Join Total Health by Elizabeth and Dona Sonia & Chef Marco as they show how to shop for, clean and prepare cactus pads (leaves/paddles). A few things discussed in the video: How to shop for nopales – what to look for, what to avoid How to clean and store...
Join Total Health by Elizabeth and Dona Sonia & Chef Marco as they show how to make sure that you stay safe and healthy while visiting or living in Mexico. Covered in this video: Why you want to wash your fruits and vegetables even if you live in the US &...
I know I’ve already posted a bunch of pics from San Miguel de Allende, but I can’t help it – the city is beautiful. Wedding One afternoon there was a wedding, All of the guests paraded through the square. There were musicians, dancers, guys on...
As part of our first trip to San Miguel de Allende, we took in as much food as we could handle! Coffee There’s a bunch of adorable coffee shops around town. Food Tour One day we did a food tour with Taste of San Miguel. We LOVE doing food tours when we travel,...
Recently we took an extended weekend trip and visited San Miguel de Allende. I took about seventy zillion pictures, so I’ll likely break this trip up into multiple posts. The colors in the city are incredible. Everywhere you turn there’s a beautiful...
This weekend we went to the Cirque du Soleil JOYÁ show for the first time – it was simply fantastic! The theater is at the Vidanta resort, which is only about 15 minutes from our house. We chose the Dinner, Show, and Champagne tickets. We arrived a bit early to...
I was recently invited by some friends to be part of the crew sailing their catamaran from Mexico to Key West. They’re normally based out of Key West, where they do sailing charters. Before Hurricane Irma hit Florida, they escaped Key West, and set sail for Isla...
We recently went to Xoximilco with a group of friends – it was a blast! Xoximilco is a “floating Mexican fiesta”. You spend the evening on these boats that are poled through a series of canals. There’s dinner, and open bar. It’s basically...
Our little blog was recently listed in the Top 100 Expat Blogs and Websites for Expatriates! We’re #62 on the list. Not too shabby considering that we just started this a few months ago. We don’t blog for awards, but it’s still kinda cool to be...
Over the weekend we celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary by splurging on a nice dinner at Alux Restaurante in Playa del Carmen. Alux is definitely a “special occasion” type of place. It’s actually an underground cave / dry cenote – very...
