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Last night was a triumph for Amherst–they held a wonderful block party and it felt like the whole town took part.  I was proud of this nearby town for getting something this big together and especially for blocking off traffic from Kendrick Park up the top of North Pleasant Street. […]

When I come back from a trip, there is always a highlight…or as I like to say, the elevator story. That’s because most people when they ask you “How was your trip?” will only have time to listen to that one story, or about as long as an elevator ride. […]

Last night there was a gigantic protest in the Zocalo, Latin America’s largest open square, near city hall in downtown Mexico City. Thousands gathered beneath what must be the word’s largest Mexican flag to protest against presidential Pena, saying he had cheated to get on the ballot. I was not […]

We were honored to have the city’s Secretary of Tourism join us at Izote last night with his lovely Argentinian wife. Carlos MacInlay, an animated and very warm man asked me for my notebook–to diagram the impressive history and struggles that this ancient city has gone through to get to […]

I left a whole lot of problems, anxieties and worries on the floor when I left the Temazcal today at the W Hotel here in Mexico City. It’s a profoundly moving ritual that took me to a realization of a great and wonderful truth–my anxieties don’t rule and my life […]

We taxied through the choked streets from Santa Fe to the more cozy Colonia Roma neighborhood to attend a dinner party at the home of one of Mexico’s greatest chefs. Warm and welcoming, with kisses for all, Monica Patino delivered the goods. We began with a welcome drink she made […]

Where’s the beef? Well, it’s not at some McDonald’s restaurants in India any more. A story in today’s WSJ described the hamburger giant’s plant to open vegetarian outlets in India next year, the first time they’ve ever done such a thing. The chain has already dropped beef and pork from […]

I got off the plane and began the long drive from the airport to Mexico City’s Santa Fe neighborhood. It’s actually not much of a neighborhood, it’s as my friend Tim Leffel called it, “like Silicon Valley.” My hotel, the Westin Santa Fe, is just one of dozens of imposing […]

I’m at the terminal early, and can’t remember ever doing that. I just decided that even though a 6 am flight is brutal, I might as well make it easier on myself to throw in a 30 minute cushion. I’m flying today to Dallas then down to Mexico City for […]

A story in last week’s WSJ had a photo of a pretty blond woman in a wheelchair…but you couldn’t see the top of the chair as you usually would in such a photo. It was deliberate, said Nancy Lieberman, because as a powerful attorney, a partner in the world’s largest […]