I sure appreciate the fine weather we’re having here in Guadalajara, Mexico. Temperatures have been running around 80 for the high almost every day this past couple months. And great weather is the primary reason I base at this city in Mexico. It does rain and rain pretty hard so the hills are all lush and green with vegetation. Of course there are other reasons especially the great food. The restaurants are not as sophisticated and well run as I’m used to but that’s ok with me. The food is so much tastier and based on the “outbreaks” in the USA, it’s safer to eat as well. Press on and read the whole story.
Mexico Motorcycle Travel
It’s Satruday morning at Starbucks, located in the upscale northwest part of of the city. Just behind me here in the strip mall at Acueducto and Ave Partia, the largest mall in Latin American is nearing completion. It will have several hundred stores, 25 of which will be the likes of Gucci, Channel, and other [...]
“Story of the Sign” Video
This video short is a huge winner of the short film online competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Shot in Mexico with a Mexican theme, but a universal story, I think you’ll agree, it’s quite special, unique, and emotional, despite its two minute length.
It has also been an official selection at the San [...]
Hummingbird Swarms at Lake Chapala
Hummingbirds are nice little creatures that zip through the air making a buzz sound and doing all kinds of aerial acrobatics. But like the Hitchcock movie, “The Birds” they can get a little feisty.
Out on the upper patio deck hang two, large, glass and red plastic, hummingbird feeders. The view from them and [...]
Buenos Aires Girls in Morelia
Oddly, while strolling through the central plaza I glanced at these two girls sipping tea from a classically Argentina style mate cup and metal straw. Having just returned from a three month tour of Buenos Aries, Argentina, and parts of Patagonia to the south, I naturally had questions. They were touring Mexico by hitch-hiking across [...]
Boring Chapala Night -Video
Another boring evening in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico? No way! Although I was away in Argentina, this year’s Carnival Chapala 2008 was a wild and crazy success. And from the video, you’ll probably agree, it was more than enough to wake the dead. Check out this home video posted on YouTube. Looks like a fun [...]
Hi, I’m Rags
I’m Rags, a dog and a former stray. Yes, I admit it, that I’ve got a sorted, low-class background but that’s all behind me now. After I wondered into the home of a nice couple in Ajijic, they knew I needed help. After a few months of TLC I’m bright and chipper and ready for [...]
Route 66 Motorcycle Riders
If you ride motorcycles near Kingman, Arizona, check out the Route 66 Motorcycle Riders newsletter. Read it from here or go to the RT66 Riders web site. It was bound to happen, this site hosting the Rt66 Riders Newsletters. The writer of the Rt66 Riders newsletter is one of the most well known and respected [...]
Starbucks Guadalajara -Update1
It seems there are now 22 Starbucks stores in Guadalajara. Just a couple years ago there were none, despite there being many in Mexico City. There are now three Starbucks at the Guadalajara airport! So what’s going on in Guadalajara? Try to get into one of the Guadalajara Starbucks on Thursday, Friday, or [...]
Guadalajara Hamburgers
Some of you may think that Mexico doesn’t know a hamberger from hotdog. Not true on both counts, and far from it. In Guadalajara Mexico there are many great hamburger restaurants, large and small, chains to uniquely originals, that are well worth trying out. Most are terrific and won’t disappoint you. But of course, there [...]
Tiffany the Happy Tourist
Tiffany Miller is a happy tourist. She’s shown here waving to me, while we ride the river rapids up from the remote jungle boat dock to the famous Iguassu Falls National Park water falls in Argentina and Brazil. The best time to go is probably December when we went. The weather, at that time, was [...]
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