Mexico Archives

Guide to Oaxaca: Where to Sip, Savor, Sleep, and Shop

13 June 2024

A recent trip to the city of Oaxaca for Hubby’s birthday was a 48-hour whirlwind of culinary and cultural experiences. We had planned a three night getaway to this magical…

Mexico City (CDMX) is a food lover’s city

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Mexico City Food Guide: Where to Sip, Savor, & Sleep

05 May 2023

Mexico City (CDMX) is a food lover’s city, incredibly rich in its diversity of food and food culture. While I have not had the pleasure of living there, my husband…

7 min

Things To Do In Cabo San Lucas: Sip, Sleep, Savor, and Dive with Whale Sharks!

15 February 2022

Keep reading to discover my list of things to do in Cabo San Lucas, from the best restaurants to places to stay in the area. My first trip to Cabo…

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La Villa Bonita

02 December 2018

I soaked the walnuts in milk and spent the next hour carefully peeling them, all the meanwhile thinking, “do people really go through this much trouble to make a sauce?” It…

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Restaurant Mixtli, San Antonio

02 May 2018

2024 UPDATE: Mixtli has since moved to Southtown on 812 S Alamo St STE 103, and has won a James Beard Award and earned one Michelin star….so just remember you…

2 min

Finding Enlightenment at The Bodhi and in San Carlos, Mexico

12 April 2018

Crossing over the Salt River onto the ASU campus in Tempe feels like entering another world. It’s fun to see all the kids scurrying to class on bikes and battery…

4 min

The Margarita: Quite Possibly The Most Perfect Drink

18 February 2018

I blew out my flip flop Stepped on a pop top Cut my heel had to cruise on back home But there’s booze in the blender And soon it will…

7 min

Where to Drink, Eat & Sleep in the Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California

29 November 2017

Less than a two-hour drive south of San Diego, down the scenic coastal Mexican Federal Highway No. 1, lies the Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico’s burgeoning wine region. While you may…

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Sea of Cortez

20 May 2015

As the temperatures here in AZ start climbing, all of us “Zonies” are reminded that summer is around the corner, and it gives us an excuse to start planning our…

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Hacienda de San Antonio

28 May 2013

Feliz Mayo! I cannot believe the month is almost over and June will be upon us soon. Lately I have been dreaming about a trip we took in May six…

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