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I spent ten days in Oaxaca recently during the Day of the Dead Festivities and loved it. Absolutely loved it. The color. The music. The dancing. The crafts. A party with a heart, it is called. This city is being discovered. According to Fodors, Oaxaca has experienced a 77% increase in...
Cabo San Lucas, a friendly and fun resort area on the very tip of the Baja in Mexico is one of those places people like me who live in Michigan and endure long cold winters, crave to visit the end of March and in April. We are so anxious to see and feel sunlight and […]
Piñatas in Mexico Growing up in the upper Midwest, the celebrations I know about revolve around wooden shoe dancing at the Tulip Festival in Holland, Michigan, traditional Christmas trees and Santa Claus at Christmas or funny little Bunnies delivering eggs at Easter. Frankly I could never...
When I first arrived in Oaxaca I wasn’t so sure I would like it. It didn’t seem all that interesting, especially when I compared it mentally to San Miguel de Allende. That inland Mexico town is a photographer’s paradise. But soon I realized. Oaxaca’s charm sneaks up on you. First, of all,...
Someone asked me the other day, “So, what’s on your bucket list, Susan?” This was after someone else queried, “Are you done traveling for a while…..you’ve been so many places. “ Like, why don’t you settle down? Hah. Both questions got me thinking. My answer to both: “Nope. Never done...
Today I took a Hoola Hooping Class. Have I gone over the edge into La La Land? Well, maybe, but I’m having a wonderful time. I am relishing a week with my daughter at a Fitness Resort/Spa just over the Mexican border on the Baja. I resist calling Rancho La Puerta a spa because that […]