Mexico travel

Officially, Mexico’s Independence Day is tomorrow the 16th, but the party starts tonight. That’s because in the evening of September 15th, exactly two centuries ago, the fight for independence from Spain began. Like most good legends, this one is simpler than reality—Mexico didn’t really get its independence until many years later (1821)—but it all began …

The Eiffel Tower, the Vatican, St. Marks Square, Tower of London, Ankor Wat, Machu Picchu, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal, Chichen Itza, the Great Wall of China: the images of these places are etched in our minds. We’ve seen a hundred pictures of each before we even hit an age where we …

Better known as Dia de Los Locos, Day of the Crazies is an annual parade in San Miguel de Allende that is a real spectacle. I managed to shove my way to a good vantage point, but Donna did a better job of getting front and center and captured these great photos. The daughter really …

This post is from my first visit to the town of Tequila in 2006, before it really took off. The Tequila region of Mexico was just coming off the announcement that it got a UNESCO World Heritage designation and was starting to gear up for more visitors. Consider this a snapshot before the big crowds …