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Desierto de los Leones
Wondering what to do in Mexico City that isn’t in most tourist guides? Desierto de los Leones National Park is the most underrated place for picture perfect natural beauty, history, and great eats! When you think of the parks and green areas of Mexico City, what usually comes to mind first is Chapultepec Park. While… [Continue Reading]
Huasteca Potosina and Xilitla
My most favorite places in Mexico are in the Huasteca region of San Luis Potosí. Skeptical of what would be there and wondering how to get to Xilitla, I soon discovered it truly is a surrealists dream set in the jungle. In 2011, the town of Xilita was named a Pueblo Magico, or Magic Town,… [Continue Reading]
International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Guanajuato
This year, Leon, Guanajuato led their 10th Annual Festival Internacional Del Globo (International Hot Air Balloon Festival) from November 18-21. Falling on a ‘puente’ aka Mexican holiday weekend, Eddy and I decided to make the trip to Guanajuato to see it for ourselves as the commercials and billboards kept popping up at us everywhere (made… [Continue Reading]
Dia de los Muertos in Mixquic
Wondering the best place to go in Mexico for Dia de los Muertos? Mixquic in Mexico City is an amazing place to witness the tradition and feel the beliefs on November 1st and 2nd. Dia de los Muertos is something I find completely fascinating and beautiful. I first experienced Dia de los Muertos in Oaxaca… [Continue Reading]
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Dolores Hidalgo, an Air of Freedom
Dolores Hidalgo, the city named the Cradle of Mexican Independence, is a Magic Town often passed by on the road between Guanajuato to San Miguel Allende. Full of flavor and charm, this colonial town in Mexico should not be missed. Recently I took a trip to Guanajuato City and San Miguel Allende, two of Mexico’s… [Continue Reading]
Mexico City – There’s No Place Like Home
Moving to Mexico City, or even visiting Mexico City, can be quite intimidating as one of the largest foreign lands in the world, but it shouldn’t be. There are more familiarities from home than you think, making you feel like you never left Kansas. One of the world’s largest cities, Mexico City, is not as intimidating and… [Continue Reading]
Change is an Opportunity to Grow
In life, if something’s not right, go left. From the small beach town of Puerto Vallarta to one of the biggest cities in the world, Mexico City; why moving was the correct thing for me. So. I made the move. I am in-process of becoming Chilanga (a girl from Mexico City). I had been living… [Continue Reading]
Romantic Things to do in Vallarta
Wondering what what romantic things to do in Puerto Vallarta? Well, you’ve come to the right place! After 2 years of a long distance relationship and being apart, I somehow managed to talk my boyfriend, Eddy, into moving to Puerto Vallarta with me for his summer break. In the two years since we met, I’ve… [Continue Reading]
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Christmas in Cabo
In 2010 I won a 3 night stay at the Hilton Los Cabos for entering a contest called “Hilton Appreciation Vacation” where I recorded a video of me doing a ridiculous rap about someone who deserves a vacation. Despite how incredibly embarrassing it was to have thousands of people see it on this Facebook contest, I came in… [Continue Reading]
United Mexico, Their Independence Day Traditions
‘How does Mexico celebrate their Independence Day’ is a question I got the answers to as for the first time, I prepare to celebrate Mexico’s 201st Birthday in-country. In Mexico, September is known as “Mes de la Patria” (month of the homeland) and this year they celebrate their 201st anniversary of their independence from… [Continue Reading]
Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo
Huasca de Ocampo is one of my most favorite visited towns in Mexico. With picture perfect landscapes full of history and beauty, it more than deserves it’s title as a ”Magic Town” My final year at university, I took 6 trips to Mexico; I had a case of senioritis with no desire for a cure!… [Continue Reading]
Mexico Today: Proof of the Importance of Having a Passion
I am a firm believer in the power of a strong passion and the Law of Attraction; dreams can and will come true as long as you have them. ‘Mexico Today’ is my personal proof. Sueña. Esfuérzate. Triunfa. Dream. Strive. Achieve.; three simple words, my motto, that got me where I am today. In the summer of 2009,… [Continue Reading]
Mazatlán, at Last.
I’ve always wanted to go to Mazatlán, Sinaloa. I’ve researched and planned every time it was “vacation time”, and it never happened, we always ended up somewhere else. Well, after visiting every other Mexican beach, I got the invitation to go to Mazatlán for a tweet-up sponsorted by the Mexico Tourism Board. After all my… [Continue Reading]
Introduction
For the past year, creating a blog has been on my “list of things to do”.. however during that period, I fought with myself back and forth about it and questioning whether or not I should. When blogs started becoming wildly popular not too long ago, I asked myself.. What exactly is a blog? And… [Continue Reading]
