Around 3 hours away from Mexico City in the state of Querétaro, Tequisquiapan is a great spot to get away for the weekend. It’s a cute town with a beautiful central plaza for strolling or shopping and dining at the shops and restaurants lining the… Read More »A Weekend in Tequisquiapan
Mexico City is an amazing place to visit any time of year. There’s a plethora of cultural activities happening year-round and the food is always delicious. However, if you’ve decided to make the trip and are wondering when is the best time to visit, these… Read More »The Best Time to Visit Mexico City
In the U.S. we tend to get very enthusiastic about holidays, especially when we’re celebrating other countries’ holidays. St. Patrick’s Day is a bigger deal in the U.S. than in Ireland and Cinco de Mayo is hardly celebrated in México. So what exactly is Cinco… Read More »The Real Meaning of Cinco de Mayo (No, it’s not Mexican Independence Day)
When I decided to move to México I thought I was very prepared for what it would be like. I speak fluent Spanish and had visited Mexico before and travelled throughout Latin America. But despite having interacted with the culture extensively there were still some… Read More »10 Culture Shock Realizations I’ve Had in México
Going to the woods is going home… -John Muir While the rest of this quote talks about how harsh it is sometimes to be in the woods with the thorny branches that seem to be fighting against your entrance, going to Parque Nacional El Chico… Read More »Going “home” to El Chico
Traveling within Mexico City can possibly be the most daunting part of visiting or living here. Besides the massive amount of people (23 million in the metropolitan area), the city is spread out far in every direction. Getting from one end to the other takes… Read More »Getting Around Mexico City
A downside to working in Mexico is that when holidays fall on the weekend you don’t get the next Monday off in celebration. What makes up for that though is that Semana Santa, the week before Easter, is pretty much a national vacation. You’re guaranteed… Read More »Escaping to the Sierra Gorda
I really love good beer. Although living in Mexico can be exciting beer-wise because the craft beer scene here is just starting to blossom, it’s also a little harder to find a good selection at your local store. So when an ad for Puebla Beer… Read More »Puebla Beer Fest
Last year in mid-February Germán and I took a trip to Macheros in Estado de México to see the monarch butterflies in their winter home in the oyamel fir forests in the mountains of México. The butterflies make the 3,000 mile journey from Canada or… Read More »Visiting the Mariposas
Every year when the Oscar nominations come out I say to myself that I’ll watch the movies nominated for Best Picture. Then every year I end up not watching any. I’m not a person who goes to the movie theater very often and I don’t… Read More »La Cineteca Nacional: A Hidden Gem in CDMX