No Weekend Plans? How about the BURRO FESTIVAL??!?
Trying to keep up with the young hipsters of today, I created a Twitter account several months back & vaguely monitor my fellow “Twitteros” (as they are called here in Mexico). While parsing...
View ArticleWhat is the Best Festival EVER in Mexico? Ask the burros!!
Let me start by saying: Feria Nacional del Burro 2010 *exceeded* our expectations. Get ready for some heavy photo coverage, folks. As I mentioned on Thursday, I’d gotten wind of this Burro Festival on...
View ArticleHello from China!
Despite what you may think, a lot has happened since BurroFest ‘10. First off, I am DONE WITH MY LAST FINAL EXAM EVER!! This past Friday & Saturday (May 8-9) brought about the last weekend of my...
View ArticleA Visit to the Great Wall!
My time in Beijing has come to end (note: 3 days ago, but the blogging is a little delayed, folks). I am (was) typing this offline while sitting in the Beijing airport, with the distinction of being...
View ArticlePork Consumption: China’s beating you, Mexico…
To further the undeserved reputation I have of being a crazy bacon/pork advocate, I thought it was time for another pig-related post. Two years of living in Mexico has opened my eyes to a whole new...
View ArticleMexico City Airport- Terminal 1 Meeting Point
After 30 minutes spent on the innerwebs trying to find an answer to this question, I thought I would share it with any other impending Mexico City airport visitors. (Consider it a follow-up to my...
View ArticleAlert! Lucha Libre Expo next weekend in Mexico City!
I would like to be the first to alert all you closet lucha libre fans out there that the 2010 Lucha Libre: La Experiencia will be taking place next weekend here in Mexico City! For anyone who missed...
View ArticleTakenoya: Chinese Steamed Soup Dumplings in Mexico City!!
One of my favorite parts of my recent visit to China was the food. Particularly, the magical “soup dumplings” for which Shanghai is legendary, known more properly as xiaolongbao. I went to DinTaiFung...
View ArticleBest time of day in Mexico City: early morning
The last three days, I’ve been test-running a new morning routine here in Mexico City. The reason for this was the expiration of our Gold’s Gym Polanco membership, which prompted us to reflect on a few...
View ArticleElvis Memorial Mass this Monday Night!!
In reading through the Primera Fila section of the Reforma newspaper this morning (which is basically the movie listings & things-going-on-about-town insert that arrives each Friday), I came across...
View ArticleSancocho: the most impressive meat stew ever
One of my MBA class friends here in Mexico City is married to a woman from the Dominican Republic. For Rodolfo’s birthday last year, his wife made an amazing Dominican creation known as Sancocho de las...
View ArticleObesity linked to Snickers consumption at gym
My fellow blogger Burro Hall has previously mentioned the ongoing battle between Mexico and the United States over which country can achieve higher obesity rates. Today I discovered another tactic at...
View ArticleLearn Mexico City slang on your iPhone!
Have you been promising yourself that you would spend some time to learn more Spanish before visiting Mexico City, but you just haven’t gotten around to those Rosetta Stone CDs ? Have you been living...
View ArticleHow Driving in Mexico City Changes You
~ Conversation snippet from inside our car, Tuesday night, 6:30PM ~ Scene: John & Julie are driving from Polanco to a friend’s house in Condesa for dinner. They are sitting in traffic on Thiers, a...
View ArticleI need a cactus chair
I came across an interesting blog today entitled “Hoy es un gran día para mostrarte lo mejor de México.” (Today is a great day to show you the best of Mexico.) It’s kind of an assortment of travel hot...
View Article1st Taco & Mariachi Festival in Plaza Garibaldi!
Alert to any Chilangos and/or Mexico City visitors during the week of September 3-12, 2010: two of my favorite things (tacos & mariachis) are being celebrated in yet another Mexican festival!!...
View ArticleZihuatanejo: our last beach trip in Mexico
I sense your sympathy may be limited when I tell you that today is the last day of our LAST Mexican beach vacation, and it’s raining. We’ve truly been spoiled with all the amazing travel opportunities...
View ArticleWhat to eat at the Tacos & Mariachi Fest in Mexico City
We visited the aforementioned First [Annual??] Tacos & Mariachi Festival after work today in Plaza Garibaldi, as I was curious to see what kind of festival could be organized in two weeks. I really...
View ArticleA Visit to the Corona Brewery (aka Cervecería Modelo)
Have you ever thought to yourself, “What could I do today to support a giant, soul-crushing monopoly?” If you happen to be in Mexico City, I have just the ticket: a visit to Cervecería Modelo, just...
View ArticleThis year’s Christmas Card photo…
…may be sourced from any of these pics from our despedida this past Saturday. (Despedida = going-away party in Spanish). Any votes on the winner?? Of course, this would imply that we are motivated...
View ArticleGerman names don’t go well in Spanish
John & I are rather sad to be leaving Mexico City after an amazing 2 years and 3 months. I have been trying to look on the bright side & think of things that we will not miss about Mexico. It...
View ArticleOlympic Festival this weekend in Mexico City
If you’re hanging around Mexico City this weekend, consider checking out the Festival Olímpico Bicentenario. This Bicentennial thing just keeps on coming!! It wouldn’t be a festival in Mexico if a...
View ArticleMexico Driving Hazards
We’re staying in the Marriott Reforma for our last week here in DF, so please forgive the lack of communication– internet in our hotel room costs $250 pesos/day (gag). I’d been having luck standing...
View ArticleWhat do you think about public transit in Mexico City??
I received a random email yesterday from the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (a.k.a. the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness). Take a look at the text below: ***************************...
View ArticleSubtle Messages…
We fly out of Mexico City bright and early tomorrow. As sad as we are to leave, I do feel we’ve been getting small, subtle signals from Mexico that our time here is meant to come to an end. 1) We got...
