I put up this post during the very first year I lived in Mexico. I’m chiming in much later, in 2024, to say most of what’s in here is still in place and still just as fun. I’m leaving it here as a snapshot of first impressions. For a more recent post, see this one …

I may not be known as a guy who’s muey romantico cada dia, but it’s sure a lot easier to turn on the charm when the cash register is not ringing so hard. Here’s how the darling wife is making out this Valentine’s Day in Mexico—and how much easier it is on my bank balance …

“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” But what was going on in the Americas before that? If you know much at all about that time, much of what you have probably been taught is wrong. That’s the core point of this fascinating book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, by Charles C. …

I’ve said many times that as far as tourism goes, there are really two Mexicos: the American resort Mexico and the other Mexico. They’re night and day in terms of prices, atmosphere, history, and culture. While the beach resort areas often present American prices and crowds, in a place like Zacatecas you’ll find travel bargains …

We are wrapping up 2010 with our last issue of Perceptive Travel and since we went monthly this year, we’ve got a lot more travel stories and reviews coming out, not even counting the blog.  In January, we published a piece on a more peaceful time in Syria, Marie Javins’ illustrated story on chivalry in …