By Tommy Clarkson on the July 2020 Edition Bougainvillea Bougainvillea x buttiana Family Nyctaginaceae Also known as Paper Flower For many of us, this was the first non-potted, “tropical flower-ing plant” which – upon initially seeing it – we may have thought “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore!” For me, this happened in […]
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By Dan and Liza Goy on the July 2020 Edition La Paz is our favourite city anywhere on Baja as it still retains much of its original colonial identity and Mexican culture. Although much has changed since our first Mexican adventure in 1985, La Paz continues to maintain an old-world charm for us. In 1985, we […]
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By Kirby Vickery on the July 2020 Edition Almost every culture, both modern and ancient, has had affairs in their folklore with both animals and the night sky. To me, early humankind’s populations demanded reason behind the thousands the pin pricks of light poking through the vail of darkness when their particular sun god dipped below […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall on the July 2020 Edition Who would have thought six months ago that the world would be frozen in the grasps of a global viral pandemic? It has been a century since such an event occurred. However, this time, the world contains almost 6 billion additional people. We fly around the […]
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By John Chalmers on the July 2020 Edition There is no lack of things to do and see in the Manzanillo area of beautiful México! A seafood dinner at a favorite restaurant, joining friends for a scenic hike, enjoying the beaches and sea, shopping at the colorful markets, touring the Vive Plants orchid farm and the botanical […]
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By John Chalmers on the June 2020 Edition On a tour to see the city of Morelia and Monarch butterflies, the twin volcanoes near Colima are a great sight, visible for several miles of travel. Among the many wonders of Mexico are the Monarch butterflies which, like Canadian and American snowbirds, spend the winter in México. But […]
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By John Chalmers on the June 2020 Edition We’re in self isolation in Manzanillo, where we’ve made our life here, permanently. It’s been 13 years in our sweet little condo, on the beach called Playa Azul, and we are approaching our fourth summer. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic was never in our plans. But that goes for […]
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By John Chalmers on the June 2020 Edition Cataviña is a small town on Highway 1, in the middle of the peninsula, on a high desert plateau, at 1800 ft., and is a popular stop for our tours and for many other Baja travelers. It is located in the state of Baja California, 118 km (74 mi) […]
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By Kirby Vickery on the June 2020 Edition [Many children’s stories from the Aztecs are copied from the Toltec, Mayan, and other older civilizations within Mesoamerica. This is one of them, although somewhat cut down because of space constraints.] Once when the rabbit, also known as ‘The Mayor,’ still had his antlers, he met a deer. At […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall on the June 2020 Edition It isn’t something we would normally think about, as we take the world for granted in so many ways. But on May 1, 2020, we received a call that morning from a local friend saying make sure you’re on your terrace watching Manzanillo Bay at noon. And be […]
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