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Hotel Casa Real del Cafe, Coatepec, Veracruz
This year I have traveled a lot and stayed in many hotels in Peru, California, and two states in Mexico, Queretaro and Veracruz, and know exactly what makes a great hotel, for me at least. I would put... (Continue reading)
Martine Inn in Pacific Grove, CA. & Boheme Hotel, San Francisco
Written on 22 Aug, 2013 at 23:37 in Places to stay, Travel |
I never used to take vacations. I hated to leave the restaurant, I’d write notes to be given with the checks to my customers that said things like: “I hope that you enjoyed the food and were well-taken-care of,” but... (Continue reading)
Cusco and impressions
I am not a religious person but I experienced two very different but profoundly exalting experiences in Peru that could be described as deeply spiritual. The first was Machu Picchu which I suppose everyone... (Continue reading)
Peru Finally
I arrived at my hotel, the Casa Andina Miraflores, shortly after 11:00PM to the warmest welcome and the warm presence of my dear friend, Marta Nuñez,i who had been planning the Lima leg of my first trip to her... (Continue reading)
Machu Picchu
They say that one should not die without having been in Machu Picchu so here I am completely overwhelmed by the majesty and enormity of this site. It’s difficult to capture the essence of Machu Picchu and the mental... (Continue reading)
Visiting and Tasting Queretaro Mexico
All photos by Pedro Luis de Aguinaga See some more photos here. More to come For years my friends Jim Dickson and William Garcia have been raving about Querétaro and for one reason or another, I had never... (Continue reading)
Tasting at Dona Urraca
Written on 4 Nov, 2012 at 22:13 in Cooking, Events, Places to Eat, Places to stay, Queretaro, Travel |
Even before the shoot for Aaron’s new program with Aquiles was scheduled two of my sisters, Marina and Clarissa, and I had agreed to meet in Querétaro . I had asked Olivia Alegria to please help arrange a “a muestra... (Continue reading)
2-week glorious vacation Part 1
Written on 29 Oct, 2012 at 23:37 in Chihuahua, Featured, Mexico City, Places to Eat, Places to stay, Travel |
If I still had the restaurant I wouldn’t have been able to take 2 weeks plus off and would have missed the glorious vacation/celebration I just returned from. The itinerary took me to Albuquerque, El Paso, Texas, Casas Grandes,, Chihuahua,... (Continue reading)
Singing, Eating and Shopping in Tlaquepaque
Written on 19 Oct, 2009 at 1:30 in Cooking, Guadalajara, Lifestyle, Places to Eat, Places to stay, Traditions & Culture |
Like cooking, singing is my therapy. I do both when I’m happy, when I’m blue, to relax when I am anxious, to forget things that are bothering me but I can’t do anything about. When I cook, I’m making an... (Continue reading)
Luxuriating in the Villa Ganz Guadalajara
I arrived in Guadalajara for my bus man’s holiday in dramatic fashion — in a wheel chair, my leg in an air cast propped up on my computer bag, my only addiction being the need to stay connected at all... (Continue reading)
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