My Goals for 2012
It’s now exactly a year since I sat right here on that auspicious date of 1/11/11 and wrote goals for the year. At the time I was reeling by owning an unprofitable cafe that was sucking the life out of my viable web business, so I remember a month later […]
Benin: Where Lions Attack
I came home to the cold but found that my gloves and a brisk walk solved the problem. Then to the treasures that my mailbox always brings. Yesterday I published a story by a young writer named Jonathan David Thompson, who recalled an experience he had in Benin recently. He […]
Chile Rellenos and Attempted Tortillas at the Casa
One of the highlights of this trip has been the food, created by the quiet dynamo Ruby and her assistant who come to the Casa each morning from their home in the native Mexican village of Tuito. Rudimentary Spanish is exchanged by English speaking guests and the cook; Bob and […]
Ten Things to Love About Mexico
1. Kids are everywhere, and they are comfortable playing their own games. Two tiny girls were playing doll games with a pair of scissors and a pen, another pack of kids was using a beached jet ski as their playground…and tag was their game. Videogames? No way! 2. You can […]
We Swam as a Group, Because Everyone Wanted to Be Together
Today brought more wonderful times in the relaxed and easygoing setting that makes Mexico such a great destination. It still amazes me that so many of my American friends and relatives are afraid of coming here…it’s just so relaxed and fantastic. We made an excursion by small boat today to […]
Puerto Vallarta’s Malecon is Where the Action Is
As part of the Casa week experience, we took a dip into the big city of Puerto Vallarta yesterday, and to be true to the local culture, we took a city bus to get there. A young local woman, pregnant with a tiny boy in tow, waited with us, and […]
Overlooking the Ocean, Learning Simple Salsa Moves
Liz Nania is a ball of fire with a huge roster of enthusiastic followers. We found out in Mexico that they’ll even follow her all the way down here to Boca to learn a few new steps! Our week in Casa de los Artistas was billed as a week of […]