Mexico

San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato City, Mexico

Guanajuato was one of those places that was on my list of places that I most wanted to visit when I first made the decision to move to...

Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico

I´m currently living in the city and state of Puebla. Puebla is a beautiful state with a lot of very cool places to visit here. At this...

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

While I was traveling in Puerto Vallarta, I made an apparently not funny joke on facebook about how I was on my honeymoon. I got lots of...

Veracruz, Mexico

I went on a weekend trip to Veracruz, a coastal city that´s about 3-4 hours away from Puebla. It was one of my most successful trips so...

Cancun, Mexico

Oh my god, guys. Cancun is amazing. I always thought that it would be over-rated because it´s so popular as a tourist destination but...

Chipilo: Little Italy in Mexico

I don't know if it's the American in me, but I just love how groups of immigrants form communities in their new countries. I've seen it...

Day of the Three Wise Men

Day of the Three Wise Men or Día de los Reyes Magos marks the conclusion of the Christmas Holiday Season. On January 6, people celebrate...

Portrait of the artist as a hippie

I have an early memory of my dad helping my Girl Scout troop with an art project. He'd drawn a picture for us to use as example and...

Fuertes de Loreto y Guadalupe, Puebla

Outside of Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is one the most popular holidays. In the United States, people celebrate by getting drunk on tequila...

Atlixco: Pueblo Mágico

In Mexico, certain towns are designated as Pueblos Magicos or Magic Towns. Pueblos Mágicos are places that are considered traditionally...