By Suzanne Marshall on the March 2020 Edition Puebla, Teotichuacán, Mexico City Having visited Mexico City last year, we found that ten days simply didn’t do it justice. This city of eight million people in the metropolitan core is resplendent with architecture, memorials, museums, parks and pretty much any adventure you might be looking for. So, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall on the September 2019 Edition When we won the Bed and Breakfast hotel bid (at the Bocce Ball fundraiser in February), we thought that we would make plans for late summer to fulfill this trip. And, since my husband decided this would be a late birthday gift, I happily waited until August […]
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By Terry Sovil the April 2019 Edition The coffee article last issue talked about coffee in Colima and ways to brew it. I was intrigued about how Colima compared to Mexico and the world. Coffee Types There are more than 80 coffee types! Out of the 80, two dominate our tastes and purchases: Arabica and […]
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By Terry Sovil Writer from the March 2019 Edition I love my coffee. Two cups every morning, every day, year round. Limited to two cups a day (moderation), I like good coffee. There is plenty to be had right here! Disagreements still exist, but most point to Ethiopia for the birth of coffee, possibly from […]
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By John Chalmers from the February 2019 Edition There are so many ways to enjoy México in the Manzanillo area! Day trips by car to locations in the area or an afternoon at the beach to swim, snorkel and soak up the sun are hard to beat. Looking for a restaurant to experience a new […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2019 Edition January 12 – February 17, 2019, Centro Universitario de Bellas Artes, Manzanillo, Colima “The Da Vinci Dream Factory, is a Mexican cultural company dedicated to the research, interpretation and construction of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions, since 2009, preserved in their codices and later integrated into a collection […]
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By Terry Sovil from the January 2019 Edition Fireworks in religious ceremonies at Christmas are something I don’t like! “Do some research”, I thought. Despite many accidents, they still use fireworks…sky rockets that explode with an obnoxious “Bang!” but don’t light up the sky. There are complaints in major Mexican cities. Why do they continue? […]
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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 July 2018 Edition BARRANCA DEL COBRE Having trudged through our wardrobes and revived our ‘cooler’ climate clothing and exchanged our flip-flops for walking shoes; we packed our bags and headed out to explore yet another ‘must see’ Mexican spectacle, the great Copper Canyon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Having […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2017 Edition Do you speak Spanish? I am asked this question by family and friends when I return from paradise to visit them in Canada each year. Sometimes when we’re gabbing on the telephone they will hear me saying a few phrases to my ‘Amiga’ who comes in […]
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