Mexico
Learning Spanish, living with a family in San Miguel, Mexico
A mother worries about safety living in Mexico with her young daughters. “Are you scared, Mommy?” whispered my seven-year-old daughter in the back seat of the battered Mexican taxi. The driver accelerated, swerving into the left lane to pass a farm truck full of cows. The pale hazy sun slipped behind the mountains. Night was (….Read more)
Girlfriend Getaways – The Best and The Worst
We find ourselves laughing more than we have laughed in years. We experience a camaraderie that’s sometimes missing from their daily lives. We talk, eat or drink too much and return to our their day-to-day lives with more strength, self-confidence and self-worth. I’ve written two books on this subject and through my own experiences (….Read more)
The Other Mexico
Our friend Phyllis Stoller files this report: One of the best travel deals this summer is the “Other Mexico”: Not the one in exaggerated headlines, nor the one with huge hotels on hot beaches, but the Mexico of colonial villages. Americans tend not to know that the charming towns of Taxco, Cuernavaca and Ixtapan de (….Read more)
Where Is the Riviera Maya–and Why Go?
For pure alabaster white sand, turquoise-blue water, and a seamless vacation of R&R, you should know about the Riviera Maya; a strip of coastline stretching south from Cancun, on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, to the Mayan ruins of Tulum. And, due to the large number of all-inclusive hotels, there are fabulous deals for serious (….Read more)
Spring Break Beach Trip in the Planning. Mexico?
Lousy winter weather and a pent up demand for a vacation in the sun are my reasons for heading south to Mexico. The top international destination for Spring Break is Cancun, along the gulf of Mexico and that’s where I’m going next week. Actually I’m going to an area an hour south of Cancun called (….Read more)
