Category Archives: North America

Top 10 Foods You Have To Try In Mexico (and Drinks!)

Tacos. 1 word. 5 letters. Publish. To be serious for a moment, Mexico is home to an incredibly expansive gastronomy. It’s so well regarded that (along with the French meal), in 2010, became the first UNESCO-protected cuisine. Current menu offerings include long-lasting traditional foods that are a blend of pre-Hispanic ingredients like peppers and maizeContinue reading “Top 10 Foods You Have To Try In Mexico (and Drinks!)”

Top 5 Popular Mexican Foods You Won’t Actually Find In Mexico (and 5 you will)

Before you head off to Mexico expecting to live off of your usual order at the local Tex-Mex restaurant, know that Mexican cuisine is a bit different than what you may be expecting. After spending several months in the country, I’ve put together a quick list of the top 5 popular foods you won’t actuallyContinue reading “Top 5 Popular Mexican Foods You Won’t Actually Find In Mexico (and 5 you will)”

Looking For A New Book In Mexico City

Three hours north of Mexico City (CDMX) is the city of Santiago de Querétaro. Here is where we spent the first couple weeks of 2023. I finished my first book of the year – Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier, one of my new favorites of all-time – and was left in need ofContinue reading “Looking For A New Book In Mexico City”

What I Love About Guanajuato

As I sit at my current Airbnb’s bistro table with a pillow under my butt to provide some semblance of a comfortable working space, I’m figuring out last minute logistics to get from my current city of Santiago de Querétaro to Ciudad de México. The bus will leave the next day and I’m excited toContinue reading “What I Love About Guanajuato”

Finding Lunch In Querétaro 

We’ve been in Querétaro for a couple days now. Our routine has been fairly consistent – wake up later than we should, go out for lunch, come back to work for a little bit then, once our bellies begin singing in concert for more food, we venture back out into the city in look for dinner.Continue reading “Finding Lunch In Querétaro “

Puerto Vallarta Just Isn’t For Me

After spending a week in the beach town of Puerto Vallarta, I feel like I can make a fair judgement on the coastal city. It’s just not for me. While we were planning our travels through Mexico, we wanted to include a beach area somewhere in our travels. Touching three bodies of water – theContinue reading “Puerto Vallarta Just Isn’t For Me”

Top 10 Things To Do In Oaxaca

Oaxaca de Juárez, otherwise known as Oaxaca City, or simply Oaxaca is a city that’s around 33 square miles and home to nearly three-quarters of a million people. There’s no shortage of things to see or do, but if you’re pinched for time or want a great starting point to your visit, I can highlyContinue reading “Top 10 Things To Do In Oaxaca”