As a travel writer, I love reading quality writing about travel and places. Sadly, I’m disappointed by much of what I read today. I finish most stories wanting more. Not more words – the length of an article is unimportant if the writing is engaging – and not necessarily more of the same. What I … Read more
The markets and shops of Mexico are crammed with colourful keepsakes. After all the research I did for you in Mexico City on folk art and handicrafts and stationery souvenirs, I couldn’t move on empty-handed. Here are some practical souvenir ideas from my purchases. Unfortunately, being on the road full-time, literally living out of our Samsonites, means I can’t purchase as many … Read more
Chef Martha Ortiz of Dulce Patria opened her restaurant Dulce Patria at the beautiful Las Alcobas boutique hotel in Polanco just before we left the Mexico capital, Mexico City. Booked solid for weeks, we were lucky to get a table and luckier still to have a chat with the chef, and a tour of the … Read more
Eating out in Mexico City is truly a delight. You can have a tasty meal of a few tacos for less than a dollar or you can pay two hundred times that amount for a seven-course gastronomic feast at Pujol that is easily as sublime as any meal you’d find in some of the world’s … Read more
Drinking in Mexico City… Most of us think cerveza and tequila, maybe margaritas and micheladas. Mexican wine probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, few foreigners know about pulque, and many people think mezcal is the same as tequila. We were eager to learn more about all three, so when Lesley Tellez of … Read more