View ArticlePlease make me some jello, Mexico-style
Nestled among the names of a few restaurants & esoteric museums on my “Things I Didn’t Get to Do While I Was in Mexico City” inventory, one activity regarding jello sits there on my list of...
View ArticleIngredients for a Great Mexican Despedida
One Spanish word we quickly learned while living among the highly-transient expat population in Mexico City was despedida, a.k.a. farewell party. There seemed to be one happening on a monthly basis in...
View ArticleCarnitas: bring that porky magic to your own kitchen
Even though we’ve only been out of Mexico for three months now, we’re already starting to get the DTs for some good tacos. (or perhaps the more appropriate term is TTs– taqueria tremens??) We’ve not...
View ArticleMexican Decor: more is more
I had an affinity for Mexican-themed decor at an early age, judging by this clay taco I just unearthed from my box of “Julie’s Elementary/Junior High School Stuff”. For anyone wondering– no, this is...
View ArticleThe Burros are Back!!
Some things are so important to alert my readers to that I have to emerge from my 2-month blog hibernation to do so. Any guesses what could possibly make that exclusive priority list? The Feria...
View ArticleMexico Today!
My friends & family can confirm that I rarely pass up the chance to promote all-things-Mexico. Whether it be travel, food, drink, people, glassware, professional wrestling– you name it and I can...
View ArticleThe Fields of Oaxaca
I believe it was a famous photographer who once said, “Some of the best photos this world has seen were taken from small, fogged-up airplane windows while flying over the state of Oaxaca.” Even if...
View ArticleShopping in the Mexico City Airport
As many of you regular readers may have gathered by this point, there are few things I love more than products with a Mexican theme and kitschy shops for hipsters. When these worlds combine, good...
View ArticleUpcoming Random Events in Mexico City & beyond!
As part of my continuing “Live Vicariously Through My Friends in Mexico” program, I wanted to alert y’all to some upcoming events in DF, Quintana Roo, and Hidalgo state that I thought may be worth...
View ArticleVisiting the Alebrije Hotspot of Oaxaca
One of my favorite parts of my trip my recent Oaxaca trip via Mexico Today turned out to be the visit we made to the small town of San Martín Tilcajete. When John & I visited Oaxaca back in 2009,...
View ArticleGuayaberas: the must-have men’s summer shirt of Mexico
One excellent souvenir for any man visiting Mexico is the guayabera. To me, this is the consummate summertime shirt for men who want to look good but can’t be bothered to wear a stuffy suit. I won’t...
View ArticleCheese Tourism in Mexico: a visit to Finca Vai
Cheese and dairy products in general are one of my favorite things to eat. So when I learned via Querétaro’s robust tourism board of a nearby farm that combined cheese-making with a barnyard animal...
View ArticleSparkling Wineries in Querétaro: Viva Freixenet!
I’ve shared before how I’m a sucker for well-branded tourism, so Querétaro’s efforts to promote their wine & cheese “route” certainly did not fall on deaf ears during my time in México. Even before...
View Article16 Tips for a great Mexican Independence Day
Have you ever wondered whether Mexico gets as excitable for its Independence Day as the United States does for the Fourth of July? Are you curious what traditions Mexico has that parallel the American...
View ArticleBaja California Sur Roadtrip: Part 1-Todos Santos
When we assessed our options for a longer vacation in Mexico over Semana Santa last year, we asked ourselves the question that most tourists as themselves: what would Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo...
View ArticleA race to the finish: our final days in Mexico City!
One year ago last weekend, John & I were on our way to the Mexico City airport for the flight that would end our 2+ year experience as chilangos. All our worldly possessions were packed, all our...
View ArticleAre you a Mexico fan? Tell us about it & win $500!
Have you ever been sitting at your computer, paging through this blog, and thought to yourself, “You know, Julie is not the only one with stories to tell about Mexico…. I too have lots of...
View ArticleMusical Guilty Pleasure: El Colesterol
I would like to share another musical guilty pleasure with you, which I just discovered today in Atlanta. My job brings me to Atlanta on occasion to visit clients, and there’s definitely a larger...
View ArticleBaja California Sur Roadtrip: Part 2- Los Cabos
In follow up to my prior post regarding our Baja California Sur roadtrip, we continued on from Todos Santos to Cabo San Lucas, the most well-known spot for tourists. I will admit to being a bit...
View ArticleWhat’s happening this December in Mexico City?
December in Mexico City is jam-packed with opportunities for celebration, highlighted by the Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe on Dec 12, posadas, office parties, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, just to...
View ArticleOur First Christmas Posada in Mexico City
One of the many Mexican Christmas traditions I’m missing while back in the US this year is the posada. The season of posadas began on Friday, December 16th– nine days before Christmas. When we lived...
View ArticleCelebrating New Year’s Eve in DF
We found celebrating the Año Nuevo in Mexico City to be a bit different than our prior U.S.-based New Year’s Eve festivities. In the U.S., pressure always feels high among the 20/30-something crowd to...
View ArticleBack to Mexico City!!
This past year has been a struggle for me & John to readjust from the “every other weekend = a 3-day+ vacation to a beach, jungle, colonial town or archaeological site” schedule that we got...
View ArticleCondesa & Roma: the trendy neighborhoods of Mexico City
Please check out my latest article up on the Mexico Today website– http://mexicotoday.org/article/condesa-roma-trendy-neighborhoods-mexico-city! This month I’m recounting some of the highlights of our...
View ArticleDia de los Muertos: homemade sugar skulls & an ofrenda for Marcia
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) was always one of my favorite holidays during my time living in Mexico. The elaborate, colorful ofrendas (altars)… the well-dressed Catrina statues… the tasty pan...
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