By John Chalmers from the April 2018 Edition What does an Italian ball game with ancient roots going back to Roman times have in common with American and Canadian Snowbirds? Simple answer: the game is bocce and the Snow-birds play it on a Mexican beach! That was the situation for the Second Annual Bocce Ball Tournament […]
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By John Chalmers from the March 2018 Edition Four months after their second successful Canadian tour in four years, the ballet folklórico dancers of Casa Hogar Los Angelitos (CHLA) returned to the stage for an entirely new and colorful presentation of dance from six countries. The occasion for the debut performance of the new program was the […]
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By John Clamers from the March 2018 Edition I remember well the first time I heard the great song by Simon and Garfunkel, ‘’Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Here in Mexico, where my wife, Linda, and I escape Alberta’s winter, the song came to mind with the experience we have had, not with a bridge over troubled […]
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By John Chalmers from the October 2017 Edition Having first performed in the Canadian province of Alberta in 2014, the talented and energetic dancers of Ballet Folklórico Los Angelitos returned in September for dazzling performances at five smaller cities. Based at the Casa Hogar Los Angelitos home for young people in Manzanillo, the dancers are […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2017 Edition The Vida del Mar condo development near Manzanillo, right on the Pacific coast and four kilometers on a winding road from the town of El Naranjo, is busiest during the “high season” winter months from November to April. That’s when owners and renters from the United States, Canada […]
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By John Chalmers from the May 2017 Edition A day trip by car from the Manzanillo area to see nearby towns, beaches and scenery is a fine way to enjoy the country. A scheduled group tour for a few days has someone else do all the planning, driving and arranging accommodation. Both car and bus […]
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By John Chalmers from the April 2017 Edition On February 23, at El Naranjo, a town near Manzanillo, at the casino de el Naranjo, which is an open air pavilion on the public fairgrounds, a sell out crowd was treated to a home cooked Mexican buffet dinner followed by a lively and colorful performance of […]
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By John Chalmers from the March 2017 Edition A game with roots dating back to the time of the Romans was the latest sport to be played on the beach at Club Santiago, in front of the Oasis Ocean Club restaurant, at a festive event, on January 24, 2017. The first ever Bocce Ball Tournament […]
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By John Chalmers from the February 2017 Edition A fine way to enjoy the Manzanillo area is to join friends for a good hike! Besides the camaraderie, sunshine and warm weather, hikes provide good exercise to help you keep fit during your sojourn in Mexico. Several roads and trails reward hikers with vistas and views […]
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In this issue: Planting Roots in Mexico Silver Fittonia – Tommy Clarkson Florida Thatch Palm – Tommy Clarkson Living in Mexico A Day at the Beach – John Chalmers The Unexpected – Suzanne A. Marshall For the love of Vanilla – Kirby Vickery Rancho Colina de San Miguel – Ken Waldie Flora Exotica – Freda […]
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