By Yann Kostic from the January 2015 Edition Recently, the U.S. dollar has been on a roll: The U.S. Dollar Index (which measures the value of the greenback against the euro, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar, British pound, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc) reached a four-year high in the third quarter of 2014. Good news in some […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2015 Edition My wife and two friends were in San Miguel de Allende for a mini vacation in Mexico. One evening we were looking for a restaurant with atmosphere. As we were leaving the main square in town we ran into a group of local residents and asked them […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2015 Edition Entering the state of Guanajuato came as a quiet reprieve after 7-8 hours of driving the Mexican freeways from Manzanillo. These roads are remarkably good with four lanes most of the way but there are also a lot of improvements going on which can back up traffic […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2015 Edition As I mentioned in Part 1, the last couple of years I’ve spent a lot of time traveling. Flying but also on the buses in Mexico. Most of my bus travel is to Puerto Vallarta or Guadalajara to get the best airline ticket price. Last time we […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2015 Edition My husband and I were quite happy to put our new ‘semi-nuevo’ car on the highway for its first long distance trial. All went well and we enjoyed having friends travelling in tandem with us as an extra bit of safety should we encounter engine trouble or […]
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In this issue: Nature Planting Roots in Mexico – Baby Sun Rose – Tommy Clarkson Boston Fern – Tommy Clarkson The Whale – Dave Boroughs Living in Mexico Cafe Review – La Brasserie/La Porroquia – Allan Yanitski A Journey to San Miguel De Allende – Suzanne A. Marshall Considering a Trip to San Miguel […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2015 Edition Nephrolepis exaltata Family: Lomariopsidaceae or Davalliaceae (Also known as: Sword Fern, Wild Boston Fern, Tuber Ladder Fern, or Fishbone Fern) Who hasn’t heard of a Boston Fern? As I recall, my first contact with such was some sixty years ago when my grandmother, Rose Unruh, had a large, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the December 2014 Edition Agave, Nephrolepis exaltata – I Family: Agavoideae (Also known as Century Plant, Maguay or American Aloe The Greek word agauos means “of kings and heroes, illustrious, hence noble” and, good full-time residents of Mexico as we are, we’ll drink to that! (Have you ever had one of Patty’s […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the December 2014 Edition My wife and I spend our winters in Manzanillo. This poses some problems when we try to speak with the locals because we are mostly English speaking. We are attempting to learn the language so we can better communicate without using hand gestures or adding “o” to […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2014 Edition Starring: Liam Neeson, Director: Scott Frank “Private Investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.” Because this movie arrived among the many Halloween ‘ghoulish’ movie selections, we at first didn’t go to see it due to the unfortunately confusing title. […]
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