By Señior Tech from the October 2018 Edition A few months ago, some close friends told us about an exciting trip they had planned, a visit to China. It included a four-day river cruise up the Yangtze River and various tours around Shanghai. A month before they were to leave, they received the news that their […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Finally, after much talk and many good intentions we nailed down our trip to Mexico City at the end of August. Like most travellers to Mexico, we’d seen the airport numerous times as we made connections on other journeys to many beautiful locations in the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2018 Edition What were we escaping from you may wonder. Here we are living in paradise, on the beaches of Manzanillo, and we certainly have no desires to change that. But this season it’s been very, very hot. This isn’t so unusual in Mexico, and certainly not given […]
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By Manzanillo Sun from the September 2018 Edition Mexico’s independence from Spain is celebrated every year in September. From the beginning of the month, Mexico’s streets and buildings are festooned with an explosion of green, white, and red, but the main events occur on the evening of September 15 when crowds gather in town squares […]
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By Manzanillo Sun from the September 2018 Edition Although Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a popular holiday associated with Mexico, el Dieciséis de Septiembre (16th of September) is seen as more important. Whereas May 5 commemorates the victory of the Mexican army over Napoleon’s French troops/invaders in 1862, September 16 marks Mexico’s declaration […]
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By Dan and Lisa Goy from the September 2018 Edition We enjoyed lots of swimming, an afternoon siesta and, of course, a Happy Hour, on this unplanned stop. This was an idyllic location, which was full of tourists when we arrived, but emptied out shortly after set-up. For almost our entire stay it was just us […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Common Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus Family: Malvaceae Also known as: Hibiscus, Rose of China, Rose Mallow,Flor de Jamaica, and Shrub Althaceae Actually, there is very little that is “common” in the appearance of the many species in this genus. The brilliant flowers of the hibiscus are to the […]
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By Terry Sovil from the September 2018 Edition When we talk about “alternative energy”, we are talking about renewable types of energy. Generally, we are talking about solar energy, wind energy, biomass, hydro power and geothermal. Renewable energy is from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2018 Edition Cape Jasmine Gardenia jasminoides Family : Rubiaceae Also known as: Gardenia, Cape Jessamine or Jasmin (In this, I am going to liberally share sound advice kindly provided to me by Paul Crist a successful grower of these beauties who lives in the Puerto Vallarta area. In all […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the September 2018 Edition The Mexican people, and all their friends, will again celebrate their Independence Day on the 16th of September. No Johnny, it’s really not on the 5th of May. But, you can celebrate it then too, if you like. For that matter, in Mexico, you can celebrate most […]
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