This post is an updated version of an article published in LIVE & INVEST OVERSEAS, Feb. 13, 2013. Click on the photos to enlarge them and read the captions. N.B. As of November 1, 2021 all of the state of Morelos is on Green Light status thanks to declining cases of Covid and lower rates…
JARDINES DE MÉXICO http://www.jardinesdemexico.com. HOW TO ARRIVE (versión en Español abajo) From Cuernavaca or México City, take the Highway of the Sun, #95, south toward Acapulco. After the first toll barrier, Alpuyeca, it is 10 kms to the exit for the gardens, or 5 kms after the exit for Taxco. On your right you will…
DAYTRIPS FROM CUERNAVACA: HOTEL HACIENDA COCOYOC For those of us fortunate enough to live in or enjoy lengthy stays in Cuernavaca, there are times we like to get out to the countryside, especially to show off our favorite places to visiting guests. One of my favorite places for lunch is Hacienda Cocoyoc, off the Cuernavaca-Cuautla…
A TAUCK TOUR TO CENTRAL EUROPE September 4-17, 2013 I really wanted to take a Danube cruise for my September vacation, especially one that included Budapest and Prague. I started a web search in June and discovered there were no cabins available at that time on six different river boats. Then I looked at Tauck’s…
YOU CAN AFFORD TO GET SICK HERE: MEDICAL CARE IN CUERNAVACA I am often disgruntled by travel articles, especially those advising Americans on the best places to retire, that lack information on health services and medical care. Some of the magazines specializing in this genre seem to glorify medically-challenged remote places like coastal Ecuador or…
Allegedly Nobel laureate Carlos Fuentes loved to tell this story to friends: from Jorge Volpe, La baronesa y el actor, Reforma, April 1, 2013, translation by James Horn After a ceremonial dinner following the inauguration of Francois Mitterand, Carlos Fuentes happened to be seated next to Margaret Thatcher. The prime minister turned to Fuentes and…
This is an edited version of a speech to Newcomers, Cuernavaca’s ex-pat community, April 5, and the Tec de Monterrey, April 25, 2013. Additional material and source documentation have been added. It is virtually impossible to discuss Mexican-American diplomacy without talking about “dependency,” and there is no doubt that Mexico is dependent on the United…
CRUISING ON THE AZAMARA QUEST, WEST INDIES HIDEAWAYS, MAR. 2-14, 2013 I wasn’t all that excited about a Caribbean cruise because my home in Cuernavaca is so close to Acapulco and the weather in Mexico’s dry season is so spectacular. But Azamara offered me a generous credit for having to abandon ship due to an…
SMART PHONES IN A NOT-SO-SMART SOCIETY A GUIDE TO CELL PHONE CIVILITY IN MEXICO (All incidents are based on personal observation or reliable informants). Amazing as it may seem, cell phones are now more ubiquitous in Mexico than tortillas! People cannot take a walk, ride a bus, work out in the gym, or even take…
I had long ago heard about the great barrier reef in Belize, and although I am not a scuba diver nor snorkeler, I couldn’t pass up a one-week time-share trade on the beach in San Pedro. For the cost of the trade and airfare, I got to spend 7 nights in a spacious bungalow on…
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