México from A to Z

    La Llorona – is the story of the crying woman who killed her children to be with the man she loves – and was subsequently rejected by him. She is doomed to search for her children for all...

Tres Islas

  • August 5, 2011
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We had dinner the other night with friends at the recently reopened restaurant Puerto Azul (between the pangas and the Fisherman’s Monument.) It is a perfect place to enjoy a meal and watch a sunset.  ...

Random Mazatlan

Here are some random observations about my beloved home, Mazatlán. There is always a lady in a caja. Most stores and restaurants have a (usually) female employee as a cashier.  No one else handles the money.  In some places –...

Just a few more days…

Paul has been gone for more than two weeks taking intensive Spanish classes in Puebla. He returns this weekend, at long last. Three weeks is a long time to be apart, and it felt much longer than I expected. This...

Mazatlán art tease

Paul and I started a tradition not long after we got married. Instead of buying each other gifts for our birthdays, anniversaries or Christmas, we shop together for artworks for the house. We have bought some wonderful things over the...

Why I love Mazatlán

One of the most common questions I get asked when I travel is “How did you happen to choose Mazatlán?”  Of course that question usually comes from someone who hasn’t been here or who didn’t have time to explore it...

Rain!

Since we moved here from the Pacific Northwest you would probably think I’d have had my fill of rain.  Maybe I even thought I wouldn’t miss it when we moved here. But surprise! – I do miss it – especially...

Oaxaca wrap-up

I had such a wonderful time in Oaxaca! If you’ve been reading Countdown to Mexico for a while, you know that I love to knit. I decided that I’d try to find some yarn while I was visiting Oaxaca. The...