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Top Five Mexican Cities for Hangout Travel

Top Five Mexican Cities for Hangout Travel

In 1999, when I was 20 years old, I flew into Mexico City with my friend Abigail. Between the two of us, we carried $1000 in cash. Our plan? Travel fr[...]

Little Italy in Mexico?

Little Italy in Mexico?

"I smell fresh tortillas," I said, with the feverish conviction of a bloodhound. Rich, Gina, and I were straggling down the edge of the highway, co[...]

Rick Steves Interview with Carl and Lorena

Rick Steves Interview with Carl and Lorena

Listen to the Rick Steves interview with Carl and Lorena. A couple months ago, Carl and I spent the afternoon visiting with an old friend, Rick Ste[...]

Road Trip Round-Up

Road Trip Round-Up

  If you are new to this site or have only been getting occasional transmissions, you can read all the dispatches from our recent two month ro[...]

And then the French invaded...(Happy Cinco de Mayo!)

And then the French invaded...(Happy Cinco de Mayo!)

A page from the diary of the French officer Andre Toussaint Petitjean, circa 1864 I laugh every time I think about the French invading Mexico. I know[...]

Popcorn

Popcorn

Oh man...I think that it is the funniest and best recipe for anything I've ever read!   Fred White wrote:  Dear Lorena,  Carl shared your innovat[...]

The Trip in Full

The Trip in Full

So we made it. 6,500 miles in an '87 Dodge van. We camped off-road in Chihuahua. We got lost at night on the back roads of Oaxaca. We drove throug[...]

  • Flashback: Memories from the First Reviewer of The People’s Guide to Mexico
    Flashback: Memories from the First Reviewer of The People’s Guide to Mexico

    Flashback: Memories from the First Reviewer of The People's Guide to Mexico

    Posted by Lorena on May 18, 2013

    Dane Pikkola: Hello Carl and Lorena…I was just listening to your interview with Rick Steves, and really wanted to connect on the air. But, alas, I couldn’t get the number. In fact, the ...
  • Rick Steves Interview with Carl and Lorena
    Rick Steves Interview with Carl and Lorena

    Rick Steves Interview with Carl and Lorena

    Posted by Lorena on May 5, 2013

    Listen to the Rick Steves interview with Carl and Lorena. A couple months ago, Carl and I spent the afternoon visiting with an old friend, Rick Steves.  Schedules didn't permit us to be ...
  • Excellent Images of San Judas de Tadeo
    Excellent Images of San Judas de Tadeo

    Excellent Images of San Judas de Tadeo

    Posted by churpa on Apr 18, 2013

    Ever since I discovered San Judas de Tadeo, I've become obsessed. Turns out he's everywhere. On closer inspection, half the Jesuses (sp?) in Mexico are actually San Judas de Tadeo. In fact, ...
  • Road Notes: Puerto Angel to Melaque
    Road Notes: Puerto Angel to Melaque

    Road Notes: Puerto Angel to Melaque

    Posted by churpa on Apr 12, 2013

    If you happen to stop in at Playa Banco de Oro, stop in at Restaurante Hermanos Galinda. The proprieter, Carmen, is super nice and makes a mean fried huachinango. Plus you can ...
  • Historical Photo of the Week: Tina Modotti by Edward Weston
    Historical Photo of the Week: Tina Modotti by Edward Weston

    Historical Photo of the Week: Tina Modotti by Edward Weston

    Posted by churpa on Apr 8, 2013

    Nude, Mexico                                  by Edward Weston      photo from Getty Museum Archive According to an interesting post at the Getty Museum Archive, Edward Weston shot this photo on a Mexico City rooftop in 1924. He ...
  • Best of Mexico in Pictures: Round Four
    Best of Mexico in Pictures: Round Four

    Best of Mexico in Pictures: Round Four

    Posted by gina on Mar 26, 2013

      photos by Gina Dilello (and one by Felisa Rogers)
  • Badgers Against Nescafe
    Badgers Against Nescafe

    Badgers Against Nescafe

    Posted by churpa on Mar 17, 2013

      My friends Kat and Chris call me Badger. This name does not stem (I hope anyway) from my badger-like build, but rather my charming personality, which needs a coffee jump-start before it ...
  • Best of Mexico in Pictures: Oaxaca
    Best of Mexico in Pictures: Oaxaca

    Best of Mexico in Pictures: Oaxaca

    Posted by churpa on Mar 14, 2013

            Mercado 20 de Noviembre                                                                     Oaxaca, Oaxaca         Mercado Juarez                                                                                         Oaxaca, Oaxaca Roadside shrine                                                                                                        Oaxaca, Oaxaca Oaxaca                                                                                                               photo by Gina Dilello Rich and Churpa in Oaxaca                                                                          photo by Gina Dilello Yes, there are still free camping beaches ...
  • Goat Tacos!
    Goat Tacos!

    Goat Tacos!

    Posted by churpa on Feb 27, 2013

    Finding a good eatery is a fine art, best practiced when you're not in a state of hysterical starvation, but instead only pestered by a mild hunger that still allows for careful ...