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Europe
A Mindful Seven Months of Slow Travel
We spent February in Key West, Florida, a place full of history and interesting people. Then we left the country for arty San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In May we traveled to Baltimore to see our daughter, Stacy, receive her master's degree from Johns Hopkins. The...
Scotland – Part 3, Isle of Skye and South
Heading southwest, the path from Dornoch through Dingwall, Gorstan, and Kyle of Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye; then Invergarry, Fort William, Glen Coe, Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond, and Luss to Glasgow was the third leg of our journey around Scotland. The Twenty's...
Scotland – Part 2, Central and Northwest
After our week in Edinburgh, we rented a car for a road trip and while we had a general direction in mind, we basically went where the road took us and to places people told us not to miss. Stirling, St. Andrews, Dundee, through the Cairngorms National Park and the...
Mexico
Go to Mexico City
One consistent travel recommendation we have received from seasoned travelers, expats and locals since arriving in San Miguel is, "you must go to Mexico City." The advice so glowing and the directive so clear, we began planning a road trip that seemed set up for a...
Semana Santa in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
In 2010 and again this year we found ourselves in Catholic-dominated countries with strong Holy Week traditions dating back centuries. Although personally not religious, one can't help but be amazed at the traditions and devotion of those who are committed believers....
Quema de los Judas, Easter Morning Tradition in San Miguel de Allende
The large crowd gathered after church; lent is over, spring is here, it is time for some fun. Young and old gathered for Quema de los Judas (Destruction of Judases), the destruction of the papier-mâché Judases at the Plaza Principal in San Miguel de Allende. These...
Argentina
Road Trip: Iguazú National Park
Iguazú Falls is on every must-do list for Argentina for good reason. Listed among the elite waterfalls of the world, it is often compared to Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Niagara Falls in the U.S. Reportedly when Eleanor Roosevelt saw the Iguazú Falls,...
Teatro Colón
On a beautiful late fall evening in May we experienced a concert at the world-famous Teatro Colón. Considered one of the top five accoustical venues in the world and having recently undergone a four-year, 100 million dollar renovation, this was to be one of the...
Marta Minujín, “Tower of Babel”
The promotional piece to the left is for Marta Minujín's latest artistic creation, Torre de Babel (Tower of Babel) 2011, celebrating Buenos Aires' UNESCO designation as Capital Mundial de Libros 2011 (Book Capital of the World). The exhibit opened May 12 and closed...