Trajineras Get swept away by the floating beauty in the middle of Mexico City.As David and I looked forward to our first trip to Mexico together, I told him, “We can sit in your aunt’s kitchen and drink tequila all day i ...
Four centuries of struggle and spirit.We are midway through National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed every year from September 15 to October 15. It is a time to celebrate the cultures of Mexico and other Latin American countries a ...
5 things to add to your basket at the Mexican grocery near you.Before I met my husband, I didn’t even know Mexican grocery stores existed. As it turns out, there are at least 18 within 10 miles of my home, just north of Seattle. They are eas ...
Get to know Mexico's signature drink: from ancient times to modern day, from seed to "Salud!"First things first: What makes tequila, tequila?It is made from the blue agave plant, which grows well in the volcanic soil near the Mexican city of ...
A chance meeting was the beginning of a beautiful relationship... with a man, his family, and an entire country.I was sitting at the end of the bar of my favorite hangout in Seattle one crazy-busy night, alternately chatting with the bartend ...
5 observations on what makes a Mexican mom tick.David and I dated for almost a year before I met his mother.During that time, he liked to tell me stories about her:How she would put his uneaten dinner in the blender and give it back to him a ...
5 tips for a great visit to the artist's Casa Azul.On my first trip to Mexico, I told David there were two things I had to see:The National Anthropology Museum (watch this space for a future story on this must-see stunner) La Casa AzulLa Cas ...
