real de Catorce.
His broken-down vehicle is without license plates, his Mexican tourist visa expired four months ago, and he has no money.
A 20-year-old Alaskan tattoo designer of an...
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