I love Mexico! There is so much wonderful people, food and beautiful places to experience, and unfortunately there also exists a criminal element. However, there are ways to limit the risk so you can enjoy the best of what Mexico has to offer.
Always learning, traveling and exploring God’s creation and living an extremely healthy lifestyle, it therefore came as a surprise when I woke up to find myself in a hospital bed battling an unidentified infection. I was determined to get back to good health as quickly as possible.
“We fear what we don’t know” As I sit here writing this blog post (in free hand with paper and ink) while sitting at a simple wood table in a budget hotel suite that’s larger than an L.A. studio apartment I still can’t believe that I paid only US$16.00 for this suite in the heart of downtown…
“¿Eres mexicano?“ “No, soy americano pero estoy viviendo aquí en México“, I tell the director that I’m American but I’m living down here in Mexico now. The director is one of several people responsable for the casting of La Isla, a popular Mexican reality television show that places 18 male and female contestants on a remote tropical beach…
Te de Salvia Blanca Té de salvia blanca sirve de muchas cosas. Aparte de ser de un sabor distinto y agradable también ayuda a la digestión, calma los nervios, y se usa para bañarse. Bañarse con té de salvia blanca es muy bueno para la piel y especialmente el cabello para que brille mas, sea…
Many myths and legends with roots deep in long-lived traditions and religious sources exist in Mexico. Many are as mysterious as ancient Maya hieroglyphics chiseled into giant stone sculptures entwined among the roots of the magnificent ceiba tree. I find legends to be just that, interesting stories of inspiration with little historical or scientific…
“Gringo!“ Having heard the term said to me many times before I hesitate a few steps before turning around. A short scruffy Hispanic man with a big friendly smile stands with two friends on the sidewalk in front of the church looking at me. I walk up to them and we start talking. José is…
With a population of 9 million people, the thought of getting around in Mexico City (often referred to as D.F. for Distrito Federal) can be frightening for the first-time visitor. Even after half a dozen visits to Mexico City, I still get a little distraught when going to a new area. There are two international…
The following story is an accurate account of a very inspiring experience. My travel adventures often involve the introduction of interesting characters I meet along the way. In this excerpt the reader meets, other than myself, a few locals, a man I will refer to as “el Machete” and, most impressively, two Cuban castaways. I…
Shortly after crossing the bridge the paved road ends and the VW sedan buckets along the dirt and gravel road winding through hills of thick green vegetation beneath a canopy of tall trees. A toloque, or basilisk lizard, just ran across the road in front of us. It’s that incredibly unique lizard that has the…
No Gringos Allowed 