Mexico Vacation Rental Companies Optimistic For New President, Future of Tourism Scottsdale, Az. (PRWeb) Monday, July 2, 2012 As Mexico elects a new president, the future of tourism and travel remains a priority. The people of Mexico awoke this morning to a newly elected president, while vacation … [Read more...]
Benefits of Being Bilingual by Harriet Cochran Murray
June 28, 2012
Speaking two or more languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. Scientists have begun to show the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual can make you think … [Read more...]
Stay Home and Visit Mexico – Victoria, B.C.
June 25, 2012
6th Annual Festival Mexicano July 13-15, 2012 Hosted by the Mexican Canadian Community Association of Victoria, B.C. Get ready for Victoria's biggest fiesta of the year! The event starts off with a Mexican Show featuring the Los Dorados Mariachi band at 6 p.m. Friday, July 13th. Bring your … [Read more...]
Angels Amongst Us by Michael Osias
June 25, 2012
Sunday mass was in session. Heavenly music and song filled the air. My Catholic background beckoning me to attend or at least look in. I made the sign of the cross and moved on. Every evening she is in the jardin, the town square. She always has a beautiful smile for everyone. I have passed her … [Read more...]
WILD IN THE NIGHT by JOHN SCHERBER: A WRITER in MEXICO
June 23, 2012
I live near a five street intersection on a hillside in San Miguel de Allende. Straight ahead, from my second floor open-air office, I can see all the way to the mountains near Guanajuato. In the afternoon, sunlight glints off the water at the reservoir. High above me the Caracol snakes past on its … [Read more...]
Puerto Vallarta Continues Security Assessment of the Destination by Gustavo Rivas-Solis
June 15, 2012
New York, June 13, 2012–Thomas Dale & Associates (TDA), the leading global investigative and security firm hired by the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board last year to assess the security status of the city, has published a follow up report on the city. This time the firm, which last year concluded … [Read more...]
Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All – Part 1 by Julia C. Taylor ©
June 14, 2012
Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All: A Street Market, Food Market, the Zocalo, and a 16th Century Church. Tepoztlan also has a feeling of extra magic. It is home to a mountaintop pyramid, UFO sightings, one of Mexico’s best midwives, and clairvoyants. Spanish speakers or not, experienced travelers or … [Read more...]
Living in Mexico – Some Differences in Costs by John Scherber: A Writer in Mexico
June 13, 2012
LIVING IN MEXICO: SOME DIFFERENCES IN COSTS I read in a magazine this morning that many people are not going to receive enough from their 401K account to retire comfortably. Social security faces solvency problems down the road. It started me thinking about how much cheaper it is to live in México. … [Read more...]
Dia de los Locos (Parade of Crazies), June 17, 2012, San Miguel de Allende
June 11, 2012
Of the many worries facing a typical American or Canadian living in Mexico, in my experience there is one worry that appears frequently and most often rises head and shoulders above all the rest. I think you all know what I am referring to. I’m speaking, of course, about the little matter of … [Read more...]
Counter Cultures visits Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan by Katherine Fisher
June 8, 2012
Last month Flirt (my dog) and I made our first trip into Santa Clara del Cobre, Michocan. When I say I went into Santa Clara I went into a dusty, hot fire filled factory. My ears were filled with a constant ringing from over a dozen men hammering out copper by hand. In the center of the workshop a … [Read more...]
