When in Roma (Mexico City), do as the hipsters do

Mexico City boasts a clutch of cool colonias (neighbourhoods) these days, but the foremost flavour of the decade is turning out to be one called Roma, just west of the historic downtown. This is where chill chilangos (as locals call themselves) come

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Souvenir shopping in Mexico

When it comes to shopping on holiday, the 20 countries of Ibero-America are a stupendous trove that reflect the diversity of both their modern culture and their Hispanic and pre-Columbian heritages. Some of the most striking items that decorate my ho

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6 top Mexico City dining picks

If there’s one thing that defines Mexico's capital in the second decade of the 21st century, it’s the heady feeling of constant change. Inevitably, this dynamism has also had a transformative effect on Mexico City dining in particular as well as, one

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Talavera Ceramics - pride of both Mexico & Spain

Both Spain and Mexico are known for their rich ceramics tradition stretching back centuries (that of the latter dating back to the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs, and other Amerindian civilizations, and on the Iberian peninsula at least to the pre-Roman-Empi

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Playing with the whales in Mexico's Baja California

Every winter, traveling at about 5 miles per hour, 10,000 to 15,000 gray whales make their way from Alaska's freezing Bering Sea to the warm waters ofMexico’s Baja California Peninsula, the only place in the world where grays give birth. And as moms

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Are there cultural options in Cozumel?

One of our members will be visiting the island on a cruise and is interested in learning about the possibilities of culture. If you can help, kindly reply at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum. Gracias!!

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Snorkeling in paradise in the Riviera Maya's Yal Ku Lagoon

We discovered Yal Ku Lagoon, in the Mexican Yucatan's tiny, ecologically protected town of Akumal, quite by accident. As we drove down the the town's bumpy, pot-holed main road, it branched to the left, leading away from the ocean, rambling through t

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Shout-out for a beloved Mexico City bookstore-café

Livres! Libri! Libros! Books! Yes, technology is certainly changing the way many of us read, but the mystique and history of old-fashioned pages between covers remain very much an allure to many others, and for traveling bibliophiles there still are

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Tepoztlán, Mexico's New Age Capital

In the dusty hills of Morelos about an hour outsideMexico City, it has cobblestone streets, colonial-era churches, even a modest set of ancient ruins. The Mexican tourism folks have Tepoztlán on their list of eighty-something “Pueblos Mágicos” (“Mag

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Puerto Vallarta as a top-drawer foodie town

 

There is more to life in Puerto Vallarta. than a day at the beach. As the sun sets and you down your last margarita and trade in your beach towel for more hedonistic options, you just might be caught off guard. Puerto Vallarta also offers a vibran

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Ecotourism right in Cancun: Nichupte Lagoon

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Entering the Wayback Machine for the Best of Puerto Vallarta

Looking back in time can be both harrowing and rewarding sometimes. I got a chance to experience this when an old video I hadn't seen in twenty years surfaced, an old VHS tape from a trip to Puerto Vallarta that we took 21 years ago.

My wife and I h

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Be Tulum, a tropical oasis on the Mayan Riviera

Travelers to Tulum seeking to get away from the hustle and bustle of partying in Cancun or Playa Del Carmen can find solace and immerse themselves into a tropical forest and ocean setting. Located 150 kilometers (around 100 miles) down the coast fro

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El Ganzo boutique hotel in Los Cabos

For those who daydreamed through their high school Spanish vocab, el ganso means "the goose." El Ganzo tweaked with a z is also the name of Los Cabos’ newest 72-room Preferred Boutique waterfront hotel which bespeaks of its distinctive  long, white,

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Cancun/Riviera Maya

Mexico's best known beach resort zone, Cancun offers a pretty exceptional package: a slew of beach resorts from modest to ritzy; excellent dining, shopping, and nightlife; and accessibility to lots of adventure activities, golf, and most uniquely jaw

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'Like Water for Chocolate' and Mexican Food

If ever a movie has perfected the ability of making its audience hungry it’s surely this Mexican classic. Released asComo Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) in 1992 and based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Laura Esquivel , the stor

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La Dolce Vita restaurant in Puerto Vallarta

On Puerto Vallarta's malecón (boardwalk) lies one of the my favorite Italian restaurants in the world, La Dolce Vita.  Yes, I could eat Mexican food on a daily basis if I had to. However, we all have a place that we call home. As pizza and pasta af

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Top Travel Greetings

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on our blog: Ay, Chihuahua! In search of Pancho Villa

Mexico often conjures up images of mustachioed heroes roaming the Wild West on horseback, armed with rifles and big straw hats. While this era is long gone, legends from those revolutionary days have been passed down from one generation to the next.

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on our blog: Cancun's very own Mayan ruins

You’ve no doubt been to or at least have heard about the Yucatan Peninsula’s wondrous Maya archaeological sites like Tulum, Chichen Itza, and Uxmal. But did you know that Mexico’s most famous beach resort, Cancun, boasts a mini-me version of these mi

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