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Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon
That's the donkey track winding its way towards the river, 6,000 feet down.
Contrary to the assurances given to us by most people we met north of the border in the USA, we have survived a week in Mexico, and have neither: a) Been struck down by a vicious mutant form of the swine flu virus. Nor: b) Been riddled with machine gun crossfire after being caught up in a savage battle between the military and the narco-terrorists. Furthermore, I have been trying out my Spanish on the locals, and have thus far managed to avoid (as far as I'm aware) asking "would you mind if I fondled your wife's breasts?" whilst seeking directions. [View Full Entry]

Max and Christine - Max Bower | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 6th 2009 | 174 Views | [diary=434121]

40 miles of dirt track...
Meet Paul
San Miguel de Allende

Writer's Conference meeting
Writer's Conference meeting
Committee meeting at the Biblioteca.
It’s been a while since I last wrote but I’ve been really busy and recently sick with ‘the revenge’ and time has just flown. Busy may seem like an oxymoron here in Mexico, since our perception in America is of a more laid back existence which is still true to some extent, except for us crazy gringos and some hardworking Mexicans. To start with, I volunteered to help the San Miguel Author’s Sala (www.sanmiguelauthors.com) which has recently absorbed the annual Writer’s Conference scheduled in February. I’ve committed myself to selling their book [View Full Entry]

expatgirl - Elizabeth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 5th 2009 | 12 Views | [diary=415426]

Hardy's house
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Hardy's personal offices

This has been a very exciting week for us, and especially me! Last weekend we were invited out with our friends Maggie and Gene to a gallery in the country about 45 minutes from San Miguel. The gallery is called Galeria Atotonilco, and is owned by a ceramic artist named Mayer Shacter. He and his author wife Susan Page (Why Talking Is Not Enough, How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together, The Eight Essential Traits of Couples Who Thrive, If I’m So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single, and The Shortest Distance Between You and a Published [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 16th 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=408911]


Its 6:30 Sunday morning and there’s a cacophony of fireworks in the distance: a common sound in Mexico in the otherwise quiet pre-dawn hours. Last night, in a small cement ring not far from our condo, there was a bullfight. Dignitaries had been flown in on helicopters that came and went throughout the afternoon. On our way out of town we saw tables being set up with stark white tablecloth’s outside the Bull Ring alongside the highway for the dinner served after the fight: a splash of sophistication against a backdrop of dirt and dust. Fortunately for the bulls, there is [View Full Entry]

expatgirl - Elizabeth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 15th 2009 | 85 Views | [diary=401753]

Gaudi House
Along the road to Celaya
Mexico

We've been officially living in San Miguel now for one week. My husband Doug and I arrived last Sat. after a long and hot drive from Cave Creek, Az, across boring Texas and one tire blow-out, down to Laredo which seemed like the safest border crossing at the moment, and then across the vast, hot, unchanging desert that is part of Mexico until finally we stopped at a little 1930's style hotel called Las Palmas Midway Inn in Matehuala to recuperate a bit. We decided to treat ourselves to this cute hotel just off the highway. It was highly recommended as [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 17th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=399675]


What is there to say about our last moments in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato? So many kinds of emotions are rushing all around us that it is pretty hard to even see straight. We have left our usual and fairly predictable lives in San Francisco to move to this gem of Mexico and never really know what the next minute holds for us. We could be walking home from lunch and run into a long funeral procession. But our adventure isn’t ending. It is just a new beginning. I have to keep telling myself that because if I say it [View Full Entry]

HollyGo - Julie Behn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 21st 2009 | 146 Views | [diary=392575]

Procession
Jesus' Funeral
Some of Ronnie's Work

Alright, so it's been a week or so since I last updated, and I need to finish my Semana Santa excursions. I have had a couple of tests and homeworks that have been taking up my time, because remember, I have classes here too, it's not just play. Now this entry is about my 4th day of my break, 2nd day in the state of Guanajuato. So we started Thursday off early. We got ready and started to head out for the day when we were stopped by some stomach pains in my partner. So as she rested, I went out [View Full Entry]

rac026 - La Vida No Vale Nada | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 20th 2009 | 149 Views | [diary=392239]

Monumento de José Alfredo Jiménez
Church of Dolores Hidalgo
Atotonilco

San Miguel de Allende is a well known city for foreigners. There have been many Americans living here for a long time. It is a smaller city than Guanajuato, and filled with galleries run by local artists. We took the bus and headed downtown. Immediately, it is noticeable that everything downtown is a bit more upscale than in Guanajuato, and geared more for tourists with prices to match. We stopped for coffee and I ordered what was titled to be Oaxacan hot chocolate, only to find it was the same instant stuff you get in the states. We took a walk [View Full Entry]

annabellepk - Anna Kostecke | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2009 | 137 Views | [diary=423174]

San Miguel
La Parroquia
San Miguel

On Sunday morning we overslept. The time jumped an hour ahead in the middle of the night and I had misread an article about what time processions start for Palm Sunday. We rushed to get ready and head out the door. We jumped in the first taxi we saw and were let out a couple blocks away from San Francisco church, but we noticed the streets were almost completely empty. We were really confused because we thought we were running late. “Everyone over sleeps on the first day of the new time,” said the taxi driver. So we went to [View Full Entry]

HollyGo - Julie Behn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 7th 2009 | 71 Views | [diary=388334]

Walking into town
The Apostles are Running Late
Getting Ready for the Walk

March has been a very busy month for us here in San Miguel. It seems like our adventures rarely slow down for very long and that is something I am grateful for everyday. One of our most amazing adventures was the invitation from our maid, Maria Luz, to come out to her family’s rancho for an afternoon of carnitas. Our friends from the east coast, Aaron and Beth, were visiting at the time, but she said they were welcome to come along too. And so the four of us took a trip with Eleanor, another client of Maria’s, about 45 [View Full Entry]

HollyGo - Julie Behn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 6th 2009 | 83 Views | [diary=388042]

Table at the Rancho
Carnitas
Hombres


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